For his presentation at the end of the spring gala, Champions in Action founder Jonathan Jakubowski spoke about the potential of positive mentoring in the lives of at-risk youth. I created the PowerPoint that guided his spiel and provided visual reinforcement for the audience.

1. www.championsinaction.org

5. 14 Million Guatemalans Celebrate. . .

6. IN GUATEMALA:
• 33.2% attend high
school.
• Average education
level, youth ages 15-24:
– Non-indigenous
children: 6th grade
– Indigenous children:
3rd grade
Source:
Esperanza
Juvenil

7. ELSEWHERE:
Students who meet
regularly with their
mentors are 52% less
likely than their peers to
skip a day of school.
Source:
Big
Brothers
Big
Sisters

8. ELSEWHERE:
98% of mentored
youth STAY IN
SCHOOL.
Source:
California
Mentor
Founda<on

9. ELSEWHERE:
85% of mentored
youth DON’T
USE DRUGS.
Source:
California
Mentor
Founda<on

10. ELSEWHERE:
98% of mentored
youth AVOID
TEEN
PREGNANCY.
Source:
California
Mentor
Founda<on

11. ELSEWHERE:
98% of mentored
youth AVOID
GANG ACTIVITY.
Source:
California
Mentor
Founda<on

12. Meet
HUMBERTO

13. Meet
HUMBERTO
Humberto

15. “Whatever I have the
ability to do, I’m going
to do. With God’s help,
we’ll be able to do great
things not only in kids’
lives, but in whole
communities too.”

16. www.championsinaction.org