Bill Text: PA HR40 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Mentoring Month 2011" in Pennsylvania.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 31-7)

Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Adopted (197-0) [HR40 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HR40-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 174
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 40 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY ELLIS, BAKER, CAUSER, CHRISTIANA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEORGE, GINGRICH, HENNESSEY, M.K. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, MARSICO, MILLARD, MOUL, O'NEILL, PAYTON, QUINN, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER, PAYNE AND HAHN, JANUARY 26, 2011
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JANUARY 26, 2011
A RESOLUTION
Supporting the goals and ideals of "National Mentoring Month
2011" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring is a longstanding concept
in which a dependable adult provides guidance, support and
encouragement to facilitate a young person's social, emotional
and cognitive development; and
WHEREAS, High-quality, evidence-based mentoring promotes
positive outcomes for young people, including an increased sense
of industry and competency, a boost in academic performance and
self-esteem and improved social and communications skills; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that participation in a high-quality,
evidence-based, mentoring relationship successfully reduces the
incidence of violence, delinquency, substance abuse and academic
failure in young people; and
WHEREAS, Research also shows that participation in a high-
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quality, evidence-based, mentoring relationship dramatically
reduces dependence on social services and results in a cost
benefit to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring, in addition to being
beneficial for those being mentored, is also extremely rewarding
for those serving as mentors; and
WHEREAS, Quality programs that encourage young people to
learn about evidence-based mentoring and to become mentors, such
as programs that recruit high school students to mentor younger
children, are important and have the potential to create high-
quality mentors at an early age; and
WHEREAS, Evidence-based, mentoring relationships have grown
dramatically in the past 15 years, now reaching 12,000 young
Pennsylvanians, because of the remarkable creativity, vigor and
resourcefulness of evidence-based, mentoring programs and
volunteer mentors in communities throughout this Commonwealth;
and
WHEREAS, In spite of the progress made to increase evidence-
based mentoring, this Commonwealth has a serious mentoring gap,
with thousands of young people currently in need of mentors; and
WHEREAS, A recent study confirmed that one of the most
critical challenges that evidence-based, mentoring programs face
is recruiting enough mentors to help close the mentoring gap;
and
WHEREAS, The month-long celebration of evidence-based
mentoring will encourage more individuals and organizations,
including schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith
institutions and foundations, to be come engaged in evidence-
based mentoring across this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, "National Mentoring Month 2011" will build awareness
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of evidence-based mentoring and recruit more individuals to
become mentors, thus helping to close our nation's mentoring
gap; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives support the goals
and ideals of "National Mentoring Month 2011"; acknowledge the
diligent efforts of individuals and groups who promote evidence-
based mentoring and who are observing "National Mentoring Month
2011" with appropriate ceremonies and activities to further
promote awareness of and volunteer involvement with youth
mentoring; recognize with gratitude the contributions of the
millions of caring adults and students who are already
volunteering as mentors and encourage more adults and students
to volunteer as mentors.
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