{"id":70,"date":"2022-11-12T15:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-12T22:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2023-05-18T17:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:17:05","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: All mentoring programs are screened by the Pueblo Mentoring Collaborative (PMC) Steering Committee prior to listing. The PMC makes no guarantee of the program scope of services, policies, or procedures. Directory listings should serve as a starting point for exploring mentoring program options, and the PMC strongly recommends you perform independent research to determine which mentoring program best suits your needs.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"gv-view-174-1\">\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid gv-widgets-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-1 gv-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<form class=\"gv-widget-search gv-search-horizontal\" method=\"get\" action=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/#gv-view-174-1\" data-viewid=\"174\">\n\n\t\n<div class=\"gv-search-box gv-search-field-text gv-search-field-search_all\">\n\t<div class=\"gv-search\">\n\t\t\t<label for=\"gv_search_174\">Search Entries:<\/label>\n\t\t\t<p><input type=\"search\" name=\"gv_search\" id=\"gv_search_174\" value=\"\" \/><\/p>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"gv-search-box gv-search-box-submit\">\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mode\" value=\"any\" \/>\n\t<input type=\"submit\" class=\"button gv-search-button\" id=\"gv_search_button_174\" value=\"Search\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-2 gv-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-widget-pagination \"><p>Displaying 1 - 7 of 7<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-2 gv-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"gv-table-view gv-table-container gv-table-multiple-container gv-container gv-container-174\">\n<table class=\"gv-table-view\">\n\t<thead>\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Mentoring Program<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Organization<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Contact Name<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Phone<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">View Entry<\/span><\/th>\t\t<\/tr>\n\t<\/thead>\n\t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"alt\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">Be Great: Graduate!<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">Boys &amp; Girls Clubs of Pueblo County<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Becky Medina<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20564-0055\">(719) 564-0055<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/37\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">Mentoring<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">First Presbyterian Church<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Shirley Bemis<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20647-9532\">(719) 647-9532<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/32\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"alt\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">National Youth Project Using Minibikes<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">Southern Colorado Youth Development<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Michael Riley<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20281-3813\">(719) 281-3813<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/30\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">Pueblo Police Explorer Program<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">Pueblo Police Department<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Sergeant Nolan Welsh<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20553-2446\">(719) 553-2446<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/28\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"alt\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">State of Grace Mentoring<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">State of Grace Counseling<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Lenny Ruiz<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20569-7909\">(719) 569-7909<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/31\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">Support Squad<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">Halfway Home Pueblo<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">William Wright<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20334-0010\">(719) 334-0010<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/26\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t<tr class=\"alt\">\n                <td id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\">United Way of Pueblo County Middle School Mentoring Program<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\">United Way of Pueblo County<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\">Diego Rivera<\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><a href=\"tel:(719)%20225-8580,%20Option.%201\">(719) 225-8580, Option. 1<\/a><\/td><td id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mentoringpueblo.com\/programs\/entry\/36\/\">View More<\/a><\/td>\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tbody>\n\t<tfoot>\n\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t<th id=\"gv-field-1-5\" class=\"gv-field-1-5\" data-label=\"Mentoring Program\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Mentoring Program<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-23\" class=\"gv-field-1-23\" data-label=\"Organization\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Organization<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-2\" class=\"gv-field-1-2\" data-label=\"Contact Name\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Contact Name<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-3\" class=\"gv-field-1-3\" data-label=\"Phone\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">Phone<\/span><\/th><th id=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" class=\"gv-field-1-entry_link\" data-label=\"View Entry\"><span class=\"gv-field-label\">View Entry<\/span><\/th>\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><!-- end .gv-table-container -->\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t.fancybox-container {\n\t\t\t\tz-index: 100000; \/** Divi is 99999 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Please try again later.\",\"PLAY_START\":\"Start slideshow\",\"PLAY_STOP\":\"Pause slideshow\",\"FULL_SCREEN\":\"Full screen\",\"THUMBS\":\"Thumbnails\",\"DOWNLOAD\":\"Download\",\"SHARE\":\"Share\",\"ZOOM\":\"Zoom\"}}});\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid gv-widgets-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-1 gv-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-2 gv-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gv-grid-col-1-2 gv-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" class=\"gravityview-view-id\" value=\"174\"><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>These programs do not accept solicitations. They are listed here for\u00a0those looking for mentoring program information only.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Choose a Quality Youth Mentoring Program<\/h2>\n<p>Our Program Directory is a great place to start when looking for a quality mentoring program. Here are some questions you can ask a program, based on a framework of six core standards of practice instituted by MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership:<\/p>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #1: Recruitment<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who are the mentors?<\/li>\n<li>What are the eligibility requirements?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #2: Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the program require mentor candidate background checks, including searching a national criminal records database, along with sex offender and child abuse registries and, when relevant, driving records?<\/li>\n<li>Does the program conduct personal interviews with each mentor candidate?<\/li>\n<li>Does the program check mentor candidate references?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #3: Training<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do mentors receive training prior to being matched with a youth?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #4: Matching<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What factors are taken into consideration when matching mentors and mentees?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #5: Monitoring and Support<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the program contact mentors, mentees, and parents\/guardians on a regular basis to monitor the relationship?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>STANDARD #6: Closure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the program have a process for managing anticipated and unanticipated match closures?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further information and more resources, visit www.mentoring.org. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentoring.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Final_Elements_Checklist_Fourth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View a detailed list of core standards<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: All mentoring programs are screened by the Pueblo Mentoring Collaborative (PMC) Steering Committee prior to listing. 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