Caring. Helping. Inspiring. Protecting our Youth
Mentoring Impact
Uncle Chip is committed to changing lives. By becoming positive male figures in children's life. Each Uncle Chip will Care for their Nephew/Neice, Each Uncle Chip will commit to helping their Nephew/ Neice succeed, Each Uncle Chip will inspire their Neice/Nephew, and finally and importantly each Uncle Chip Will Protect their Nieces/Nephews!
The Statistics of Fatherless Children
90%
75%
71%
90% percent of all homeless and runaway youths
75% percent of adolescent patients in substance abuse centers
Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class.
71% percent of all high school dropouts
76% percent at-risk young adults who had a mentor aspire to enroll in and graduate from college versus half of at-risk young adults who had no mentor. They are also more likely to be enrolled in college.
• Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking.
• Mentoring reduces “depression symptoms” and increases “social acceptance, academic attitudes and grades.”