Mentoring

Child Advocacy Board - Teamed with the Child Advocacy Board to offer a CASA volunteer for older youth in foster care. The CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocates) worker will assist the youth as he/she prepares to transition out of the foster care system. To learn more about the CASA program contact Shirley Hoefer at the Child Advocacy Board (582-6219).

Dare to Be a King - The Dubuque Community Y and Juvenile Court Services are teaming together to offer this group mentoring program to young African American boys in the Dubuque community. This pilot program is working with a group of 8-12 middle school aged boys. The curriculum is a best practice curriculum was purchased by Juvenile Court Services to work with low-risk juvenile offenders as a preventative program. We hope this program will expand in the future.  For more information contact Robert Kimble at the Dubuque Community Y (556-3371).