Our Vision
Every young person in Colorado will have the supportive relationships they need to grow, connect, and thrive.
Make a Difference in a Child's Life
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, and National Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
This month, we invite you to join us in honoring the mentors and mentoring advocates that work tirelessly to help close the mentoring gap. We also encourage you to hold space for youth that have been impacted by abuse and assault, and to help create safe and supportive environments for them to heal.
Join us in amplifying the movement, and don’t forget to use #MentoringAmplifies in your posts so we can share!
There are many actionable ways to support the mentoring movement this April:
Please join us as we spotlight the impacts of mentoring and elevate awareness around the critical need to keep empowering young people through supportive relationships.
Check out the Calls to Action below for more information on how you can get involved in advancing the mentoring movement.
1. Volunteer Appreciation Month: April is National Volunteer Appreciation Month and we want to celebrate YOU - our incredible mentoring champions! Your dedication, time, and passion are helping to change lives and close the mentoring gap every single day. Whether you’re a mentor, advocate, or supporter, your effort makes an impact. Thank you for being part of this movement, we couldn’t do it without you!
2. Advocate for increased funding for the mentoring movement.
3. Make a gift to support the mentoring movement.
4. Become or find a mentor.
Mentoring and Mental Health
We're thrilled to share the insightful video below featuring MENTOR Colorado Executive Director Lindsey Cali, SCD Enrichment Program Founder/CEO Shalelia Dillard, and STAR Girlz Empowerment Founder/Executive Director Shalonda Palmer. Premiered before an audience of over 1,300 at the 2024 MENTOR National Mentoring Summit, this video highlights the vital connection between mentoring and mental health.
Mentoring Black and Brown Girls
Another inspiring video highlighting Colorado mentoring that premiered before an audience of over 1,300 at the 2024 MENTOR National Mentoring Summit! Witness how mentoring amplifies the connection that develops by knowing and overcoming shared struggles, and the transformative influence of representation. Special thanks to SCD Enrichment Program and STAR Girlz Empowerment for joining us in this important project.
Custom Training and Consulting
Mentoring is good but quality mentoring is better! MENTOR Colorado exists to strengthen the quality of mentoring throughout Colorado by providing capacity building support to mentoring and youth serving programs.
Invest in Colorado's Youth
Your gift helps increase our capacity to close the mentoring gap and drive equity through quality mentoring relationships for young people.
Program Resources
Raise your voice, share your knowledge, and affect positive change through engagement with Congress and other influencers in your communities by calling on them to prioritize relationships for young people.
Our Work
At MENTOR Colorado, our goal is clear: to ensure every young person in Colorado will have a quality mentoring relationship. We're on a mission to transform the quality and significantly increase the quantity of mentoring relationships for Colorado's young people.