One in five college women is sexually assaulted, according to statistics. Yet only a fraction of these crimes are reported, and even fewer result in punishment for the perpetrators. “The Hunting Ground,” a documentary being screened at Colorado Mountain College in Edwards on May 10, examines rape crimes on college campuses, institutional cover-ups and the…
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 the free event to help promote the theme, “Be A Buddy, Not A Bully.” The Buddy Mentors booth included a bean bag toss and “Buddies” egg…
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” builds on the idea that we are stronger together, and that organizations and community members can work together to expand sexual assault prevention efforts and…
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 buddies, it was their first time on snowshoes, or the first time on the mountain or a ski lift. The group visited the Beaver Creek…
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 on which to paint a snowy mountain landscape. According to Lauren Merrill, owner of Alpine Arts, the only rule for painting is that “there are no…
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 trimmings and a visit from Santa. Vail Resorts EpicPromise, provided the dinner and the tubing. Santa, with a little help from Howard Head Sports Medicine,…
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 process. The Colorado Psychology Internship Consortium, also known as CO-PIC, prepares interns to meet the needs of rural and underserved populations. Research suggests that behavioral…
Avon – Bright Future Foundation recently received a visit from Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman as part of a listening tour. Bright Future was selected for its efforts in the prevention and intervention of domestic violence and sexual assault. Coffman’s office is partnering with organizations like Bright Future to assess domestic violence prevention efforts in…
