Campus Connections
Campus Connections (previously Campus Corps) is a powerful campus-based therapeutic mentoring program for at-risk youth,
ages 10-18, in Larimer County, Colorado. Through Campus Connections, youth are
paired in one-on-one mentoring relationships with undergraduate Colorado State
University students. Since launching
in 2009, the program has served over 2,300 youth and involved over 3,100 CSU
students. The structured 12-week
mentoring program aims to:
- Promote
the resilience and life success of at-risk youth through strengthening
social bonds, increasing academic engagement and performance, decreasing
substance use and delinquency, and improving sense of self.
- Prepare
university students to become highly skilled, civically engaged human
service professional and community leaders.
- Respond
to community initiatives to strengthen community systems to better serve
at-risk youth and their families.
Campus Connection has received considerable national attention and has been recognized with 10 awards. Private and
philanthropic investments are critical to the ongoing success and longevity of
Campus Connections. Read more news about the Campus Connections program on SOURCE.