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Mountain Youth and Eagle County Schools Expand Collaboration
Collaborative grant funding brings teacher training Being young isn’t easy. The halcyon days we remember might just be a thing of the...
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Jan 28, 20203 min read
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Growing For Good
Quality, evidence-based programs can transform a young person’s life. Mountain Youth provides such programs—whether it’s We Hear U,...
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Jan 28, 20203 min read
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Vaping: What To Know + How To Talk About It
It seems like vaping has dominated the headlines in the past year. From the sounds of it, everyone is vaping. There’s good news though:...
MountainYouth
Jan 24, 20203 min read
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Difference Maker: Sage Nelson
Sage Nelson grew up in Eagle County and, lucky for the students at Battle Mountain High School, she came back and makes a difference to...
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Jan 1, 20202 min read
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Youth Spotlight: Shelby Delaney
Follow the Leader, Shelby Delaney By: Hillary Higgins Shelby Delaney stood out immediately to me when she walked into my Life Skills...
MountainYouth
Dec 30, 20193 min read
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Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse: It’s Preventable, Not Inevitable
It can feel scary and foreign looking into our child’s world. So much is changing in a short time and it's hard to know how and when to...
MountainYouth
Dec 12, 20193 min read
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6 Gifts proves the best present is without drugs or alcohol
Six athletes share their inspirational stories as they gain sobriety and relish healthy, active lives. There’s so much to celebrate where...
MountainYouth
Dec 2, 20193 min read
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Youth Spotlight: Flor Vasquez
By Carol Johnson, Community Education Manager Flor’s Walk To Water Flor Vasquez, a freshman at Colorado Mountain College, credits...
MountainYouth
Dec 1, 20193 min read
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Difference Maker(s)
Recently I posted a ski coat for free on Facebook and was overwhelmed by the number of people who needed a free jacket. While many of us...
MountainYouth
Dec 1, 20192 min read
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Language Justice Speaks Loudly
Mountain Youth would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to the November 5 and 6 inaugural Latinx Eat Chat...
MountainYouth
Nov 14, 20193 min read
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Self-care Takes Center Stage at ECP
Read about the workshop in the Vail Daily.
MountainYouth
Nov 1, 20191 min read
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Difference Maker: Tara Picklo
There are people who seem to bring light with them where ever they go. They search for ways to make a difference, and jump into make that...
MountainYouth
Oct 31, 20192 min read
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Why T21?
Colorado youth are vaping nicotine at twice the national average, 27% of Colorado high school youth reported using an electronic vapor...
MountainYouth
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Youth Spotlight: Davis Krueger
Mountain Youth exists to boost leadership and advising opportunities for youth through collaboration. The young people we aim to engage...
MountainYouth
Oct 30, 20192 min read
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(NOT) Lost in Translation
Inaugural Spanish-speaking Eat Chat Parent workshop focuses on self-care and behavioral health About a year ago a local woman graduated...
MountainYouth
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Mountain Youth nos habla sobre su taller inaugural en español de “Eat Chat Parent” sobre el cuidado
En este caso, permítanos compartir sobre el taller de “Eat Chat Parent” en español de este mes de noviembre y compartirle sobre lo que lo...
MountainYouth
Oct 30, 20193 min read
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Eagle River Youth Coalition is now Mountain Youth
18 year organization matures
MountainYouth
Oct 3, 20194 min read
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Difference Maker: Buzz Busby
Sometimes there’s a sign, it might seem like divine intervention or your manifestations coming to life. Or it might be an actual,...
MountainYouth
Oct 1, 20192 min read
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Safe Driving For All
Mountain Youth and local law enforcement are working together to prevent underage access to alcohol, reduce impaired driving, and keep...
MountainYouth
Sep 30, 20192 min read
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Youth Spotlight: Cleo Braun
Get to know Cleo. She is a VSSA competitive skier and she would like for people to get to know what it is like. We sat down for a...
MountainYouth
Sep 30, 20193 min read
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