by Jennifer | Jul 3, 2018 | Stories of Impact
The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, one of the poorest areas in the United States, is home to the native Oglala Lakota people. This land has been fought over for decades and there is still mistrust and hate on the land towards non-natives from...
by Jennifer | Jun 4, 2018 | Stories of Impact
Never does one think that three years later one organization will still have such a huge impact on their life. But here I am three years later continuously feeling grateful for the opportunity to be a part of CYL. I was a passionate ball of energy junior year when I...
by Jennifer | Apr 30, 2018 | Stories of Impact
Considering what we have all seen repeatedly in the national media and in our own Colorado backyard, young people in our nation, our state, and our local communities have picked up the mantle of commitment and are visibly impacting the world. Colorado Young Leaders...
by Jennifer | Apr 20, 2018 | Service Adventures, Stories of Impact
Imagine yourself, back in your high school years, some of your friends may be spending their spring break sleeping for 7-days-straight, the family vacationing to Mexico… and instead, you have been hoping to enter your adventurous, challenge zone. Well, you would have...
by Jennifer | Apr 18, 2018 | Stories of Impact
School Field Days, usually held toward the end of the school year, always signal an opportunity to abandon the daily rigor and, with friends, family, and teachers, embrace the abandon of “play”. The GYSD Community Field Day will bring together students, families,...
