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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. 5.B.
For Meeting of: January 7, 2025
ITEM TITLE: Draft National Mentoring Month Proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Vicki Baker, City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Safe Yakima Valley requested a National Mentoring Month proclamation. Attached is a draft copy of the
proclamation for City Council review. If approved, the proclamation will be read and presented at the
January 14th City Council meeting.
ITEM BUDGETED: N/A
STRATEGIC PRIORITY 24-25:
RECOMMENDATION:
ATTACHMENTS:
National Mentoring Month.docx
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CITY OE TAKIIIA
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ZEWIS, Janualy 2025 marks the annual observance of rational Mentoring Month,
a nationwide campaign to celebrate and promote the power of mentoring relationships; and
WRIEWS, mentoring provides meaningful connections that positively impact the lives
of both mentors and mentees,fostering personal growth, educational success, and social-emotional
development; and
z'LE A.5, mentors serve as role models, guiding young people through challenges and
encouraging them to reach their furl potential helping to build a brighter future for our
communities; and
WIPETZTAS, organizations like.511EATORWashington and other local mentoring
programs such as (Yakima Music enAccion(LAMA)and SAFE (Yakima valley play a vital role in
training mentors, supporting mentees, and strengthening communities 6y fostering these invaluable
relationships; and
WHETZTAS, rational Mentoring Month calls upon individuals, businesses, schools,faith
communities, and civic organizations to become engaged in mentoring, ensuring every young person
has access to caring and supportive guidance; and
ZE2AS, the City of(Yakima recognizes the importance of mentoring as a proven
strategy to increase school engagement, reduce risky behaviors, improve mental health outcomes
and inspire young people to achieve success,
NOW VIERS FORE, I, Patricia Byers, Mayor of the City of(Yakima and on behalf of the
(Yakima City Council do hereby proclaim Janualy 2025 as
Wationa1 Mentoring Month
in the City of(Yakima and encourage all residents to celebrate the dedicated mentors who make a
difference in the lives of others, to consider becoming a mentor, and to support local mentoring
programs that strengthen our community andfuture.
Dated this 14th day of January, 2025
Patricia Byers, Mayor
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