What is the Family Court of St. Louis County Mentor Program ?
In addition to conducting court hearings, the Family Court provides a variety of support services for children and families through collaborative partnerships with community-based resources. The Family Court Mentor Program is a community-based effort that was orginally created in January 1993 with a grant from the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Initially, the Program focused on African-American, male youth in need of mentors. In July of 1994, the Program was placed under the auspices of the Human Resources Department and evolved to include all appropriate youth (ages 12-16 years) referred to the Court. There are two different mentor opportunities for youth: one-on-one mentoring and site mentoring.
