I volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club’s SMART (Skills Mastery and Resistance Training) girl’s mentoring program. This program, for young women ages 8 to 17, helps build girls’ self-esteem and self-worth while emphasizing the importance of nurturing one’s own mental and physical well-being. I donate my time and resources to this program because statistics show that girls who are supported by positive role models and provided with information on the physical and emotional changes that occur during adolescence have less depression, teen pregnancy, and substance abuse problems. Mentoring does work. I encourage others to take time out of their busy schedules to help young women achieve life-long health and happiness.