UFC's Jon Jones -- Mentoring Kids at Boys & Girls Club

Jon Jones is taking Dana White's advice to heart -- cleaning himself up and working with the community to get his life back on track ... and today, he mentored kids at a Boys & Girls Club.
The former UFC champ hit up the B&GC in Albuquerque, New Mexico -- where he talked to the kids about the importance of working hard to make their dreams come true.
But the best part -- one of the kids challenged Jon to play the UFC video game on Playstation ... AND CRUSHED JONES (who was playing as himself).
Sources close to Jones tell us ... Jon has been working hard to get his life back in order ever since his hit and run arrest -- doing volunteer community service and spending lots of time in the gym.