What is the Mentoring Program?
The Purpose of the Mentoring Program:
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Provide a positive adult role model for youth
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Establish communication, trust, and respect
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Raise the youth's self esteem and outlook on life
The Partners Organization Provides:
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Staff support and monthly contact
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Free or low cost activities and life skills workshops twice a month
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Senior Partner training
Mentors are asked to spend 3 hours a week with their Jr. Partner 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!
Partners offers orientation the second Tuesday of every month at noon or 5:30 pm at 1169 Colorado Ave. We will also come to your office or meet at a coffee shop
during a time that is convenient
for you. Call us at 970-245-5555
or email to schedule a time.
What is involved in becoming a Mentor (Senior Partner)?
Who are the kids (Jr. Partners)?
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Our Jr. Partners are referred to us by various outside agencies. They are children who need a positive and stable adult role model in their lives.
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There are 90 kids currently on the wait-list... we are always in need of more Sr. Partners!
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.
What is the Mentoring Program?
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 twice a month
-
Senior Partner training
Mentors are asked to spend 3 hours a week with their Jr. Partner 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!
What is involved in becoming a Mentor (Sr. Partner)?
Partners offers orientation the second Tuesday of every month at noon or 5:30 pm at 1169 Colorado Ave. We will also come to your office or meet at a coffee shop
during a time that is convenient
for you. Call us at 970-245-5555
or email to schedule a time.
Who are the kids (Jr. Partners)?
-
Our Jr. Partners are referred to us by various outside agencies. They are children who need a positive and stable adult role model in their lives.
-
There are 90 kids currently on the wait-list... we are always in need of more Sr. Partners!
Our Impact!
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.
-
That’s 9 million young people without a mentor outside their family to walk alongside them through their journey.
-
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.
-
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.
Friendly Fridays, Rafting Trips, and Bike Club!
2019 was a great year for the Mentoring Program and here are just a few of our accomplishments:
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As of today there over 100 active Partnerships
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23 youth were matched with a Senior Partner
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768 kids attended 87 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 CMU and Colorado Canyons Association
Questions/Concerns?
Please contact our amazing mentoring staff:
Blake Ammon, Program Manager
970-245-5555 ext. 16
Mary D'Amico, Case Manager
970-245-5555 ext. 12
Joe Funk, Case Manager
970-245-5555 ext. 18
From bottom left to top right: Joe, Blake, and Mary!