January 22, 2009 4:00pm – 6:00pm The Reader’s Cove 1001 E Harmony Rd # C Fort Collins, CO 80525 The Larimer County Mentoring Coalition consists of six mentoring agencies committed to raising awareness of the need for mentors, and to recruiting and retaining high quality mentors for children and young adults in Larimer County. Agencies…
Category Archives: Youth
Our Girls and the Gingerbread
About once a month our girls get together for an evening just to hang out and participate in some kind of fun activity. Often a mentor or other community member shares a skill or hobby, like journaling or cutting hair and sometimes its a simply a time to get out together and have fun, bowling,…
Merry Christmas!
On Wednesday evening, December 10th youth, mentors and volunteers joined at First United Methodist Church in Fort Collins for a Christmas Party hosted by Steppin’ Out. Thanks to Steppin Out, the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist was festively decorated and plenty of tasty food was available for all. Thanks to a generous community, every…
Thanksgiving Dinner at Matthews House
On Thursday evening, November 20th, we held Thanksgiving Dinner for our youth – it was a big hit, much bigger than initially expected as it turns out. We had 50 youth and their friends and family gather at the House to have turkey, potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie, deliciously prepared…
Our youth: just one story
Katherine has been on a roller coaster ride for the last four years. Not having a permanent place to call home, she carried all of her possessions in bags, moving from a tent on the river to her father’s home when he would allow her to stay, sleeping in friends’ cars, couch surfing, and then…
