Dreamcatcher's Mentoring Program

Dreamcatcher Initiative will provide 300 youth with mentors over the three years of the grant. Youth participants will engage with mentors for 12 months following participation in DCI's core programming. Dreamcatcher Initiative’s programs include group and one-on-one mentoring opportunities to empower youth and advance their success. The overall goals of the program are to improve outcomes such as improved academic performance and reduced school dropout rates for youth involved in the juvenile justice system and to reduce negative outcomes including continued involvement in the juvenile justice system, substance use, and gang participation through mentoring. Dreamcatcher Mentoring Programs aims to achieve the following objectives: increase access to mentoring services for youth involved in the juvenile justice system; increase or maintain the number of screened and well-trained mentors, with an emphasis on ensuring the mentors selected reflect the youth they serve, and develop and implement program design enhancements that align with research and evidence on effective mentoring approaches.