By Monica Torres: Prevention & Community Outreach Specialist Anet, a 10th-grade student at Battle Mountain High School, is a young woman whose determination reflects her desire to make her dreams come true and build a better future for herself and her family. She lives with her parents, who emigrated from Mexico, as well as with her siblings, forming a home filled with support, hard work, and shared goals. For Anet, her greatest inspiration is her mother, whom she describes a

By Nick Krishnan: Marketing & Events Manager Serving the community is about more than providing resources to those in need, it’s also about building relationships and connecting with community members.  Few people embody this principle more than Mauricio “Mo” Bolivar, the Community Resource Coordinator for Building Futures at Habitat.  Having spent the majority of his career working in the hospitality industry, Mo has been able to develop his natural people skills in a way th

By Michele Zoller: Operations Manager This month’s Difference Maker is Rachel Glowacki—a woman who leads with heart, lives with purpose, and reminds us all of the power of engaging with Community.  Six years ago, Rachel and her husband Casey made the move to Eagle County, drawn by the mountain lifestyle and a shared “let’s do it” mentality. Since then, Rachel has become a powerful force for good in our community, blending her passion for mindfulness, youth education and servi

By Mikayla Curtis: Director of Strategic Impact What happens when you combine passion with action? A whole lot of good for the community.  When Suri Raol, a current sophomore at Battle Mountain High School, was just a little girl, she loved exploring and playing on the river behind her home with her family.     One day while paddleboarding at six years old, she asked her father what the "chocolate donuts" were in the river. Her father explained they weren't donuts but old tir

By Jo Pennock: Intervention and Prevention Programs Manager For Mariana Rojas, Eagle County isn’t just where she grew up – it’s the...

By Cam Dole: Senior Manager of Youth Engagement At Mountain Youth, we know that when young people lean into their strengths, they create...

By Nick Krishnan: Marketing and Events Manager “Take care of the people, and the people will take care of you”, Gerry Lopez of My Future...

By Hannah Conoley, Community Mobilizer MOYA: Building Belonging for Young Adults in Eagle River Valley In the heart of Eagle River...

By Jo Pennock, Intervention and Prevention Programs Manager at Mountain Youth At this year’s Youthapalooza event hosted by Mountain...

By Monica Torres, Especialista en Prevención y Alcance Comunitario Caring, Educating, and Connecting: The Power of Early Childhood in Our...

By Nick Krishnan, Marketing and Events Manager Being a teenager is often a time in our lives where we are looking towards the future and...

By Michelle Hartel, Executive Director For many folks, traditional tutoring programs bring visions of dry literary practice and...

By Michele Zoller, Operations Manager Making a daily impact in our community as a Trusted Adult and creating a Safe Space for our youth....

By Monica Torres A Young Voice That Leads: A Student’s Commitment to Her Community By Monica Torres Community Outreach and Prevention...

Every community has a few people who make it stronger, kinder, and more resilient—people who show up when we’re hurting and help us find...

If you haven’t had the pleasure yet of meeting Gressia Aguirre Garcia, a senior at Battle Mountain High School, then you’ll quickly...

By Michele Zoller, Director of Operations   The word Leadership is defined as the ability of an individual to influence and guide others...

By Hannah Conoley, Community Mobilizer Originally from Cd. Juarez Chihuahua, and later settling in El Paso, Texas, before making Colorado...

Your February ‘Youth Spotlight’ will be engaging the full spectrum of the term ‘youth’ as today we had the pleasure to sit down with two...

Be Kind, Be Curious, Seek to Understand For this month’s Difference Maker, we interviewed Mountain Youth’s newest board member, Aaron...