Mentoring is the presence of a caring individual(s) who provides a young person with support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and constructive role modelling over time. The Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) consists of community mentoring agencies, government and youth working together to raise the profile of mentoring in Alberta. To achieve this goal, AMP partners are collaborating to establish and enhance mentoring programs in local communities. We're helping build capacity by providing access to best practices and sound research supported by tools and resources that will help mentoring agencies start new programs or make existing programs even better. Ultimately, AMP exists to help community mentoring programs meet the needs of the children and youth they serve. To learn more please visit: http://www.albertamentors.ca

2. What is Mentoring?
• Mentoring is the presence of
a caring individual(s) who provides a
young person with support, advice,
friendship, reinforcement and
constructive role modelling over time.

3. You don’t have to be superhuman
 Many people think it takes special skills or
accomplishments to be a mentor.
 Mentors come from all walks of life.
 What mentors have in common is the desire to
make a positive difference in the life
of a young person.

4. Benefits of Mentoring
 Positive impact on school
attendance, social skills,
attitude and behaviour
with friends and family.
 Helps prevent
involvement in alcohol,
drugs and crime.

5. Mentoring is Powerful
• Mentoring is a powerful
way of supporting a young
person by teaching skills,
listening to their
perspectives and
fostering in them
a sense of belonging.

6. Without Mentors…
In a school board in western Canada:
 100% correlation between students
dropping out of school in
Grade 10 and not having
a caring relationship
with an adult at school.

7. Statistical Support for Mentoring
• Making a Difference An impact study of
Big Brothers/Big Sisters (1995)
Children and youth with mentors experienced:
 46% less involvement in substance use
 70% less substance use in African American youth
 33% reduction in violent behaviour
 50% reduction in school truancy
 significant improvement in school performance and
interactions with parents

8. Mentoring is Rewarding
You don’t have to be
superhuman to be
a mentor, but you
can feel like it.

9. Mentoring is Rewarding
There is a waiting list of
young people in Alberta
looking for a mentor.
What are you waiting for?

10. How to Get Involved!
 Lots of ways to be a mentor: in a school, a formal
mentoring program or informally as opportunities present
themselves!
 You don’t have to invest
a lot of time.
 A formal mentoring option
can be tailored for
your schedule.

11. Alberta Mentoring Partnership
 AMP is a partnership of government ministries,
government-funded organizations, community
agencies and youth representation
working together to provide
more mentoring opportunities
for Alberta’s children and youth.

12. AMP’s Vision
Every child who
needs a mentor
has access
to a mentor.

13. Conclusion
Together, we have to ensure children and youth
are properly cared for in society, have positive
adult mentors in their lives, and are raised in
safe, nurturing families.