For judges, coordinators & agencies
Veteran Peer Mentors for your treatment court.
WarriorNOW contracts trained veteran Peer Mentors to Veterans Treatment Courts, helping participants meet court requirements and build toward stable employment.
Courts served
Serving today
WarriorNOW Peer Mentors are currently contracted to these Colorado courts. We have served the 18th Judicial District Veterans Treatment Court since 2019, Aurora Municipal Court and Lakewood Municipal Court since 2020, and the 23rd Judicial District since 2025.
18th Judicial District
Serving since 2019
23rd Judicial District
Serving since 2025
Aurora Municipal Court
Serving since 2020
Lakewood Municipal Court
Serving since 2020
What Peer Mentors do
A veteran in the participant's corner.
Trained veteran Peer Mentors bring structure, accountability, and a clear path to work.
Accountability
- Stay on track with court requirements and appointments
- Set employment and life goals, and stay accountable to them
Employment
- Connect to transition education, certifications, and employers
- Work toward steady employment, the thing that keeps veterans on track
Connection
- Build steady, pro-social habits and community
- Reach professional providers when clinical care is needed
Mentor qualifications
Trained for the courtroom and the job search.
Our Peer Mentors are veterans trained by WarriorNOW. Training covers:
- Role of a peer mentor: boundaries, ethics, confidentiality
- Communication and de-escalation
- Working with justice-involved veterans and courts
- Crisis awareness and when to refer to professionals
- Employment readiness: goal-setting, job search, keeping a job
- Resiliency and life-skills coaching
Initial training is 8 hours plus quarterly in-service, at no cost to participants.
Beyond the courtroom
The full WarriorNOW pathway
Participants can step into every WarriorNOW program alongside their mentor:
- Trades: Flagging, OSHA, on-the-job training, entrepreneur mentoring
- Transition education
- Resiliency & life skills
- Nightly Buddy Check, 7pm MT
How the contract works
From first conversation to mentor in place.
The specifics of each agreement are set with your court.
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01
Conversation
Tell us about your court, your participants, and what support you need.
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Scope & agreement
We set the scope of mentor services together.
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03
Mentor in place
A trained WarriorNOW Peer Mentor is assigned to work with your participants.
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Coordination
We report to the court weekly and attend every court hearing.
Court outcomes
Results
Veterans mentored in court
Treatment court graduates
Veterans helped with employment
Court program contact
Let's talk about your participants.
Your point of contact for court programs:
Nick GastonExecutive Director