Since 1976, YouthZone has received 29 awards for innovation and excellence in youth programming. YouthZone has also been asked to pilot state and federal grant programs. In addition, YouthZone’s staff and board members have been honored over time with 22 awards for exemplary work in youth programming and community involvement.

2007
Published in the book Information Gold Mine - Innovative Uses of Evaluation. YouthZone was chosen from 40 organizations to be the featured organization demonstrating the use of evaluation to further an agency’s work in a variety of ways.

2007 & 2004
Recognized twice by the community as the Locals Choice Non-Profit.

2004
Recognized twice by the community as the Locals Choice Non-Profit.

2002
El Pomar Foundation Awards for Excellence, finalist in the youth category.

1998
Published in the book Building Supportive Communities for At-Risk Adolescents, It Takes More Than Services (chapter 13). This was national recognition as a rural youth agency that exemplifies some of the strategies determined necessary to develop effective and comprehensive services for youth. The only rural program chosen in the United States.

1996
National recognition at the Drug Free Schools and Communities Prevention and Technology conference in New Orleans as 1 of 10 noteworthy programs.

1996
Recognized by the Colorado Governors Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Council as one of the three exemplary juvenile justice projects in Colorado.

1995
Aspen Foundation recognition for excellence in programming particular to fundraising challenges, cost-effective management and resourcefulness in developing new funding sources.

1993
Teen Pal program chosen by the Prevention Information Center as 1 of 10 outstanding prevention efforts in rural Colorado.

1992
Lt. Governor’s award for excellence in prevention.

1990
Prevention Center recognition as an award winning prevention program in Colorado.

1988
Recognition by the National Youth Resource Center as one of 30 model youth programs in the nation.

Miscellaneous
Twice featured in Youth Today national publication. Featured in the Aspen Philanthropist Magazine.