Life on Life
As part of 150's focus on the Burlington community, we want to engage the city's at-risk and underserved youth. One way - and perhaps the most effective way - to do that is through mentoring.
Studies have shown that kids who are in mentoring relationships have much better chances at staying in school, moving on to college, avoiding violence, and making good choices in regards to substances (see Mobius the Mentoring Movement). Mentoring works.
And, it's necessary. Consider that 30 million kids in America alone are fatherless (see The Mentoring Project), and 15-30% of high school aged kids will use illegal substances, engage in violent behavior, and/or fail to graduate.
150 is committed to serving Burlington youth through "life on life" initiatives that facilitate positive adult influences in fun and creative environments. A great example of this is a unique program called Burlington Freestyle. It's the first of its kind in the US - Mentoring in the context of freestyle snowboard coaching for those without access.
