[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2023)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 741-742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00093]


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                Proclamation 10511 of December 30, 2022

                
National Mentoring Month, 2023

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every January, our Nation celebrates the dedicated 
                mentors whose wisdom, guidance, and positive examples 
                set our children on a sound path and help prepare them 
                to succeed.

                The events of the past few years have taken their toll 
                on many of our Nation's young people. The isolation of 
                the COVID-19 pandemic has hampered the social and 
                academic progress of many students. A rising number of 
                adolescents are experiencing mental health challenges, 
                including from bullying and social media harms. That is 
                why, as part of my Unity Agenda I announced in my State 
                of the Union address, my Administration is pairing 
                children with mentors who can help them navigate these 
                complexities, open up doors of opportunity, and give 
                them the additional support they may need to excel in 
                school and in their communities.

                Our American Rescue Plan provided $122 billion to help 
                schools reopen safely and invest in tutoring, 
                afterschool activities, summer learning, and enrichment 
                programs, helping students regain ground that was lost 
                in the last two years. The bill delivered a billion 
                dollars to AmeriCorps to expand national service 
                projects to include the recruitment of new mentors, 
                tutors, and student success coaches. Through the 
                Department of Labor, we are connecting young people who 
                have previously dropped out of high school to pre-
                apprenticeship opportunities that help them prepare for 
                jobs in high-demand industries. And this summer, I was 
                proud to launch the National Partnership for Student 
                Success, a collaboration between the Department of 
                Education, AmeriCorps, and the Johns Hopkins Everyone 
                Graduates Center to add 250,000 tutors and mentors 
                around the country over the next 3 years.

                During National Mentoring Month, I encourage Americans 
                to visit americorps.gov/serve and 
                partnershipstudentsuccess.org to learn about these 
                opportunities and consider becoming a mentor or a 
                tutor. I also call on local schonol districts to put 
                the funding offered by my American Rescue Plan toward 
                hiring more mentors and tutors for their students, 
                particularly in subjects like the sciences, technology, 
                engineering, and mathematics. I encourage our Nation's 
                colleges and universities to partner with K-12 schools 
                and community-based organizations to provide new 
                mentorship opportunities, and I urge employers and 
                unions to continue offering pre-apprenticeships and 
                Registered Apprenticeships, which train new workers to 
                participate in the 21st century's biggest industries. 
                As families and friends, teachers and counselors, 
                coaches and co-workers, faith and community leaders, 
                good citizens and neighbors, we can each play a role in 
                helping the next generation of Americans achieve their 
                dreams.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 2023 
                as National Mentoring Month. I call upon Americans 
                across the country to observe this month with 
                mentoring, appropriate ceremonies, activities, and 
                programs.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of December, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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