National Mentoring Month

Today, to celebrate National Mentoring Month, our mentors, along with AmeriCorps members and staff, got up and started dancing with local author Irene Smalls.

Smalls gave an exhilarating and interactive performance that wove together stories about her own experiences with her mentor, her children and black history. A former Miss Black New York State, Smalls is the author of 12 children’s books, including Don’t Say Ain’t, My Pop Pop and Me, and others that we use in our programs.

The morning proved to be a huge success, and most importantly gave us a special chance to thank our Experience Corps members for the important work they do as mentors.

National Mentoring Month marked its seventh year in 2008. Through various celebrations and activities, organizations across the country celebrated the success of mentoring, spreading the word to recruit more mentors and promote growth of mentoring programs nationwide.

This year at Generations Incorporated, 350 older adults will serve as academic mentors to approximately 2,500 Boston youth.