Benefits of Youth Mentoring

Research has shown that mentoring can have a range of positive outcomes for young people including:

• Being a positive strategy to youth development
• Being a deterrent for risky behaviour (reduces alcohol, drug taking & criminal activity)
• Being a way to improve academic performance and retain students in education
• Assisting with choosing a career and then career development
• Increasing social networks.

 

Youth mentoring has improved the lives of many young people. To read some their stories please click here.