For Immediate Release 
Contact:   Date:   Phone: 

JANUARY IS NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH
(local organization) is pleased to be a part of National Mentoring Month, a month long campaign dedicated to recruiting mentors for America's youth. National Mentoring Month, lead by the Harvard University Mentoring Project, is a concentrated effort to bring awareness to the important and increasing need of volunteers to mentor young people in our community.  

Studies have shown that mentoring is a highly effective strategy for preventing several key problems that face young people today. Mentoring provides information, opportunities, nurturing and support.

National Mentoring Month was established in hopes of raising awareness of the various forms of mentoring, including increasing workplace mentoring where young people are provided opportunities to visit job sites and explore careers. This month is also dedicated to recruiting individuals in the community to mentor and promote the rapid growth of mentoring in our community and across the nation.

(local organization) is supporting this national effort by (insert local info - hosting an event, web site info, collaborating with xxx ...)Insert info on your mentoring program or mentoring coalition. 

(insert quote from Executive Director, Board Member etc. stating the need for mentors in your community and the support NMM and the organization involvement)

( local organization) is dedicated to supporting the effort to recruit mentors for the youth of (local area). The entire community benefits when our youth are prepared for the future ahead of them. 

For additional information on National Mentoring Month or to become a mentor, please call (local organization) or visit our web-site at www.xxx.org

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King County Mentoring Coalition
720 Second Avenue
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 461-5022    |    mentoring@uwkc.org