Foundation Stories
- Fellowship
Growing up, whenever I heard “summer camp” I immediately thought of campfire songs, capture the flag, and cabin living. However, after spending a whole summer working…

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- Fellowship
When I think of mentorship, I think of a teacher-student relationship, almost in the Confucian sense: An older, wiser person takes a younger, naïve student under…
- Regional Partnerships
After a year of strategic discussions, the Southeast Regional Council decided last December to allocate 50 percent of its annual funding towards organizations that support youth…
- Regional Partnerships
The San Luis Valley Regional Council shifted its focus to youth mental health in 2020. Initial funding in this focus area supported three organizations: Early Childhood…
- Regional Partnerships
In October, the Central Peaks Regional Council met with a panel of four youth mental health experts from each county in the region—Chaffee, Custer, Fremont and…
- Internship
Communities are at the heart of change in every issue that we face. Who better to lead the charge than those who are most impacted by…
- Fellowship
Graduating during a pandemic felt like walking off a bridge into murky water: unclear, abrupt and a bit cold. There wasn’t a big graduation to celebrate…
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