"Yo’ Bert, you are really cool and I enjoyed you as my mentor. Even before this you were like a mentor to me and a big brother. You have helped me since I was a “young buck” teaching me the ropes of life. You are my mentor and brother from another mother. If anyone asked about being in the mentoring program I would tell them to look for a cool hip Belizean guy named Bert because you are the best of a friend. Also, I would love for you to continue to be my mentor away from HBO".
Youth Mentoring Connection awakens at-risk youth to their power, unique gifts and purpose. Our programs throughout the Los Angeles area provide our youth with a vital sense of belonging by matching youth with caring adult mentors and providing matches with supportive and dynamic group activities.
Jamie Foxx with Tony & YMC Board Member Mark Landsman
Startling Results:
96% of YMC mentees graduate compared to less than 50% of their peers ..................................
Three gangs no longer exist because of YMC programs ...............................
YMC Mentees:
• 72% less likely to use drugs
• 66% improved school attendance
• 68% less likely to resort to violence
• 3 gangs dissolved
• 81% improved relationships with parents
• 90% improved self-esteem
• 83% improve relationships with people of other
cultures and ethnicities
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