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Please join us in Building Game Changes across Southern Colorado, as 100% of our youth, is 100% of our future!
Since 2013, First Tee- Southern Colorado has been working to address the challenges facing our young people. Our kids and teens are facing challenges unseen by previous generations. They live in a world where social pressures are always on, calm and confidence are hard to access, and perseverance is a required superpower every day. Did you know:
At First Tee, we see golf as a metaphor for life. It's not the score that counts, but what you learn along the way. Like in life, golf requires goal setting, working with others and digging deep when things get tough. We have seamlessly integrated the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, where we create active learning experiences that build inner strength, self confidence and resilience that kids can carry in everything they do. We call this building Game Changers!
First Tee - Southern Colorado impacts the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
First Tee is an international nonprofit, youth development organization and First Tee— Southern Colorado is one of 150 chapters! First Tee was founded in 1997 with the mission to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values, and promote healthy choices.
First Tee— Southern Colorado officially became a part of the Southern Colorado community in 2013, with the mission to help youth discover their best swings and best selves. First Tee— Southern Colorado is a regional chapter of the international, non-profit First Tee, and is dedicated to helping youth through fun educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices. First Tee is more than a junior golf program; every part of the program - the activities, curriculum and staff - is dedicated to helping participants develop confidence, overcome challenges and achieve goals.
Our chapter provides year around, multi-week programs to youth ages 3-18 throughout Southern Colorado region at 5 locations daily. Teaching Life Skills & Golf Experience—a mixture of core values such as honesty, integrity, responsibility and confidence, and life skills such as emotional and mental management, along with goal-setting and problem-solving. Additionally, the chapter hosts outreach opportunities at multiple local community centers to impact youth not easily exposed to golf and also works closely with over 22 schools across the southern part of the state to provide exposure to golf and our life skills based curriculum.
First Tee — Southern Colorado also operates a state-of-the-art 15,000 square foot indoor golf facility near the Citadel Mall, used for hosting winter programs and as a platform to expose the public to the mission and to grow the game.
Organization name
First Tee — Southern Colorado
other names
First Tee Southern Colorado, FTSC, FTSoCo, The First Tee of Pikes Peak Region,
2013
Tax id (EIN)
45-5236651
Category
Youth Development, Recreation & Sports, Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
525 N Academy BlvdHeadquarters
525 N. Academy Blvd.El Paso County, CO, US
Teller County, CO, US
Fremont County, CO, US
Pueblo County, CO, US