Community Newsletter Summer 2025

In the 2024–2025 school year, Grand Area Mentoring served 77 local youth through consistent, one-on-one mentoring. Each match met weekly, focusing on connection, trust, and creating a better future for these promising young people.

Mentored Moab youth face real challenges. They struggle in a variety of ways and:

• 88% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, an indicator of poverty
• The average age was 11½ years old, a critical developmental window
• Most matches lasted about three years—that’s 500% longer than the national average, and we know that longer matches get better results.

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