From Airen Goodman CYDC/Senate Bill 94 Coordinator YouthZone clients can get credit hours with our on-line Life Skills classes. Use your spare time while stuck at home to completed your UPS hours. The more you do and the more effort you...
Continue ReadingSecond week of YouthZone Virtual Life Skills classes: NonVerbal Communication and Well Being
From Airen Goodman CYDC/Senate Bill 94 Coordinator March and April in-person Life Skills classes are postponed until further notice, but YouthZone clients can get credit hours with our on-line classes. You might as well participate, I’m sure you have plenty of...
Continue ReadingFAQ sheet for Colorado Stay In Place order
Colorado’s Governor Polis announced a statewide Stay at Home order effective Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 6 a.m. This means Coloradans should not leave home except for critical activities including: *Obtaining food and household necessities including medicine *Going to and from...
Continue ReadingCourts closed to mitigate exposure to COVID-19
State and local governments have required social distancing rules be implemented in our communities. To decrease the level of exposure to COVID-19, some local courts are closed. Glenwood Springs Municipal Court closed until June 16 New Castle Municipal Court closed...
Continue ReadingVirtual Life Skills class credits offered by YouthZone: Issues Facing Our Youth and Finding Resources
From Airen Goodman CYDC/Senate Bill 94 Coordinator I hope you are all doing well and staying healthy! Due to the circumstances lately, we are unable to meet in person for the Life Skills classes. March and April classes are postponed...
Continue ReadingCarol Wolff joins YouthZone as new Development Director
Nonprofits require a steady hand at the helm, a strong supporting staff and the right person in place to lead development. YouthZone’s new Development Director Carol Wolff intends to make sure sustaining efforts are continued to financially support our regional...
Continue ReadingCOVID-19: YouthZone takes steps to limit contact while continuing to help youth
To our YouthZone community Our Board of Directors and staff are in touch with schools, courts, colleagues and public health concerning news and events surrounding COVID-19 in our communities. Our focus is to continue services for our youth and families...
Continue ReadingYouthZone partners with Colorado Workforce and Vocational Rehabilitation
Partnership provides youth opportunity for career development Finding a job can feel monumental. Especially if it’s your first time, you’re a teenager, and you have neither experience or a high school diploma. It’s even harder if you...
Continue ReadingYouthZone searches for ideal use of basement in Glenwood
By Lori Mueller Exeutive Director YouthZone moved into their new Glenwood building on 9th and Blake in March 2019 and opened the door to various collaborators and nonprofits utilizing their basement over the past year. With the help of one...
Continue ReadingYouthZone is NOT a punishment … It is an opportunity
By Jennifer Hawks Youth Advocate II When talking to youth in our valley, I am always interested to hear what they know about YouthZone. Nine times out of ten, they respond that it’s where you go when you get in...
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