Talking About Kids
Talking About Kids
R. Bradley Snyder
How 12 years of mentoring benefits kids with Jorie Das
33 minutes Posted Jun 22, 2026 at 4:00 am.
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Send us Fan Mail Research shows that mentoring improves health, mental health, and other outcomes for mentees. But these outcomes can be compromised and even worsened when mentor relationships are brief, inconsistent, or inadequately supported. Jorie Das, my guest this episode, is the Executive Director of Friends LA. Like all Friends of the Children chapters, the mission of Friends LA is to provide every child involved in the child welfare system with a single, trained mentor for the entiret...