That’s A Wrap for National Mentoring Month!

By Tina Ngo, AALEAD Staff
Photos Courtesy of Angela B., CSF-DC

Every January, Asian American LEAD (AALEAD) celebrates National Mentoring Month in honor of our committed mentors and the positive impact that they have on our youth. Last week, we held our second annual Mentor Appreciation Month Celebration at the Verizon Center Dewar’s 12 Coaches Club with five partner organizations: Capital Partners for Education (CPE), the DC College Success Foundation (CSF-DC), For Love of Children (FLOC-DC), the Mentor Foundation USA, and Mentors, Inc.

This was a great opportunity to collaborate with other community-based organizations doing wonderful work in the greater DC Metro area. In addition to celebrating all of our amazing mentors, we were also honored to announce AALEAD’s Mentoring Hero of the Year, Jessica L. We are so proud of all of our AALEAD mentors and the accomplishments that they have made with our youth over the past year!

As we wrap up National Mentoring Month, we wanted to give a shout out to all of our current and former mentors who have made and continue to make a difference in the lives of our young people and community. The work that we do is not possible without you, and we truly appreciate all of your efforts in ensuring that our youth have opportunities to succeed. Happy National Mentoring Month, and we can’t wait to celebrate with all of you again next year!

Interested in reading more? Check out our mentors’ stories here: Elizabeth, Su, and Tippa!