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Partners Mentoring Youth

Partners have historically provided mentoring services to vulnerable youth in Northern Weld and Larimer Counties through one to one community and school-based mentoring programs. Most recently, they tried new strategies to support youth and complement their one to one mentoring work. They found the Group Mentoring curriculum that did just that and enjoyed offering these groups to vulnerable girls in weld county. The yoga group was the most popular, with 13 girls registered. Through yoga, life skills in the area of coping, wellness, and confidence were fostered.

As it did for most, the COVID-19 pandemic certainly interrupted and changed some of their work, bringing the need for them to connect with girls and families on a more individual level and be a resource for basic needs as stressors and needs changed for them. However, COVID has also only reinforced their knowledge of the need for connection for youth. Moving forward, they will be continually adapting in this virtual age. Virtual yoga sessions are already scheduled for this fall and more group programming is soon to come! They are excited to continue expanding programming such as this to reach girls who are on waitlists for mentoring and/or who need additional support beyond one to one mentoring.

Partners Mentoring youth couldn’t do the work do without amazing partners such as the Women's Fund of Weld County and are always in need of more community partners! If you are interested in getting involved, please visit www.poweredbypartners.org.