The Martinsburg Initiative, Inc.

Project Name:

The Martinsburg Initiative: Youth Mentoring Program

Award Received:

$125,000.00

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Award Summary:

Funds are being used to implement The Martinsburg Initiative’s Youth Mentoring Project, expanding behavioral health and substance use prevention supports for youth ages 8 to 13 in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. This investment supports a tiered prevention model that embeds mentoring within school and after-school settings, pairing youth with trained mentors for consistent, individualized support. Resources fund evidence-based programming focused on self-regulation, healthy decision-making, and positive relationships, along with family engagement activities that strengthen connection and belonging. Delivered through coordinated partnerships with schools, health, higher education, and community organizations, the initiative builds resilience, reduces early risk behaviors, and strengthens local capacity for sustained youth prevention.