'” So, with the national Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service coming up Monday, Jan. 16, I have a suggestion for Americans 50 and older: Make that the day you start mentoring a child. Mentoring: A Mushrooming TrendMentoring is Generation to Generation’s theme through February, through Encore.org’s key partners: MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Strive for College. How to Become a Mentor on MLK DayHere’s an easy way to become a mentor on MLK Day: Use MENTOR’s Mentoring Connector online tool through the Generation to Generation site. “The Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service is a great way to see what it’s like to mentor without making a huge commitment,” says Nichols. MENTOR has proclaimed Jan. 12 "I am a Mentor Day" — a day for volunteer mentors to “celebrate their role and reflect on the ways mentees have enhanced their world” (hashtag: #mentorIRL).

Source: Forbes January 15, 2017 13:00 UTC