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HCR88 • 2025

RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2026 AS “NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2026 AS “NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Chukwuocha
Last action
2026-01-29
Official status
Passed 1/29/26
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Recognizing January 2026 as National Mentoring Month in Delaware

This bill officially designates January 2026 as 'National Mentoring Month' in the state of Delaware.

What This Bill Does

  • Designates January 2026 as 'National Mentoring Month' in Delaware.
  • States that mentoring helps young people with mental health, school success, and life skills.
  • Notes that mentoring supports youth who face challenges like being in foster care or at risk of violence.
  • Explains that mentors also gain benefits such as improved supervisory skills and self-esteem.
  • Encourages all Delawareans to support programs that help young people through mentoring.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Young people in the state of Delaware
  • Adults who serve as mentors or volunteers

Terms To Know

Mentoring gap
The situation where nearly one-third of young people lack a trusted adult outside their home to provide guidance.
Concurrent Resolution
A formal statement passed by both the House and Senate that expresses an opinion or recognition but does not create new laws.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This resolution recognizes a month but does not provide funding for mentoring programs.
  • The text encourages support for mentoring but does not require any specific actions from schools, businesses, or individuals.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-29 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES

  2. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Introduced in House

  3. 2026-01-28 Delaware General Assembly

    Passed In House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2026 AS “NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.
This resolution recognizes January 2026 as “National Mentoring Month” in the State of Delaware.

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SPONSOR:

Rep. Chukwuocha & Sen. Lockman

Reps. Osienski, Bush, Carson, K. Johnson, Morrison, Romer, Ross Levin, K. Williams, Hilovsky, Gray, Yearick, Shupe, Berry, Kamela Smith; Sens. Sokola, Hansen, Pinkney, Hoffner, Hocker

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 88

RECOGNIZING JANUARY 2026 AS “NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH” IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE.

WHEREAS, mentoring is a proven, evidence-based practice that serves as both a prevention and intervention strategy, positively impacting young people of all demographics and backgrounds in all aspects of their lives; and

WHEREAS, mentoring programs have been shown to foster positive mental health outcomes, including reducing unhealthy coping mechanisms, strengthening interpersonal relationships with parents, teachers, and peers, and alleviating parental stress; and

WHEREAS, quality mentoring enhances life and social skills, promotes self-esteem and confidence, supports academic achievement and college access, encourages career exploration, and cultivates youth leadership development with healthier relationships and lifestyle choices; and

WHEREAS, mentoring programs are instrumental in improving youth academic performance, including increased high school graduation rates, reduced dropout rates, and better attendance, grades, test scores, and classroom behavior; and

WHEREAS, mentoring fosters positive youth development by encouraging habits such as completing homework and engaging in healthy social interactions, while contributing to higher college enrollment rates and greater educational aspirations; and

WHEREAS, youth who face additional challenges, such as foster youth, benefit significantly from mentoring relationships, with improvements in mental health, educational attainment, peer relationships, employment opportunities, and housing stability; and

WHEREAS, mentoring is a key component of juvenile justice and violence prevention efforts, addressing multiple risk factors simultaneously, reducing the likelihood of drug and alcohol use, and offering comprehensive support to youth at risk of violence or victimization; and

WHEREAS, mentoring provides substantial benefits to mentors, including enhanced patience, improved supervisory skills, greater insight into youth development, increased self-esteem, a sense of personal accomplishment, and the opportunity to join networks of volunteers; and

WHEREAS, nearly one-third of young people in the United States lack a trusted adult outside of their home to provide guidance and support, underscoring the critical importance of addressing the “mentoring gap”; and

WHEREAS, closing this gap requires collaboration across private, public, and nonprofit sectors to expand access to mentoring programs in communities, schools, and workplaces statewide.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that the month of January 2026 is designated as “National Mentoring Month” in the State of Delaware.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Delawareans are encouraged to support mentoring efforts that empower and uplift young people across the state.

SYNOPSIS

This resolution recognizes January 2026 as “National Mentoring Month” in the State of Delaware.