I am participating in the Friends of the Children - Utah Costume Run and trying to help them achieve their fundraising goal. I would greatly appreciate your contribute to my fund to help me reach my goal. Friends of the Children - Utah is part of a national network of Friends of the Children chapters across the United States. Friends of the Children connects children all of whom have unique talents to a paid, professional mentor called a Friend. They hire and train Friends whose full-time jobs are to support our youth to succeed, despite the extremely challenging situations most experience, from as early as age 4 through high school graduation 12+ years, no matter what. Their model is distinct, courageous and proven. They redefined youth mentoring by creating the first and only long-term professional mentoring program in the country. Their model is evidence-informed and research-based, and have proven long-term outcomes to show it works.