Enhancing Mentoring - The Governor's Prevention Partnership

MentorMeCT

With the rising mental health challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s more important than ever for young people to have positive role models in their lives. Mentoring can provide a valuable source of support and guidance for young people as they navigate the stresses and uncertainty of these challenging times. That’s why we’re excited to introduce MentorMeCT, an innovative new referral portal that connects young people in need of mentorship with programs in Connecticut that can help.

Mentor Recruitment

We don’t just train mentors, we recruit them as well. Matching caring adults to programs around the state is one of our key strategies for reducing substance use. Studies show, time and again, that young people with mentors are far less likely to use drugs and alcohol. Our mentor recruitment efforts focus on the communities that need mentors the most, but we also provide statewide recruitment and matching services. If you are considering becoming a mentor, there has never been a better time!

Project NIA

In Partnership with New Haven Public Schools, we created the state’s first mentee-referral portal specifically for New Haven students! The portal connected young people to mentoring programs in the New Haven area, where they could be matched with caring adults. Supported by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the portal was recently expanded to include the whole state as part of our R.E.A.L. program.

Mentor Trainings

At the Partnership, we are laser-focused on mentor training, a mission to provide effective training and support to mentoring programs throughout Connecticut. We work together with local mentoring programs, often in collaboration with other experts, to design and implement specialized training to ensure that quality mentoring opportunities continue to exist for Connecticut’s youth. The Governor’s Prevention Partnership is an affiliate of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and an official Technical Assistance Provider of the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC), a project of MENTOR and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.