MENTORSHIP MATTERS

Results of a recent Big Brothers Big Sisters survey show that children who were matched with a mentor had the following results:

• 86 percent had improved self-confidence

• 93 percent had improved peer relationships

• 81 percent had improved attitude towards school

• 76 percent had improved school attendance

• 92 percent had improved ability to avoid fights/use physical violence

• 72 percent had improved in their trust to talk about life issues with an adult

• 83 percent had improved sense of the outlook for their future.