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THIRD READING
Bill No: SCR 61
Author: Price (D)
Amended: As introduced
Vote: 21
WITHOUT REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE OR FILE
SUBJECT : National Mentoring Month
SOURCE : Children Uniting Nations
DIGEST : This resolution proclaims the month of January
2010 as National Mentoring Month.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following
legislative findings:
1. The citizens of California recognize that our success
depends on helping every child succeed in school and
reach his or her full potential in life, and realize
that young people need a solid foundation of support
that will help them become well-educated, confident, and
productive citizens.
2. Mentoring is a proven, effective strategy that helps
children and young adults by matching them with caring,
responsible adults who can provide guidance and
direction and build their confidence.
3. Mentors build character, encourage success, boost
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confidence, lift expectations, and expand the universe
of a child, serving as friends, role models, teachers,
and sources of stability and support during a critical
time in a child's life.
4. Research shows that mentoring has beneficial long-term
effects on youth by increasing their chances of high
school graduation and college attendance and decreasing
the likelihood of substance abuse and other risky
behaviors.
5. Mentoring strengthens our state's economic and social
well-being by helping young people fulfill their
potential while helping maintain healthy families and
promoting more vibrant communities.
6. Every day, residents of California are making a profound
difference in the lives of our young people by serving
as mentors, supported by many private and public sector
organizations that offer mentoring opportunities for
youth.
7. Thousands of California's children are in need of a
caring adult mentor in their lives, and closing this
mentoring gap will take more investment, more
partnerships, and more volunteers ready to make a
difference in a child's life.
8. The Obama Administration is working to expand mentoring
and other volunteer opportunities across America through
its United We Serve initiative, the Corporation for
National and Community Service, and other agencies and
programs.
9. National Mentoring Month is an opportunity to raise
public awareness of the importance of mentoring, to
recognize the dedicated individuals who serve as
mentors, and to encourage more citizens to help build a
brighter future for California's youth through
mentoring.
This resolution proclaims the month of January 2010 as
National Mentoring Month, and calls upon the people of the
State of California to recognize the importance of
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mentoring, to look for opportunities to serve as mentors in
their communities, and to observe this month with
appropriate activities and programs.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 1/14/10)
Children Uniting Nations (source)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and the
Inland Empire
Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
Los Angeles CARES Mentoring Movement
TSM:mw 1/14/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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