About Us
Get to Know Us
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
Make a Commitment with Partners and Help Youth Realize Their Potential for Greatness
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
Noah Davidson
School-Based Program Manager
Kylie Massman
Development Manager
Abby Rains
Community-Based Program Manager
Katherine Chu
Prevention Education Program Manager
Julie Carr
Community-Based Program Coordinator
Marilena Francisco
School-Based Program Coordinator
Currently Vacant
School-Based Program Coordinator
Greeley Staff
Current Vacant
Program Coordinator
- (970) 378-6501
- skefalas@poweredbypartners.org
Currently Vacant
Greeley Programs Manager
- (970) 378-6501
- skefalas@poweredbypartners.org
Estes Park Staff
Board of Directors Executive Committee
Nicholas Hoogendyk, Chair
Merril Lynch Wealth
Management
Kim Johnson, Past Chair
Verified Volunteers
Travis Savage, Incoming Chair
Renaissance Insurance
Devon Beitzel, Treasurer
Flood and Peterson
Jennifer Houska, Secretary
Houska Automotive
Career Opportunities
Greeley Programs Manager— Greeley
Greeley School-Based Program Coordinator— Greeley
ID Compliance Checker — Northern Colorado
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.
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