What is the Mentoring Program?
Mesa Partners' Mentoring Program matches youth ages 7-17 with a mentor in our community to help provide emotional support and guidance. Often these youth are missing people in their life to be a positive role model for their success. Be it a kid's trouble in school, at home, or in their own social circles, a mentor is proven to help improve graduation rates, stress-coping, personal health, and reducing delinquency.
The Purpose of the Mentoring Program:
- Provide a positive adult role model for youth
- Establish communication, trust, and respect
- Raise the youth's self-esteem and outlook on life
The Partners Organization Provides:
- Staff support and monthly contact
- Free or low-cost activities and life skills workshops
- Senior Partner training
What is involved in becoming a Mentor?
Mentors are asked to spend 3 hours a week with their mentee which could mean a lifetime of difference to a child in need of guidance. The first step in becoming a Partners' Mentor is effortless. Simply attend a Partners’ sponsored orientation (noncommittal). During this session, it can be determined if the program will work for you!
Who are the kids?
-Our mentees are referred to us by various outside agencies. They are children, ages 7-17, who need a positive and stable adult role model in their lives.
-Every mentor and child are matched based on personal interests to help ensure compatibility.
Our Impact:
2021 was a great year for the Mentoring Program and here are just a few of our accomplishments:
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27 youth were matched with an adult mentor
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617 kids attended 96 activities such as rafting, Get Air, and mountain biking
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Adult volunteers spent over 11,000 hours mentoring young people in Mesa County
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Positive collaborations include Western Colorado Community College and Colorado Canyons Association
As of today there over 100 active Partnerships!
Did you know?
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1 in 3 young people are growing up without a mentor outside their family. This is the mentoring gap in America.
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That’s 9 million young people without a mentor outside their family to walk alongside them through their journey.
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At a time when much of the focus is on what divides us, MENTOR research shows that there is something the majority of Americans agree on: mentoring relationships are powerful tools for connection and are critical to our country’s future.
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Americans are overwhelmingly crossing racial, economic, and other bridges to mentor young people outside their families.
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More than 80% of adults agree with government investment in mentoring, and more than two-thirds are already mentoring or willing to consider it.
Questions or Concerns?
Please contact our amazing mentoring staff:
Blake Ammon, Program Manager
BAmmon@mesapartners.org
970-730-2069
Mary D'Amico, Case Manager
MDAmico@mesapartners.org
970-730-2037
Amber Martinez, Case Manager
970-730-2036
Maggie Scofield, School-Based Mentoring Case Manager
970-730-2045
Main phone: 970-245-5555 ext. 101, 108, 105, or 109