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
During June, we invite you to join us in celebrating Pride Month and recognizing how we as a mentoring movement can offer LGBTQ+ youth an inclusive and equitable space to be themselves.
Join us in amplifying the movement!
There are many actionable ways to support the mentoring movement this June:
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. Becoming A Better Mentor • Want to learn how you can provide emotional support and empathy to effectively meet the needs of LGBTQ+ youth? ’s resource, ‘Becoming a Better Mentor’, is a great place to start!
2. Who Mentored You? •Did you know that 72% of LGBTQ+ participants in the 'Who Mentored You?' study lacked a mentor during their formative years, despite a wanting one? This highlights a significant opportunity for us as a community to fill this gap and ensure every young person has a positive mentoring relationship with an adult in their life.
3. Juneteenth • We celebrate Juneteenth, a symbol of liberation and hope. We continue to honor the past and commit to a future of justice and equality by creating supportive mentoring ecosystems that empowers youth.
4. 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.