Larimer County Partners Inc

Programs: The key component of the partners program is prevention. It is partners' belief that a young person can be prevented from entering a life of negative and unhealthy choices if consistent, positive influences can be provided early in their lives. Through mentoring, life skills, on-going recreational and educational activities, and community services opportunities, partners helps give these youth a better chance to succeed in life. In 2017, partners served a record number of youth through their programs. Partners provides these mentoring services through two programs: a community based program and a school based program. (continued on schedule o) the specific objectives of the long-term, mentoring relationships is to: promote positive youth development, increase self-esteems and self- confidence, prevent alcohol and drug use, prevent juvenile delinquency, provide support for abuse/neglect victims, and enhance school bonding and academic performance. Partners operates the only one-to-one mentoring program in northern colorado that provides supported relationships based on mentoring best practices and evidence based evaluation data. Our unique mentoring structure of intensive case management, significant duration, focused education and structured activities provides the necessary foundation to ensure the development of supportive mentoring "partnerships". Our community based and school based mentoring programs support senior partner's (adults) and junior partner's (youth) in mentoring relationships. Our programs are a minimum of one year and one academic year respectively. We have offices in fort collins, greeley and estes park. We are an affiliate of the statewide partners mentoring association, and an affiliate member of mentor colorado. In addition to grant funding, we rely on public funding through individual, corporate and foundation gifts to operate our mentoring program.