The Aspen Effect

The Problem

We are seeing a growing youth mental health crisis in Douglas County, and Colorado ranks 43rd out of all US states in combined metrics of suicide rate, mental health issues, and death from drug overdoses.

The Solution

The Aspen Effect (TAE) works to build resilient, connected families and prevent youth mental health crises and harmful behaviors through mentors, animals and a healing ranch environment.

Your Gift of Connection

Giving any gift amount online today to TAE makes sure that youth have a safe place to step away from screens, school, and stress, boosting their confidence and connection. And your generosity keeps mentors, caring connections, and safe places ready when youth need them most – before discouragement or disconnection take root. 

For Colorado Gives Day, help us reach our goal of $60,000 by December 8. Every gift ensures that healing isn’t something these youth lose, but something they find.

Did you know?! A new monthly gift goes further: A $250,000 Recurring Gift Match is available from November 1 through Colorado Gives Day on December 8, or until funds run out.

Your Generosity ... can give young people:

• A place to breathe with nature and animals
• A place to heal with grounding and connection
• A place to thrive with protection and nurturing

You may never know the people your gift helps.

But because you gave, a young person has a trusted adult to count on. A parent has connections to others experiencing similar challenges. A family is working together to prevent youth mental health crises before they begin.

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Your gift today will...

When you give to The Aspen Effect, you help youth and families build the kind of inner strength that carries them through life’s hardest moments. Together, we can create a community where every young person feels grounded, connected, protected, and nurtured and ready to rise.