Campus Connections

Campus Connections is a therapeutic youth mentoring program that pairs University of Wyoming undergraduate students with local youth. Youth are referred to Campus Connections by ACSD#1, the Department of Family Services, the juvenile justice system, and other providers because they've seen what therapeutic mentoring can do.

Here's what a night at Campus Connections looks like.

• Each youth is paired one-on-one with a UW student mentor.
• Mentor-mentee pairs join a "mentor family" with youth of similar ages, building friendships and trust.
• Kids spend time on the UW campus, where higher education becomes something they can picture for themselves.
• Help with homework builds classroom confidence.
• A shared family-style meal with their mentor family.
• Fun healthy experiences that build skills and friendships.
• Access to evidence-based therapy throughout the night.

Developed in 2009 at Colorado State University in response to a community request for more help for struggling youth, Campus Connections is now also a high-impact service-learning course in the Psychology department at UW. Our college mentors gain real-world experience, and our youth gain a steady caring presence. Your donation to Campus Connections will help to keep us free for the youth and families we serve!

What Your Gift Makes Possible

• $50 provides dinner for a mentor family for a night or supplies for prosocial activities.
• $125 covers a week of programming for one youth.
• $1,500 sponsors a youth for a full semester of mentoring.

Give to Campus Connections on Giving Day. Every kid deserves someone in their corner!