By Jami Hayes  YouthZone Executive Director  During the last year, YouthZone experienced a significant need for intensive mental health and substance use counseling and support for our families in our communities. Substance-related referrals doubled, and parent consultations and education significantly increased. From 2019...

The 2021 YouthZone Legacy Event was an opportunity to reconnect with our legacy members. This year’s focus was to show appreciation for the longest-running donors as well as the newest additions to the Legacy Club. This event gave YouthZone’s new...

Sharlene (Sharla) Salinas recently joined YouthZone’s team of youth advocates with a mission to bring lived experience and understanding to the organization’s work. Sharla has a passion for mentoring youth and has always been intrigued by the criminal justice system. She believes that her...

YouthZone Offers Tools to Handle Stress Through Mindfulness By Katie Westcott How you handle stress is important. At YouthZone, we’ve seen kids facing both real and perceived pressures that they are often not equipped to handle. During a YouthZone assessment,...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLO. (April 4, 2021) – YouthZone’s evolution from an activity-based youth program in the 1970s to a full support network for teens and families who are in crisis or need legal help has required strong leadership through the...

Rami El Gharib Restorative Justice Coordinator   Covid has both isolated and disconnected us from our friends and families, and many of us have been craving that sense of connection again. To bring some peace to our community, YouthZone is...

Lori Mueller Executive Director “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” H.P. Lovecraft At times we look forward to different opportunities on our horizon and...

Claire Hemme Communications Coordinator   In the last year schools have seen a dizzying number of obstacles that have destroyed any sense of normalcy for students and teachers alike. Last spring’s pandemic wave left schools scrambling to find solutions to make online learning possible. Because of this, many teachers...

YouthZone is humbled with gratitude for the 1,870 donations that came from the Channel 9 News Word of Thanks feature with Kyle Clark. Lori Mueller said, “This kind of support is what empowers us to continue working with kids and families. Each donation helps us...

Claire Hemme Communications Coordinator   Eq·ui·ty: the quality of being fair and impartial.   The age of good enough has come to an end meaning equity, diversity and inclusion are quickly becoming the focus of most conversations at YouthZone. In recognition of Black History Month, we want to share some of our conscious efforts to build equity in our work. Our toolbox...