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Youth volunteering has been on a steady rise since the 1980s. Research has shown that teens who engage in community service are more responsible with higher self-esteem and resilience. Volunteering helps the teens gain new skills necessary for the job market such as leadership, communication skills, dependability, time management, and decision making. Children who volunteer perform better at school and also build a stronger resume for college and scholarship applications

A good mentor breaks you out of your comfort zone. There will always be people around to comfort you, but a good mentor is one that encourages you to keep improving and pushes you into new experiences. I’ve had one mentor who told me to break out of my comfort zone and plan to thrive in an unknown field to gain knowledge. It has been a rewarding experience taking this advice, so I know firsthand that this works!

A good mentor knows your personal strengths and weaknesses. Try to improve upon your weaknesses by finding the mentor who will complement them. You don’t always have to be exactly similar to a mentor to get along. In fact, finding someone with different skill sets than you will be helpful since you’ll have even more to learn from this person

Founder and president, Kenneth L Blane