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HISTORY
Friends
for Youth (FFY) was formed in 1998 after founders of Colorado
Volunteers in Juvenile & Criminal Justice (CVJCV) had
worked for eight years mentoring adults who were incarcerated
under its Friends in Transition program.
Encouraged
by the far lower recidivism rate (20% compared to 80%) among
adults mentored under Friends in Transition compared to
the general prison population, our founders believed that
earlier intervention for at-risk youth could divert them
from involvement in the juvenile and adult justice system.
With
that mission in mind, Friends for Youth began in 1998, and
has mentored over 1400 youth in the Denver metropolitan
area. We currently serve over 200 youth annually through
one-to-one and group mentoring programs.
GOALS/VISION
- To
facilitate long-term relationships between positive
adult role models and youth.
- To
encourage healthy physical, mental, social, and
spiritual development of youth.
- To
provide match supervision to the mentoring relationship
in a way that diverts and/or encourages youth to
exit the juvenile justice system, stay in school,
and pursue personal goals.
- To
provide community living assistance to youth who
are emancipating out of the child welfare system
into independent living.
- To
engage community and faith-based volunteers in one-to-one
and group mentoring opportunities.
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