The concept of mentoring has taken hold in the daily lives of American citizens, gaining traction in every facet of youth culture, and spreading like a well-knit network to every state in the union and to numerous countries around the globe. The phenomenal growth of mentoring in California over the past decade has been a relatively simple path with periodic wake-up calls. Mentoring is a brilliant idea whose time has come, and it s ready to flourish. California experienced an enormous growth curve in the early 90 s as a result of Governor Pete Wilson s leadership. In 1991, Pete appointed Andy California s drug czar. In addition, he also had him chair the Governor s Drug Policy Council. The Council was looking at all the various prevention efforts dealing with the four major social epidemics teenage pregnancy, gang involvement, educational failure, drug and alcohol abuse and it appeared from a yearlong meta-analysis, unequivocally, that the federal, state, and local governments had spent hundreds of billion of dollars over the previous thirty years on remedial efforts that did not work. These included talking to kids, offering slogans, and churning out various PR and media efforts to mitigate these four social epidemics. All the research indicated very little to nothing had been accomplished. However, through the meta-analysis, a very positive direction appeared, supported by very strong research, that mentoring- being involved with kids and holding aspiration for them- had wonderful collateral improvement in their lives. Included in this book is a forward from George Lucas and a training guide for mentors by Jay Smink.

Lifeplan: Tools Every Teenager Needs to Thrive, Not Merely Survive

Andrew M. Mecca

California Mentor Foundation

What Do 12-Step Recovery Programs Have to Do with Golf? A LOT! Sprinkled with wisdom and stories from Tiger Woods, Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, and other golf greats, Twelve Steps to Eighteen Holes provides powerful yet lighthearted strategies to improve your golf game and your life. Use a golfer s version of the recovery movement s Twelve Steps to relax into your game, trust in your own Higher Power, and become a better person, both on and off the green. With humor and tenderness, and never above poking fun at himself and his own golf addiction, Andrew Mecca shows... Where to find the true meaning of golf. Why keeping score might be the last thing you should worry about. How to find little ripples of joy on the golf course and in every aspect of your life. Why your progress as a player has everything to do with how you treat others and yourself!

Twelve Steps to Eighteen Holes

Sports & Outdoors

The California Mentor Foundation

This book describes the birth of Lifeplan, how it works, and why it's crucial that every young person in America have a Lifeplan. By giving young people these tools, we are ensuring that each young person in America has a chance to thrive.

A Plan For Life

DrPH

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Lifeplan: Tools Every Teenager Needs to Thrive, Not Merely Survive

Twelve Steps to Eighteen Holes

A Plan For Life