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...

A Rising Leader . Yoseline Herrera, affectionately known as “Yose,” deserves to be recognized for a ‘Youth Spotlight’ as she is a...

A Beacon of Light to the Next Generation  Nicole Mink, Science and Wellness Teacher at Eagle Valley High School is a beacon of light to...

Have you ever come across a human with so much passion for a cause that they put their life on pause to pursue a grand adventure? Has the...

The Future is bright! For this month’s Youth Spotlight, I met with the Youth Ambassadors at My Future Pathways (MFP) and left with...

When adults think about kids these days, emotions such as overwhelm and frustration often come to mind, leaving many wanting to pull...

A Champion for Youth and Families in Eagle County In an insightful conversation, Lupita Guerra, Family Service Coordinator for the Head...

A Spotlight on Phoenix Wellbaum: Passion, Perseverance, and Community Impact Phoenix Wellbaum (they/them) is a remarkable young leader...

This month, Mountain Youth is proud to highlight the dedication and impact of Chris Rieder, our Board President and a true difference...

Humble, hard-working and engaged sum up Mountain Youth’s October youth spotlight. Shelby Spiegel, a Junior at Eagle Valley High School,...

I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Taylor Hall, the Director for Vail Child Care Center. She shared with me that her journey...