Our youth club and coalition have been instrumental in fostering a healthier community by actively involving and empowering young individuals. Through various events and initiatives, we have successfully created platforms for youth to voice their concerns, share ideas, and work together toward positive change.
Since the Coalition’s inception in 2017, our successes have included:
- Lobbying for and passing a Tobacco 21 law in Telluride
- Preventing the approval of Cannabis Social Consumption Rooms in Telluride
- Ensuring that the Telluride Parks & Recreation Master Plan identifies space for a youth center
- Working with the Town of Telluride and the Telluride Parks & Recreation Department on the youth center design, operations plan, and funding requests from additional stakeholders
- Creating youth middle and high school clubs in the Telluride R-1 School District
- Creating a Spanish-speaking Parent Workgroup to provide an additional opportunity for a historically underrepresented part of our community to make their voice heard
- Offering live interpretation between English & Spanish at Coalition meetings and Community Conversation forums
- Supporting our local youth in creating a temporary youth hangout in partnership with the Telluride Ski and Snowboard Club
- Supporting the Telluride School District’s efforts to create a district-wide Social Emotional Learning Strategy
To explore some of the past events that have played a significant role in fostering a more connected and healthier community, please click here.
