Mentoring Matters
Who Benefits from Mentoring?

The Mentee!
A 2002 study conducted by Child Trends, Inc. shows the following statistics for young people who were mentored.

• Mentored young people skipped school half as many days than the control group.
• 53% of mentored youth went on to colleges or universities as opposed to 49% of the control group.
• Mentored young people are 46% less likely to try drugs; and mentored minority youth are 70% less likely to try drugs than the control group.
• Misdemeanor and felony offenses fell from 4% of the population to 1%. Youth with a prior offense history were 38% less likely to re-offend compared to 64% of the control group.

The Mentor!
Mentors...

• learn about other cultures.
• develop new interpersonal skills.
• learn more about themselves.
• make contributions to the community.

To register, email JoAnn Tsonton at United Way of Morris County, or phone 973.993.1160, x120.