[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 3 (Thursday, January 4, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 445-446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00053]


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                Proclamation 10694 of December 29, 2023

                
National Mentoring Month, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During National Mentoring Month, we celebrate the 
                millions of mentors across the country who step up and 
                give their time, care, and hearts to make sure every 
                young person in our Nation has a fair shot at the 
                American Dream.

                For most young people, a bond or even a conversation 
                with someone who believes in them can make a tremendous 
                difference in their lives, exposing them to new goals, 
                new ideas, and new ways of doing things. Since day one, 
                my Administration has been working to support those 
                kinds of relationships--in schools, in communities, and 
                in the workforce. Through the American Rescue Plan, we 
                secured a historic $130 billion for America's K-12 
                schools, which helped put more teachers in classrooms 
                and more counselors, social workers, and supportive 
                staff in our schools. States and districts have also 
                used these investments to provide high-quality tutoring 
                and summer and after-school programs for students. 
                Further, it boosted funding for AmeriCorps to expand 
                its service options and hire new mentors to volunteer 
                in our communities. My Administration also launched the 
                National Partnership for Student Success last year, 
                with a goal of recruiting 250,000 adults by the summer 
                of 2025 to encourage, tutor, and coach young people as 
                they chart a path forward. At the same time, working 
                with labor unions, we have made historic investments in 
                pre-apprenticeship and Registered Apprenticeship 
                programs that provide guidance and skills to help young 
                people build meaningful careers. In addition, we 
                created the American Climate Corps--a workforce 
                training and service initiative that will put more than 
                20,000 Americans to work in clean energy, conservation, 
                and climate resilience jobs.

                These programs give young people a chance to connect 
                with others--to discover who they are, what they care 
                about, and how to achieve their dreams. Any one of us 
                can have a positive impact on a young person's life if 
                we take the time to let them know that someone is on 
                their side. Doing so, often has a tremendously powerful 
                impact on a mentor's life as well. During National 
                Mentoring Month, I urge Americans of all ages--friends, 
                neighbors, college students, coaches, employers, 
                community and faith leaders, and everyday people just 
                looking to make a difference--to visit americorps.gov/serve serve and partnershipstudentsuccess.org to learn more 
                about becoming a mentor or tutor.

                The greatness of a nation is measured in part by how it 
                prepares its next generation to succeed. Ours is a 
                great Nation, and together, as mentors, we can each 
                change a young person's life for the better--and with 
                it, help guarantee our country a future of unlimited 
                possibilities.

                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 2024 
                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 
                twenty-ninth day of December, in the year of our Lord 
                two thousand twenty-three, and of the Independence of 
                the United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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