CONNECTICUT MENTORING PARTNERSHIP
In Connecticut, there are more than 160,000 children (25 percent of Connecticut
youth) that have life situations that place them at risk for personal and academic
failure. These situations include poverty, inadequate early childhood experiences
and preparation for school, family drug use, violence, involvement in the criminal
justice system, and lack of access to needed social and mental health services,
among others.
Children who have ongoing relationships with caring adults are more likely to
avoid alcohol or other drugs, stay in school and get good grades, have a better
self-image and have better relationships with their families and friends. Many
more mentors, especially men and minorities, are needed.
Since its inception, CMP has:
- Created over 300 new mentoring programs
- Established a state-wide and a specialized male mentor recruitment campaign
- Initiated the Mentor Training Institute
- Established quality standards and formed Regional Mentoring Networks
Mentoring Children Impacted by
Incarceration -
AMACHI Mentoring Model
The Governor's
Prevention Partnership is currently working with programs providing one-on-one mentoring services for children
impacted by incarceration in Connecticut.
Mentoring Partners are to provide mentor screening, training, youth
recruitment, match support and match retention services to youth between the
ages of 6-18 who either have a parent/guardian who is incarcerated, resides in
one of Connecticut's top 10 communities with a high level of incarceration, are
court involved, or have an extended relative/family member who is incarcerated. Contracts will be for full implementation of
mentoring services, beginning no earlier than January 5, 2010 and ending no
later than June 30, 2012.
For Questions Contact:
Roland Harmon, Program Manager
The Governor's Prevention Partnership - Connecticut Mentoring Partnership
Now Available in Connecticut!
FAQs about MentorPRO
MentorPRO website
MentorPRO in Connecticut
The CMP is pleased to announce the launch of MentorPRO in Connecticut. We are placing an open call to mentoring programs across the state that are interested in learning about and using MentorPRO in Connecticut. In order to be considered as a MentorPRO user site, a program must:
- Be registered with the CMP
- Demonstrate strong programmatic capacity (e.g., program must be at least one year old and establish evidence of long-term sustainability)
- Work towards achieving the Elements of Effective Practice
- Be registered and maintain an active record in MENTOR's National Mentoring Database
