In 1978, Northern Colorado community leaders founded Larimer County Partners, Inc. in response to the significant amount of youth recidivism in the Juvenile Justice system. Looking for ways to help the youth, community leaders adopted a youth mentoring program that had been effective in Denver. Larimer County Partnes has since changed its name to Partners Mentoring Youth, and is now an affiliate to the statewide Partners Mentoring Association.
Partners established itself as an intervention program for youth involved in the court system, but since has evolved into a prevention program. The prevention program focuses on identifying children who are less likely to transition successfully into adulthood, and matching them with a positive
Partners established itself as an intervention program for youth involved in the court system, but since has evolved into a prevention program. The prevention program focuses on identifying children who are less likely to transition successfully into adulthood, and matching them with a positive