On July 27, the 10th Auunal Grand River Classic and Downtown Car Show held a fundraiser for YouthZone. The fundraiser was coordinated by Michael Whiddon of the 811 Call Before You Dig organization.  Vehicle owners and spectators voted for their favorite...

-by Lori Mueller, executive director Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation.  If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you.  ~Erma Bombeck   Just thinking of summer...

The Partnership is working toward a vision where all young people will be able to live their lives free of drug and alcohol abuse By bringing together renowned scientists, parent experts and communications professionals, The Partnership at Drugfree.org translates the...

Jen Shepherd from Omni Research visited the YouthZone Pals Mentoring Program to hold a focus group with middle school aged mentees. Omni is working with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado to get feedback on issues middle school girls encourter, goals...

The month of July is National Purposeful Parenting Month. Purposeful parenting strives to build strong, positive, functional families with children of all ages by recognizing the important of meaningful relationships between parents and children. Being a purposeful parent takes work and commitment in order...

Members of the YouthZone Pals Mentoring Program gathered for an evening of sub sandwich eating and electric motor building. During the evening kids learned about magnetism, magnetic fields and how magnetic forces interact to cause movement. By the end of the evening, each...

Great news!! Colorado House Bill 13-1254, introduced by State Representative Pete Lee, has passed.  The Restorative Justice (RJ) Pilot Project law will initiate an RJ fund by adding $10 to offender fees.  This fund will help develop new pilot projects...

Make Water Safety Your Priority Swim in designated areas supervised by lifeguards. Always swim with a buddy; do not allow anyone to swim alone. Even at a public pool or a lifeguarded beach, use the buddy system! Never leave a...

      Thanks to the Mountain Riders Motorcycle group for a $1300 donation from their annual “Turtle” Poker Run fundraiser for YouthZone. The event began 20 years ago to honor Stella “Turtle” Tucker who was killed at an early age...

We’re Celebrating 10 Years Please join us … This year marks a decade since the establishment of the YouthZone Foundation, and we believe it deserves to be recognized. Our “Power of Ten” campaign is the start of our celebration. The...