The Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) recognizes the importance of the positive interactions with adults that mentoring provides. Because early experiences determine how children fare later in life, starting the process of building a healthy brain through regular, enriching interaction with adults is important. When adults listen to children’s perspectives and create a sense of belonging, they provide a stable buffer against pressures that can negatively affect children’s development. Because healthy development, particularly brain development, continues through the teenage years, young people of all ages can benefit from having an adult mentor’s responsive, stable, and caring presence in their lives.

Ensuring the wellbeing and healthy development of our youngest citizens is the responsibility of all Albertans; we all depend on each other to build a thriving society. Mentoring a young person is a great way to do your part.

By building strong, positive relationships with adults, mentoring can help children and youth build confidence, do well in school, and overcome challenges more readily. Mentors also benefit from the experience, developing communication, time management, and people skills. Find a mentoring opportunity and help a child today!