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Become a Mentor 1.) Attend a Creating Promise Tour Informational Session 2.) Complete an interview with the Volunteer Manager/Recruiter 3.) Complete all Mentor Paperwork and Background Check 4.) Attend and complete all Mentor Trainings Foundation Workshop Getting Powerfully Related to Young People Coaching Teens Effectively Advanced Mentor Training Colorado Youth at Risk takes pride in the training and support we provide for our mentors prior to being paired with a young person.
2008 CYAR Annual Picnic Steps Ahead One year commitment Weekly meetings with your young person Monthly Community Workshops 2-3 Mentor Meetings The program is a year long commitment, and ends with a completion ceremony. At the end of your one year commitment, we introduce our Touchstone Leadership program. We encourage both the mentor and the youth to move on together to continue your relationship, develop leadership skills, and continue with the community. After the Launch Course: PAIRING OCCURS. Mentors and youth help identify who they would like to be paired with. Each mentor will be assigned a group leader to coach and support them throughout the year. Mentors meet weekly with their young person, at a time and location that is convenient for both. Once per month the entire community of mentors and youth reunite for a community workshop. Mentors will have 2-3 Mentor only meetings that will provide additional training and coaching throughout the year. Mentor's quotes.... A Mentor's Perspective- The beginning of a program Colorado Youth at Risk's "Steps Ahead for GW" launch course found me frightened as a schoolgirl at the start, yet empowered like a goddess by the conclusion. The five-day journey felt like a fortnight with sobs and giggles intertwined. The teens exhausted and exhilarated me, the course room events bewildered and intrigued me, the ropes activities petrified and challenged and me. My fellow mentors are now my family. Memories from the campground are now my sanctuary. The tools provided now contribute to my daily thoughts and actions. I chose this path as an alternative to joining the Army Reserves. I now know that as a mentor I am a crusader for freedom and a protector of our nation. Above all else, I know that I am blessed to be a part of something so powerful.  "The mentor relationship had a huge impact on my thought process, my ability to take risks,
"Being part of the CYAR community was by far the best thing for me, it both pushed me to grow and supported me while I struggled. I feel more connected with the community. I will be more involved in my community."
For general information or to support Colorado Youth at Risk call 303-623-9140. Become A Mentor
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