Mentoring Program Goals

The mentoring program staff has set their goals as

  1. Implement evidenced-based, culturally sound mentoring models using an exemplary practices to address resilience development among youth.
  2. Strengthen the individual and familiy trhough a process of forming culturally appropriate attachments and relationships that enhances community bonding, and healthy beliefs.
  3. Assess the effectiveness of these practices and strategies as a means to help young peole develop the skills and emotional resilience necessary to maintain healthy functioning, strengthen families, engage in pro-social behaviors, prevent sucide, violent behaviors and alcohol/substance abuse.

Target populations

With new programs beginning throughout the San Luis Valley, and specifically addressing regular and intensive mentoring in Alamosa, Conejos and Costilla counties, the youth served in these counties range from 8 to 18 years of age.

Program specifics

Mentoring Service Delivery

Service delivery is by volunters who interact regularly with youth in a one-to-one relationship.

This project uses an evidenced-based case management approach, following through on each case from initial inquiry through closure.

Full-time case managers can usually handle 25-30 matches (case load) and still do their own recruitment and training.

Services include:

  • The case manager screens applicants, makes and supervises the matches, and closes the matches when eligibility requirements are no longer met or either party decides they can no longer participate fullyi n the relationship
 
  • A mentor meets with the young partner at least 3 times a month for 6 hours.
 
  • Quarterly and possibly monthly activities for volunteers, youth and community members in the form of community service activities, recreational fun, visits to schools, museums and life skill trainings to build pro-social behaviors, bonding to the community and increasing knowledge of available opportunities.
 
  • Quarterly Reports of the project's progress

 

What is mentoring?

Mentoring goals

Elements of effective mentoring

What is intensive mentoring?

 

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