"Show Me the Way" confirms why virtually every successful or well-balanced, happy individual can point to a mentor as having had a very profound effect on their lives. Conversely, it is more than evident that those people and students who are troubled and struggling, were lacking a positive mentor to help guide them. As Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa astutely points out, the difficulties facing young people today are not only in Los Angeles, but are also prevalent in every major city across the U.S.
