[Archived] National Mentoring Month: Mentor a Child, Change Two Lives

For Immediate Release: January 16, 2018

January is National Mentoring Month, and the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership is seeking dedicated, caring and enthusiastic adults to serve Alexandria’s youth. A New Mentor Information Session will be held on Saturday, January 27, from 1 to 3 p.m., at The Lyceum, located at 201 S. Washington St. The event provides an opportunity for potential mentors to meet, network, and learn about mentoring and mentoring programs in Alexandria. The information session is free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register online.

Alexandria offers 10 unique Mentoring Partnership programs from which to choose. Become a mentor, or recruit a friend to provide the guidance, coaching and support that every child deserves. Mentor one child. Change two lives.

To learn more about the information session or about mentoring programs in Alexandria, visit alexandriava.gov/Mentoring or call 703.746.4455.

For media inquiries, contact Andrea Blackford, Senior Communications Officer, at andrea.blackford@alexandriava.gov or 703.746.3959.

The City of Alexandria is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. To request a reasonable accommodation, email linda.odell@alexandriava.gov or call 703.746.4499, Virginia Relay 711.