News Release

Larimer County Commissioners declare - January as Mentor Month - Recruitment Underway!

Department: Board of County Commissioners
Release Date: Jan 10, 2012

Contact Information:

FROM: Deni La Rue, Community Information Manager, (970) 498-7150, dlarue@larimer.org
CONTACT: Christina Ulrich-Jones, Mentoring Program Volunteer Coordinator, Larimer County
Department of Human Services, Children, Youth & Family Division
ulrichcd@larimer.org , 970-980-2239

• Volunteer one-on-one with youth ages 8 – 18 or with teen parents who have a child under age 3.
• Make a real impact for only 2 to 4 hours a week, consistently.
• Change the future by encouraging healthy choices, educational goals, safe decision- making and by spending time with them for a year or more (and maybe even make a lifelong friend!)

• Informational meetings are held monthly, usually on Tuesday evenings, 8 times a year. 
• To register, visit the website and fill out the online application: www.larimer.org/dhs/volunteer
• The coordinator will contact applicants by email and/or phone before the next informational meeting. 
• Mentors must participate in two levels of screening and attend two trainings before they are matched with a young person or a family.   
• All steps are free of charge to the volunteer and at no obligation so applicants can opt out at anytime prior to being fingerprinted and matched with a mentee.