Encouraging and Motivating Tweens Presentation The Beauty of Tweens: Encouraging and Motivating Great Behavior is the topic on March 18 at St. Stephens from 5-7 p.m. If you are tired of working on the same problems all the time and want to experience positive change with your teenagers, this presentation is for you. Learn about positive possibilities, understand how to make an agreement that works, uncover a teens hidden strengths, and learn how to have more influence.

Annual Appreciation Banquet YouthZone's annual appreciation banquet was held February 18 with over 215 in attendance. The banquet is YouthZone's way of thanking their many supporters. Read more about the banquet and this year's award winners. Annual Awards Banquet

YouthZone now has a newsletter Be sure to check out YouthZone's past newsletters.
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Colorado Nonprofit Feature YouthZone was featured in the Colorado Nonprofit Association newsletter for July/August 2009. The article was titled "Youth Services:Filling the Gaps to Build Healthy Communities." The article talked about the importance youth service organizations make in young lives and communities. It quoted a poem written by a teen who was a victim of abuse in her home and wrote the poem to express the support and guidance she found from a counselor at YouthZone. The girl is now an architectural engineer and helping to start a nonprofit for medical needs in underserved populations.
"This poem is for you whose courage and strength is a model for me to mold to. Whose guidance and understanding helps me see things through. Whose friendship and caring I hold to be true. These traits to me were once new. But now these things that I see in you, can be found in me."

Statistical Information on Kids - This is a great website to provide you with statistical information on kids. Site

Coalition of Juvenile Justice Nominates YouthZone - YouthZone has been nominated to represent Colorado in a nationwide study. The Coalition of Juvenile Justice (CJJ) is seeking input from youth organizations from each state regarding positive youth development. As we stated in our nomination: "Through individualized services, YouthZone staff help young people build resiliency by learning how to use their strengths and assets to create positive life experiences." Review Nomination