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Campus Corps: Therapeutic Mentoring for At-Risk Youth
The Campus Corps: Therapeutic Mentoring for At-Risk Youth program was developed by faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies and is operated through the Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program. Funding for Campus Corps was provided through CNCS - Learn and Serve beginning in 2009 (3 year funding).
In the spring of 2012 the Campus Corps team was awarded the Instructional Innovation in Service-Learning Award from CSU’s prestigious Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT) for their outstanding contributions to service-learning at CSU. They were also nominated for the College of Applied Human Sciences Outstanding Engagement Award.
Campus Corps is a service-learning course for undergraduate students who provide weekly mentoring to at-risk youth ages 10-18 who are referred from the juvenile justice system, schools, community agencies, and families. Each semester approximately 130 students mentor 130 youth. Since the spring 2010 semester, over 550 youth have participated as mentees and over 750 undergraduate and graduate students have been involved as mentors, mentor coaches, teaching assistants, research assistants, interns, and instructors. Students from over 40 different majors have participated in Campus Corps.
Campus Corps is a win:win program for all participants. Community partners express appreciation for the high quality and unique therapeutic mentoring services provided through Campus Corps. Preliminary program evaluation indicates that Campus Corps has positive outcomes for student mentors and youth mentees.
Results for youth indicate: (a) improved grades, attendance, and attitudes about school; (b) reduced substance use and delinquent behaviors; (c) improved future orientation; (d) stronger self-efficacy. Approximately 47% of youth choose to participate in more than one semester of Campus Corps.
Results for student mentors indicate: (a) significant personal growth; (b) notable development of education and career goals; (c) enhanced sense of belonging and support on campus; and (d) improvements in their perspectives on civic engagement. Approximately 20% of CSU students choose to participate in more than one semester of Campus Corps.
Please visit our website to hear what youth, students, and professionals have to say about Campus Corps
http://www.hdfs.cahs.colostate.edu/campuscorps/
Attached is the Campus Corps brochure for more information.
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| Campus Corps Brochure 3 22 2012 updated.pdf | 432.58 KB |
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