Benefits of Hand in Hand school-based mentoring at all levels:

Allows students to have a healthy relationship with an adult that they may not receive anywhere else. 

Positive classroom behavior.

Increase in academic engagement.

Improvement in quality of class work.

Increase of attendance. 

Increase in school-likeness.

Decrease in discipline referrals/actions and negative behaviors.

Decrease in suspensions. 

Increase in peer social networking, including ability to make friends and social status with peers.

Social skills, including confidence in communicating with others, ability to trust/build relationships and ability to express feelings appropriately. 

Decrease in tardiness and skipping class. 

Encouragement and support to pursue higher education.

Appropriate goal setting for early adulthood.

Preparation for transition into early adulthood. Ex. Time management, personal responsibilities, critical thinking and financial expectations. 

Maintain healthy adult relationships with mentees post-graduation.

Increase in peer social networking, including ability to make friends and social status with peers.

Social skills, including confidence in communicating with others, ability to trust/build relationships and ability to express feelings appropriately. 

Increase in academic engagement and willingness to learn.

Increase students’ perceptions of scholastic competence.

Assist in academic and personal goal setting.

Reduce school infractions, such as disciplinary referrals, fighting and suspensions.