Fusing Glass and Fusing Friendships
Thank you to Dewey Dabbles for hosting a Buddy Mentors event in March. About 30 Junior and Senior Buddies showed up to fuse decorative mosaic plates and eat pizza. Buddy…
Art and Hot Chocolate for Buddy Mentors
The annual Buddy Mentors Art Show was held at Color Coffee Roasters in Eagle in February. Junior Buddies displayed art work while Senior Buddies and other guests mingled and admired…
Buddy Mentors Go Tubing
“It is so freezing out there,” said Christina, her cheeks red and her nose running. She grabbed the hand of her Senior Buddy, “Let’s go do it again!” Christina and…
It’s no secret that Eagle County will soon have a new safe house
It’s no secret that Eagle County will soon have a new safe house
Be Someone Special to Someone Special
Today, along with representatives from Buddy Mentors, SOS Outreach and YouthPower365, the Eagle County Board of Commissioners proclaimed January National Mentoring Month. We are proud to live in a county with such diverse and…
Vail Philanthropist’s $1M Pledge to Bright Future Foundation Jumpstarts Safe House
Randy Wyrick | rwyrick@vaildaily.com | News | December 30, 2019 Doe Browning’s pledge launches campaign to build permanent local shelter for abuse victims and their families. You have to admire local…
Colorado Gives Day is December 10th!
Colorado Gives Day is right around the corner! Bright Future Foundation is one of 52 Eagle County nonprofits working together to raise money for our individuals groups within Eagle County…
Mentor Spotlight: Ellen Smith Eaton
Mentoring is nothing new for Ellen Smith Eaton. While her two children were in school, Ellen was also in school—mentoring students. She volunteered for nearly 20 years in Eagle County…
Mental Health Funds Allocated to BFF
We are so proud of the work that we do here, and are grateful that Eagle County, with the use of revenue from marijuana sales and taxes, is able to…
Critical Response training
Bright Future Foundation hosted Vail PD 911 dispatcher Fernando Almanza last week, who gave us a refresher on 911 usage and tips for success for callers. This is great resource…