As the new year begins, the Buddy Program is thrilled to celebrate another National Mentoring Month. In alliance with The Harvard Mentoring Project, we recognize the dedicated volunteer Big Buddies, participating youth and families, Board of Directors, and supporters who invigorate the success of our four diverse mentoring programs in the Roaring Fork Valley. The goal of this annual movement is to create awareness around the need for Big Buddies to ensure that local youth and children across the country have a brighter future and thrive.

Thank you for your ongoing support this year! With your help in 2011, the Buddy Program served over 650 youth, marking the organization as the Roaring Fork Valley’s leader in breadth, magnitude and quality of services for youth. With the growing number of youth in need, your support of the Buddy Program is more vital than ever! Please make an online donation today to impact the future of youth in our community.

The Buddy Program is proud to offer Continuing Education Scholarships to our Little Buddies who have remained in the program until their senior year of high school, our Peer-to-Peer Big Buddies who have volunteered for at least two years, and our Experiential youth! Last year, we awarded a total of $33,000 in scholarships for youth pursuing high education at accredited institutions through out the country. .