In July 2022, with funds from the Women’s Foundation of Colorado, The Senior Hub launched the BIPOC Remote Care Work Program. This program supports 28 Black, Indigenous, and Women of […]
Reclaiming My Name and My Culture
by Yesenia Gonzalez, Communications Associate for the Backbone Team & RMP Community Weaver My name is Yesenia Gonzalez, and I serve as the Communications Associate for the Rocky Mountain Partnership […]
Elevating Youth Voice Through TEGA
by Matt Horn, ACYI Americorps Vista TEGA Community Engagement Coordinator All throughout elementary school, I remember being taught the importance of “active listening.” Teachers wanted students to understand how to […]
Becky’s Blog: We’re All in This Together – Featuring Dr. Pamela Swanson, Guest Blogger
Greetings Friends, . Each of us carries uniquely created gifts, talents, ideas, dreams and hopes that we have the ability to use to affect change in ourselves, our families, our […]
Guest Blog: Principal Trina Norris-Buck & The Power of the Student Voice
When asked, I am confident that few adults would choose to go back and re-live their young adolescent, middle school years. This is an awkward time, to say the least […]
Becky’s Blog: Culture of Continuous Improvement Supports Gains in Student Achievement – Featuring Dr. Richard Patterson, Guest Blogger
Greetings Friends, . Within this blog, we are delighted to share about exciting gains in student achievement that our friends at School District 27J’s Otho E. Stuart Middle School are […]
Becky’s Blog: “Youth at the Center of our Work” – Featuring Ashley Edinger, Guest Blogger
Greetings Friends, Here at ACYI, we have been intently focused on supporting authentic youth engagement and ensuring that youth are at the center of our work. We clearly understand that […]
Becky’s Blog: “ACYI & ACEC Working Together” – Featuring Chuck Gross, Guest Blogger
Becky’s Blog: “Talk Data to Me” – Featuring Dr. Meghan Velasquez, Guest Blogger
We sure do talk a lot about data… Collecting data is essential in our ability to track progress toward community-wide goals. While we rely on these numbers to help us […]
Becky’s Blog: What’s the Plan Stan?!
What’s the Plan, Stan?! In late 2016, our team and board of directors took some time to again additional clarity on our mission, to define our role as the backbone […]