Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (TDVAM) is a campaign to amplify the needs of youth and their experiences with dating abuse. In 2010, Congress declared Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month each February. Teens, young adults and their loved ones join together to spotlight this pervasive and harmful issue, and how prevention and education can change…
Stalking Definition: A pattern of behavior directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person’s safety or the safety of others; or suffer substantial emotional distress. Stalking and harassment are similar and can overlap. Harassment may be part of a stalking pattern of behavior/course of conduct. Generally, the…
This National Mentoring Month, imagine a world where young people feel empowered, encouraged, and understood. Mentors can make that world a reality by helping young people find and follow their passions, excel in school, and thrive wherever they are. Our group was established to help elevate the lives of Eagle County Youth. Please consider sharing…
During this season of gratitude, we thank you for your continued support of Bright Future Foundation and Buddy Mentors. We never lose focus on the challenges our clients strive to overcome. Our board and our staff remain committed to supporting victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual abuse, stalking, and trafficking in Eagle County. Bright Future Foundation offers…
This October, please recognize the impacts of Domestic Violence on your immediate community. Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) evolved from the “Day of Unity” in October 1981 conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. The intent was to connect advocates across the nation who were working to end violence against women and their children.…
In first year, facility has served 46 survivors and their children Bright Future Foundation’s BrightHouse hit the one-year milestone this summer after construction was completed and the facility opened to survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assualt in 2021. The new emergency housing facility is a vital component of crisis response and is essential to the…
From the Vail Daily The Vail Valley Partnership, the valley’s regional chamber of commerce, on May 13 honored some of the valley’s best at the 19th annual Success Awards. This year’s awards honored nine businesses and three individuals at a ceremony held at the Riverwalk Theater. But there was a lot of work to do…
Reprinted from the Vail Daily The Vail Valley Partnership, the valley’s regional chamber of commerce, on May 13 honored some of the valley’s best at the 19th annual Success Awards. This year’s awards honored nine businesses and three individuals at a ceremony held at the Riverwalk Theater. But there was a lot of work to…
In collaboration with Vail Health, Eagle Valley Behavioral Health and Bright Future Foundation, Colorado Mountain Medical launched Eagle County’s first and only Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE)/Forensic Nurse Examiner (FNE) program to ensure victims of sexual assault can receive immediate medical and emotional attention without leaving the community. The moments directly after a sexual assault…
Bright Future Foundation is humbled and proud to announce that we have been selected as finalist in 4 of the Vail Valley Partnership’s Annual Success Awards 10 categories. The 19th Annual Success Awards recognizes businesses and individuals who have excelled over the past year and acknowledges their hard work and dedication as the best in the…
April 2022 marks the official 21st anniversary of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Learn more about SAAM at the National Sexual Violence Resource Center: https://www.nsvrc.org/saam/2022/about/historyofsaam
What exactly IS considered stalking in Colorado? Under Colorado law, the crime of stalking defined by Colorado Revised Statutes section 18-3-602 (1) and states: A person commits stalking if directly, or indirectly through another person, the person knowingly: (a) Makes a credible threat to another person and, in connection with the threat, repeatedly follows, approaches,…
