Some of America's most prominent people discuss important mentors in their lives -- family members, teachers, coaches, friends, neighbors -- who provided support, showed them the ropes, and helped them become who they are today.

Listen, watch, or read Celebrity Interviews.

The ReelPeople Project

The Harvard Mentoring Project invited real-life mentor/mentee pairs to share their stories for the chance to be featured in National Mentoring Month 2008 PSAs. The two pairs selected were nominated by: Bay Area Mentoring (San Francisco) on behalf of Friends for Youth; and, the Governor's Commission on Community Service in Denver, Colorado on behalf of Denver Kids, Inc., a member program of the Youth Mentoring Collaborative.

Watch the PSAs:
Jennifer & Iliana (Friends for Youth)
Mark & Nigel (Denver Kids, Inc.)

 

 

FEATURED CELEBRITIES

Colin Powell

Quincy Jones

Usher

Clint Eastwood

Sting

Ray Charles

Bill Clinton

Maya Angelou

Cal Ripken, Jr.

Oprah Winfrey

John McCain

Tom Brokaw

John Glenn

Richard Dreyfuss

Antwone Fisher

Edward James Olmos

Victoria Rowell

Mike Wallace

Brian Williams

and others...

 

National Mentoring Month 2009

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Watch PSAs from
National Mentoring Month 2008

Thank Your Mentor Day
set for January 22, 2009


Pass It On...
Mentor a Child

To learn about programs in your community that need volunteers, visit the website of MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership.

When you were growing up, was there someone--a family member, teacher, coach, or neighbor--who encouraged you and guided you?
Thank your mentor.
Take the time to reach
out and thank someone
who made a difference in
your life.
Mentoring programs in your community need more volunteers. Turn your lifetime of experience into the experience of a lifetime. Share what you know...Mentor a child.
January is National Mentoring Month. The White House, the U.S. Congress, leading media companies, and nonprofit groups have joined together to help recruit mentors for young people.
National Mentoring Month is spearheaded by the Harvard School of Public Health, MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership, and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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