who we are

Working to Improve Life in Colorado

Working with young people, their parents and caregivers, and community leaders, we fund programs, organizations, and systems that help young people successfully navigate the adolescent period with hope, joy, and resilience. We leverage our experience, partnerships, and resources to implement strategies designed to unlock the potential within every young person in Colorado and offer them opportunities to live full and happy lives.

Today’s young people are our future. Together, we can and must invest in them to advance equity in health, well-being, and opportunity.

Our Approach

With hope, optimism, dedication, and urgency, we work to improve the lives of young people in Colorado.

Through collaborative partnerships, shared knowledge, and grantmaking, we work with communities to address the root causes of health inequities. We support efforts to raise a generation of healthy and happy young people by:

Promoting policies that challenge our institutions and systems to be more equitable and effective for young people and their families.
Investing in diverse leaders who are innovative and use time-tested strategies to create lasting, positive change in communities.
Creating space for young people, their families, community leaders, and policymakers to come together to harness expertise and energy to achieve health equity.

We are taking bold steps to improve the health and well-being of young people now, and we work for a future where inequities are eliminated, and health is within reach for all.

Our Commitment to Health Equity

We believe that Colorado prospers, and our collective future is brighter when all young people and their families thrive. We intentionally direct our leadership, resources, and influence to identify, illuminate, and address barriers to health resulting from racism, discrimination, and/or poverty. By collaborating with communities closest to the issues, we work to shape policies, environments, and systems to provide every young person in Colorado with love, stability, support, and opportunity.

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Our Vision

Colorado’s young people and their families are happy, healthy, and thriving.

Our Purpose

Creating equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families.

Our Values

Hope, service, inclusion, and integrity are the core values that guide our work with partners, communities, and each other.

Hope

We are optimistic as we build an equitable future.

We are committed to achieving a shared, positive vision of the future in the face of uncertainty. We work with courage and urgency so all of Colorado’s young people and their families can thrive.

Service

We act to benefit others first.

We engage with curiosity, kindness, and a desire to learn. We work in service of those improving the health and well-being of young people and their families.

Inclusion

We ensure our work is informed by diverse viewpoints.

We ask people what they need and listen deeply to understand and respect cultural and community norms. We challenge our biases to achieve the best outcomes for children, youth, and their families.

Integrity

We uphold a culture of respect, accountability, and ethical conduct.

We are honest with each other. We seek to earn trust and maintain productive relationships throughout Colorado.

United for Young People in Colorado

Our staff and board members engage with communities and organizations statewide to advance equity in health, well-being, and opportunity for Colorado’s young people and their families.

Meet the Team