Colorado LiftED Foundation

Colorado Dream Foundation is becoming Colorado LiftED Foundation

After many years of listening to young people, families, and our community, we’re stepping into a new chapter.

Colorado Dream Foundation is becoming Colorado LiftED Foundation. This change reflects how our work — and the needs of the young people and families we serve — has grown over time. For nearly four decades, our mission has centered on walking alongside youth with care, consistency, and belief. That mission remains unchanged.

What has evolved is the scope of our work.

In addition to academic and enrichment programming, we now provide access to mental health services and are expanding our support to stay connected with young people through early adulthood — up to age 25. As our work has deepened and expanded, we wanted a name that more fully reflects who we are today.

Colorado LiftED Foundation speaks to what we strive to do every day: to help young people feel grounded in support and community — and lifted into their fullest potential.

Testimonial

"After participating [in the DaVita Career Series], I've become more passionate about pursuing a career in healthcare. I explored various career roles and work environments and speaking with professionals really helped solidify my interest." – Dreamer, Class of 2026  

Over the past year, our team has been actively working to secure new career exploration opportunities for our high school students.  Based on feedback from our older youth, there was significant interest in learning about different careers in the healthcare industry.  In 2024, we partnered with DaVita, to offer a six-week intensive career exploration of the medical profession for our high-school aged youth. 

This comprehensive program took place on a college campus at Metro State University in Denver.  Students were provided with the opportunity to explore different careers in the medical industry with the guidance and mentorship of DaVita employees.  This career mentoring program has been very successful, and we’ve had increased youth participation, including additional high school students joining the career exploration who are not even part of our out-of-school time programming.  Colorado Dream Foundation values our corporate partners and continues to look for new opportunities to support our youth and families.  This is just one example of how our organization met a challenge and turned it into a success for the youth we serve!  

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