• As a kid grows up, a caring adult mentor can be a positive force in a young life. Together, they set and achieve their goals, reveal themselves, take risks, make mistakes, accept each other's strengths and weaknesses, and grow and develop
• Kids want mentors and never forget a mentor. Ask a teen who has had a mentor.
• Kids learn that there are caring adults who can be fun and knowledgeable and on "their side."
• Kids with mentors do better in school and makes it easier for them to go on to higher education. In fact, a kid with a mentor has a 50 percent greater likelihood of attending college. Mentorship by a teacher nearly doubles the odds of attending college for disadvantaged students
• Kids can learn subjects better with the aid of mentors.
• Kids with a caring adult mentor don't rely on drugs.
• Kids have better relationships, friendships and tend to have more emotional support from friends.
• Kids learn how to communicate better with parents and other adults.
• Kids have a more positive self-image about themselves. Things they don't like about themselves become less important when a mentor is involved who spends time caring and coaching the kid.

And who doesn't want to feel good about their lives?