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3 people are interested
Mentor a Kid in Need!
ORGANIZATION: Partners
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3 people are interested
Partners Mentoring Youth is a local United Way non-profit agency. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships between positive adult role models and youth facing challenges in their personal, social, and academic lives.
Mentoring is a well-documented prevention strategy for positive youth development. Our evaluation results show that for just three hours a week for one year in our mentoring program, our youth have a(n):
- Greater sense of hope
- Increased self-esteem
- Increased academic achievement
- Less delinquent behavior and substance use
Currently, there are over 25 extraordinary kids waiting for a mentor. The need is there. So much so, we’ve had to defer kids from joining our wait list. All we need are a few positive role models to step up and help change a kid’s life and the community around them.
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About Partners
Location:
530 S. College Ave., Unit 1, Fort Collins, CO 80524, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to empower youth and community members to achieve their full potential through mentoring, prevention education, and strategic partnership.
Description
We are the most comprehensive one-to-one youth mentoring program in Northern Colorado, exceptional at matching and supporting mentoring relationships with positive volunteer mentors and youth who need extra support.
Mentoring is a well-documented prevention strategy for positive youth development. Consistent with national research behind mentoring, we know that our mentoring programs work. Our evaluation results show that after just one year in our mentoring program, our youth have:
- Greater sense of hope
- Increased self-esteem
- Increased academic achievement
- Less delinquent behavior and substance use
Our youth, boys and girls ages 7-17, are referred by professionals in the community (school counselors, therapists, etc.) because they are experiencing circumstances that put them at risk of not reaching their full potential in life (poverty, abuse, mental health issues, family instability, etc.) They are great kids with a great potential to succeed, but need a little extra support.
We always need more mentors for our youth--we typically have 60-100 kids on our waitlist, eager to get matched with a mentor. Please consider BEING the difference in the life of a local youth.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
710 11th AveGreeley, CO 80631
DATE POSTED
September 1, 2016
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Mentoring
- Youth Services
- General Education
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Average of 3 hours a week for a year