Canadian Youth Charity, kids.now, Declares January 25th Youth Mentor Day

Toronto, Canada (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

With the goal to empower kids within Canada, youth charity, kids.now http://www.kidsnowcanada.org announces January 25 as Youth Mentor Day. Before kids start to make bad decisions, such as with drugs, alcohol, bullying and poor school involvement, kids.now is a solution to these potential problems and mentors youth with life success skills now.

This January and throughout the year, kids.now is empowering youth in grades 7 & 8 with life skills to make positive choices and to turn away from risky behavior, at this critical transitional age. They are reaching out to the Canadian public to also help make a difference in their community. kids.now is looking to increase their roster of volunteer mentors by requesting the public to sign-up to become a mentor or donate to the organization this month.

The campaign goal in 2012 is to deliver the program to 2,500 youth participants in grades 7 & 8 within Canadian cities such as Toronto, Pickering, Whitby, Ajax, Aurora, Markham, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Peel/Halton, Mississauga, Brampton, London, Hamilton, Port Colborne, Etobicoke, Fredericton, Saint John and Edmonton. With the focus on priority neighborhoods, kids now works with self-selected youth, by working towards creating positive solutions for long-term success.

With youth programs delivered in 12 consecutive weeks, kids.now provides youth with life skills and attainable goals, with the focus on five core elements: Self Esteem, Goal Setting, Conflict Resolution, Communication Skills and Stress Management. kids now matches one volunteer mentor with 10 students in a curriculum-based program that builds on these important life-success skills. The program takes an anti-bullying focus and includes interactive games, skill-based activities and group discussions.

How to Donate or Become a Mentor

To help kids.now reach their 2012 goals, the public can donate by:

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