Mayor Martin J. Walsh put out a call yesterday looking for 1,000 adults — from business executives to scientists to City Hall employees — to step up and volunteer as mentors to help guide Boston school kids.
"There is nothing better than helping somebody shape the future of their life by being a positive role model, a positive influence in their life so they can reach their dreams," Walsh said of his new initiative, the Mayor's Mentoring Movement.
Felix G. Arroyo, Walsh's chief of health and human services, said the administration, "in an attempt to put our money where our mouth is," is looking to recruit 10 percent of the volunteers from the city's own workforce.
"When you ask successful adults, and particularly so for men of color and women, when you ask them did you have a mentor in your life, those who were self defined as successful in their career choice to a T they all say 'Yes,'" Arroyo said.
The city is teaming up with Boston-based Mass Mentoring, a nonprofit that serves as a clearinghouse referring adult volunteers to agencies such as Catholic Charities, Big Brother, Big Sister and Hyde Square Task Force, that then match mentors with kids.
Marty Martinez, head of the organization, said there is a waiting list with as many as 3,000 youths on it looking for mentors.
Bob Gallery, Massachusetts president of Bank of America, whose employees donated 200,000 hours mentoring children last year, said corporations play a critical role in supporting such programs.
"As we all know, there is a strong correlation between what a young person achieves later in life ... and if they had a mentor earlier in their life. It helps ensure their future success," he said, adding that mentors help teach kids both "soft and hard skills."
To learn more about the Mayor's Mentoring Movement, visit: bostonmentors.org.
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Marty Walsh wants 1,000 new mentors for school kids
Dengan url
http://emberemas.blogspot.com/2015/02/marty-walsh-wants-1000-new-mentors-for.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Marty Walsh wants 1,000 new mentors for school kids
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Marty Walsh wants 1,000 new mentors for school kids
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar