Commuters driving through Eagle on January 29 may have noticed a group of adults and kids wearing yellow shirts and holding signs. It wasn’t a protest, or a call to endorse a political cause or candidate. It was simply a “Happiness Sprinkling.” A happiness sprinkling involves participants dressed in yellow holding signs with positive messages…
Bright Future Foundation is taking an innovative approach in its efforts to prevent domestic violence and sexual abuse. The organization has joined with the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence and other partners across the state to launch the new Movement to End Relationship Violence: Stand Up Colorado. Traditional prevention initiatives put the burden for change on survivors.…
Bright Future’s Buddy Mentors Program was among the local mentoring programs helping to proclaim January as National Mentoring Month at a recent Eagle County Board of Commissioners meeting. National Mentoring Month is an annual campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities, and to connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults. “Mentoring Month…
Thank you to the good people at Vail Resorts EpicPromise and Howard Head Sports Medicine for helping make the holidays bright! Youth and mentors from Bright Future Foundation’s Buddy Mentors Program celebrated the season with an evening full of festivities in Lionshead on Tuesday. The evening started with ice skating at Arrabelle rink. It was a picture perfect holiday…
After 20 years of marriage, Briana* realized that she needed to separate from her husband. During their marriage, her husband had never hit her but was verbally abusive and eroded her self-esteem. In June 2017, Briana came to our office with self-doubt and expressed that she “needed to get her husband out of the house…
Bright Future Foundation is once again participating in Colorado Gives Day – Colorado’s largest day of giving. Scheduled for Tuesday, December 5, 2017, Colorado Gives Day is the ultimate feel-good giving experience that connects donors with nonprofits while connecting nonprofits with an expanded base of supporters. Bright Future first participated in 2013, and to date has…
At Splendido restaurant, as part of last week’s Beaver Creek Wine and Spirits Festival, Bright Future Foundation (BFF) announced the launch of the Building Freedom Campaign and a $1 million donation by dedicated BFF board member Doe Browning. Browning took the initiative and pledged the lead gift that launched the $2 million capital campaign to…
Supporters of Bright Future Foundation savored a four-course gourmet dinner paired with wine, and also helped BFF set a new fundraising record for the annual Splendido Wine Dinner. Attendees engaged in friendly competition while raising money with a special “mostly silent” auction. The evening also included a paddle raise to recruit “Angels for Achievement,” a new…
Courtesy of the EpicPromise grant from Vail Resorts, a group of junior and senior buddies experienced Epic Discovery at Adventure Ridge. The Buddy Mentors had a wonderful time, starting with a nature hike, guided by Rachel from Walking Mountains Science Center. Each stop along the tail provided the kids with an interactive explanation of area flora…
The Buddy Mentors Program has inspired and fostered many Eagle County youth within the past 33 years. A celebration was hosted on Thursday, June 29 at the Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa to honor three supporters who have contributed to the program’s long-term success. The party was also a chance for the community to learn…
Survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse in Eagle County are faced with a tremendous housing barrier when deliberating on whether to report a crime. The extraordinarily high cost of living and rural nature of our region creates substantial barriers for individuals attempting to flee a violent situation. Bright Future Foundation hopes to alleviate these…
Bright Future staff and interns were among the almost 300 advocates who attended the recent Colorado Advocacy in Action Conference (CAIA) in Vail. The conference included two full days of workshops and roundtables, all designed to provide a comprehensive curriculum to benefit the often overlapping issues and work of community based sexual assault and domestic…
