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January is National Mentoring Month, a time to celebrate the important work of youth mentoring organizations and focus national attention on the need for more mentors. National Mentoring Month was launched by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2002 and has been celebrated every January since. Below you’ll find several resources that can help you leverage this national campaign as a tool for mentor recruitment and garner attention for your work!

Mentoring at The Clubhouse Network

One in three young people in the United States grows up without a mentor outside their immediate family, and young people with mentors are more likely to succeed in many aspects of life. The Clubhouse Network is one of just a handful of mentoring organizations that reaches thousands of young people in the United States and around the world. National Mentoring Month amplifies our voice by uniting the field in a collective request for individuals, companies, and nonprofits to get involved in youth mentoring.

Leveraging National Mentoring Month 

MENTOR is the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships in the United States and offers many free resources for programs around the world. For National Mentoring Month, view the:

• Digital Engagement Toolkit, which provides free graphics, videos, and messaging templates that can be used to recruit mentors on social media
• Media Toolkit, which contains tips to gain traction, garner attention, and celebrate your work in your community
• View all MENTOR’s National Mentoring Month resources, including the opportunity to share stories about mentoring at your Clubhouse

Additional Recruitment resources 

The Clubhouse Network has a number of templates, calendars, and strategies that can help recruit mentors during National Mentoring Month and beyond. View the: 

• Mentor recruitment postcard, a 5-inch by 7-inch postcard template that contains information about becoming a Clubhouse mentor
• The Clubhouse Network's Mentoring Toolkit, which contains a section on recruitment that includes recommendations, tips, and a template recruitment plan

National Mentoring Month dates 

National Mentoring Month is celebrated throughout January, and several specific dates are recognized on a national and global level on social media.

• January 17, 2020 – International Mentoring Day [Download Graphic]
• A day of international conversation on social media where photos, videos and messages of powerful mentoring stories are shared.
• January 20, 2020 – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service [Download Graphic]
  A day to share in the inspirational words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and elevate the spirit of service through volunteerism.
• January 30, 2020 – #ThankYourMentor Day [Download Graphic]

Mentoring contact 

If you have questions about how to leverage National Mentoring Month or mentoring in general, please contact me, Jennifer Bourgoin, Mentor Program Manager.