Presidential Document2022-00167
National Mentoring Month, 2022
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Published
January 6, 2022
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December 30, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 871-872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00167]
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Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 4 / Thursday, January 6, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10332 of December 30, 2021
National Mentoring Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
I often say that America can be defined in one word--
possibilities. No matter our background or
circumstance, every child in America has the right to
go as far as their dreams will take them. But those
dreams are rarely reached alone. We all benefit from
the support, wisdom, and nurturing of mentors who
navigated the path before us.
By standing on the shoulders of mentors, young people
have led America forward at each inflection point in
our history. I will never forget the many mentors who
encouraged and empowered me as a student, as a local
elected official in my twenties, and as a young United
States Senator finding my way. During National
Mentoring Month, we honor all those parents and family
members, teachers and coaches, employers and co-
workers, community and faith leaders, and so many
others who devote time, care, and energy to helping our
young people thrive.
As we continue to build back from the pandemic, my
Administration is making unprecedented investments to
set the next generation up for success. Earlier this
year, the Department of Labor awarded $89 million
through its YouthBuild program and over $20 million
through its Workforce Pathways for Youth programs to
dedicated mentors who share their wisdom and experience
and provide employment and counseling services to young
people. We also proudly support initiatives across our
executive departments and agencies that provide
tutoring, community service opportunities, school-based
and after-school programs, summer learning and
enrichment, and work-based learning opportunities.
As advocate and activist Marian Wright Edelman said,
``It is the responsibility of every adult--especially
parents, educators, and religious leaders--to make sure
that children hear what we have learned from the
lessons of life and to hear over and over that we love
them and that they are not alone.'' Mentorship is vital
to fulfilling this responsibility, expanding
opportunity, and helping our children fulfill their
God-given potential.
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 2022
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-one, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
sixth.
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