Dublin's Teen Buddy Program connects teens and seniors, fostering friendships and combating isolation across generations.

In December of 2020, with my only daughter thousands of miles away in her first year of college, I turned my goal of becoming a mentor with the Buddy Program into a reality. Now, almost a year into my ...

The Buddy Program is celebrating its 50th anniversary by expanding its program to Glenwood Springs. Don’t worry, though, it is in partnership with Glenwood Springs-based YouthZone, which for years ...

Mentorship has been identified as such a critical protector for youth mental health and outcomes that January is recognized as National Mentoring Month. Experts in the field of youth development ...

Over the weekend, Carbondale’s Third Street Center was transformed into a tiny gingerbread town. Cookie houses covered in frosting, chocolates and sprinkles lined the tables of the Community Hall at ...

A program that was born out of the early weeks of the pandemic has paired LGBTQ elders with volunteers in the community for more than three years. Like most people, many older members of the LGBTQ ...

In 2015 a group of teachers at Southeast Polk Junior High organized a program called Broadway Buddies. This program was instituted to help meet more of the student needs, provide social interaction, ...