Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring
The Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring (IT:PFM) grant provides support to ten community and school-based youth mentoring programs. These programs support mentee/mentor matches that meet year round. All mentoring programs support the state's goal of primary prevention of use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (ATOD) as well as problem gambling. Programs follow the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring established by the National Mentoring Partnership and will obtain certification through the Iowa Mentoring Partnership.
Project Period
July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2026
Project Goals
Funded counties will work towards the same goals of the IT:PFM project including:
- Provide youth mentoring services to youth ages 5-18.
- Distribute substance misuse and problem gambling prevention information to community members within the awarded counties.
- Establish an Advisory Council to help guide youth mentoring services.
- Focus on services to support sustainability of youth mentoring services.
Meetings & Trainings
Orientation Webinars
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring Introduction Webinar
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring Evaluation Overview
Local Boards of Health in Iowa: A Closer Look
IDPH IowaGrants.gov Overview
Your Life Iowa
Evaluation Resources
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring Survey Guidelines and Survey Instrument Instructions
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring School/Agency Administrator Consent Form
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring Active Consent Form
Improving Tomorrow: Prevention Focused Mentoring Passive Consent Form
IDPH Prevention Survey Instrument (Regular)
IDPH Prevention Survey Instrument (Younger Youth)
Qualtrics User Guide: Instructions on Editing IDPH Prevention Surveys in the Qualtrics System
Qualtrics User Guide: Instructions on Entering IDPH IDPH Prevention Surveys in the Qualtrics System
For More Information
Contact Katie Bee, CPS, Project Coordinator at 515-214-3699