“Be A Buddy” message promoted at local egg hunt
Hundreds of children hunted for toy and candy filled eggs at the Town of Avon’s Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 15 at Nottingham Park. Bright Future Foundation’s Buddy Mentors Program participated in…
Bright Future announced as a finalist for Nonprofit of the Year
Bright Future Foundation is one of three Vail Valley nonprofits nominated for a 2017 Vail Valley Partnership Success Award. Winners will be chosen by the Selection Committee comprised of last year’s winners…
Bright Future recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time for survivors, advocates and organizations to engage the greater community in education and prevention efforts. This year’s theme, “Engaging New Voices”…
Buddy Mentors snowshoe and picnic at Beaver Creek
Junior and senior buddies from the Buddy Mentors Program played in the snow at McCoy Park on Beaver Creek for the March Buddy Mentors event. For most of the junior…
Bright Future participates in national mentoring summit
Bright Future Foundation’s Executive Director Sheri Mintz, and Buddy Mentors Program Manager Janet Casson, recently attended the National Mentoring Summit in Washington D.C. The Summit brought together mentors and program…
Buddy Mentors get creative at January event
The creativity flowed for our junior buddies at the January Buddy Mentors Program event. Hosted at Alpine Arts Center in Edwards, each junior/senior buddy pair had its own individual canvas…
Buddy Mentors celebrate at Adventure Ridge
Local youth participating in the Buddy Mentors Program recently celebrated the holidays at Adventure Ridge in Vail. The evening included a tubing obstacle course, a turkey dinner with all the…
Staff Spotlight: Janet Casson, youth violence prevention
Janet Casson, who recently joined Bright Future Foundation’s team, has always been a teacher. Throughout her career, Janet has explored many subjects in a variety of settings. She has used…
Bright Future participates in psychology internship program
Bright Future is addressing the need for licensed behavioral health professionals in Eagle County by spear-heading a rural internship consortium for doctoral students in their final stage of the education…
Introducing Bright Future’s psychology intern
Stacie Freudenberg is Bright Future Foundation’s doctoral intern as part of the Colorado Psychology Internship Consortium (CO-PIC). CO-PIC is part of an effort to meet the needs of rural and…
Give where you live for Colorado Gives Day!
Bright Future invites you to support our efforts to empower Eagle County families and individuals affected by domestic violence and sexual abuse by donating to us on Colorado Gives…
Staff Spotlight: Mike Santambrogio, youth violence prevention
Serving families in our community is a passion for Mike Santambrogio. Mike recently joined our Youth Violence Prevention Team, where he works closely with fellow violence prevention specialist, Janet Casson, to implement…