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STUDENTS WHO MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR MENTORS ARE 52 % LESS LIKELY THEN THEIR PEERS TO SKIP A DAY OF SCHOOL AND 37% LESS LIKELY TO SKIP A CLASS.
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YOUTH WHO MEET REGULARLY WITH THEIR MENTORS ARE 46% LESS LIKELY THEN THEIR PEERS TO START USING ILLEGAL DRUGS AND 27% LESS LIKELY TO START DRINKING
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SEVENTY- SIX PERCENT AT - RISK YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAD A MENTOR ASPIRE TO ENROLL IN AND GRADUATE FROM COLLEGE VERSUS HALF OF AT - RISK YOUNG ADULTS WHO HAD NO MENTOR THEY ARE ALSO MORE LIKELY TO BE ENROLLED IN COLLEGE
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MENTORING REDUCES "DEPRESSION SYMPTOMS" AND INCREASES " SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE, ACADEMIC ATTITUDES AND GRADES. "
