Mentoring Critical to Academic, Social, and Personal Development of Area Youth, According to Findings from First ...

Significant improvements in academic grades and school attendance are among the many benefits of mentoring, according to a survey conducted last month by First Niagara Bank of past Mentoring Matters grant recipients.

Mentoring students

Students who live and go to school in east Gainesville have an opportunity to interact with adults who have succeeded in life, thanks to teachers and others in the community who are partners in several mentoring programs.All of the mentoring programs have basically the same goals: To make students aware of their self-worth and the importance of giving back to the community, building character ...

Richmond police corporal helps keep kids off streets

Mentoring youths is a role to which Lewis is accustomed. The 52-year-old police officer has worked with city kids and teens for nearly 30 years and now runs Richmond's Police Activities League, which serves thousands of West Contra Costa children. Richmond: Post a photo | Forum | More

Mentors to be recruited to aid pupils

A YEAR-LONG pilot mentoring project for pupils under-achieving at school or youngsters struggling to find work is set to take place in West Lothian.

Rugby: All Blacks 22 for Wallabies clash to be named on Thursday

Aaron Cruden will not have Daniel Carter within reach for hands-on mentoring, but the All Blacks legend's deputy will not be lacking a security blanket during the Tri Nations rugby finale against the Wallabies in Sydney on Saturday

Matt Leinart not a bad idea for Texans

Gary Kubiak is a capable quarterback developer. Much of Matt Schaub’s success is thanks to Kubiak’s mentoring. Say what you will about Sage Rosenfels, but he was a more valuable quarterback when the Texans dealt him away than when they got him. Rex Grossman’s year in Houston allowed him to revive his career as a backup and move on to Washington. Dan Orlovsky, however, has been a dud. We hear ...