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Partners has been serving youth and families since our organization was founded in 1978. Through the years we have continually sought to best meet the needs of our community, and have expanded our programs, service area, and mission to do so.

Our Community-Based Mentoring Program was established as an intervention strategy for youth entering the juvenile justice system in Larimer County, and has evolved to more of prevention-based approach to serve kids who are facing risk factors at an earlier stage. When it was clear that we should expand to have offices in Estes Park and Greeley, we did so. When we saw there was a need for more adult support in schools, we created our School-Based Mentoring program in conjunction with local school districts. When our community was at-risk of losing important universal prevention education services, we expanded our mission and programming.

"When a mentor believes in you, you can turn around and believe in yourself. And when you believe in yourself, you can do just about anything."

- Partners Board Member

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Fort Collins/Loveland Staff

Heather Vesgaard

Executive Director

Shayna Kefalas

Program Director

Vanessa Lewis

Resource Development Director

Kim Tarka

Operations Director

Nathan Dewey

Responsible Association of Retailers (RAR) Director

Kylie Massman

Development Manager

Abby Rains

Community-Based Program Manager

Katherine Chu

Prevention Education Program Manager

Julie Carr

Community-Based Program Coordinator

Noah Davidson

School-Based Program Manager

Marilena Francisco

School-Based Program Coordinator

Sarah Hughes

School-Based Program Coordinator

Danielle Smith

School-Based Program Coordinator

Ignacio Martinez Grille

School-Based Program Coordinator

Mandy Volz

Administrative Assistant

Greeley Staff

Christopher Briotte

Greeley Program Manager

Tiffani Burke

School-Based Program Coordinator

Estes Park Staff

Kathy Whitacre

Estes Park Program Coordinator

Board of Directors Executive Committee

Travis Savage, Chair
Renaissance Insurance

Nicholas Hoogendyk, Past Chair
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

Kevin Ward, Incoming Chair
Wick Troutwein

Nate Brock, Treasurer
LEED® AP 

Jennifer Houska, Secretary
Houska Automotive

Teal Collins, Member-At-Large
Otterbox

Career Opportunities

Prevention Education Program Manager — Fort Collins, CO

ID Compliance Checker — Northern Colorado

Ambassadors, Advisory Council, Committee Positions

Ambassadors, Advisory Council, and Committee Positions
We are currently seeking volunteer Ambassadors in Greeley and Advisory Council Members in Estes Park. We also have positions for community members on our event committees. If you are interested in more information, contact us.

Youth Advisory Council Members
We are starting a Youth Advisory Council and youth in grades 7-12 are welcome to inquire with us.

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