Compeer multistate mentoring program

This $1.2 million project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will fund the Compeer Multistate Mentoring Program from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 under the Juvenile Mentoring Program (CFDA 16.726). The awardee, Compeer West, Inc., will provide mentoring services to at-risk and high-risk youth across eight states to improve outcomes and reduce negative behaviors like delinquency and substance abuse. Compeer West will oversee subawards to nine organizations, including Compeer of Lebanon County and Family Services of Chemung County, Inc., to deliver local mentoring programs focused on youth with mental health issues at high risk of juvenile justice system involvement. Services will include outreach, recruitment, training, matching mentors and mentees, monitoring, and program closure. The subawardees will serve youth in multiple cities and counties through school- and community-based programs.