“…Previous research has found that informal mentoring is associated with many of such building blocks. For example, mentored youth are more likely to feel connected to their school (Black et al, 2010), have better grades (Chang et al, 2010), attend college (DuBois & Silverthorn, 2005; Reynolds & Parrish, 2018) or receive a bachelor’s degree (Erickson et al, 2009; Fruiht & Chen, 2018; Miranda-Chan et al, 2016). Those who have a mentor in adolescence are more likely to be employed in young adulthood (DuBois & Silverthorn, 2005), have a bank account or own a car (Greeson et al, 2010), and to have higher incomes (Hagler & Rhodes, 2018).…”