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Mission: Our mission at Partners Mentoring Youth 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.
Results: Mentoring is a well documented prevention strategy for positive youth development. consistent with nation 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: -Increased self-esteem and self-confidence -Increased academic achievement -Less delinquent behavior and drug use -Stronger bonds with adults other than their parents -Increased ability to plan for the future
Target demographics: local youth facing significant challenges in their personal, social or academic lives
Direct beneficiaries per year: 500
Geographic areas served: Northern Colorado, specifically the Fort Collins, Greeley, Estes Park areas
Programs: one-to-one mentoring with a positive adult role-model