Healing with children and youth
Photo credit: Tim Mossholder on Upsplash from a mural called Colorful Hands 2 of 3 by George Fox students Annabelle Wombacher, Jared Mar, Sierra Ratcliff and Benjamin Cahoon.
Funded by the Community Foundation Boulder County Crisis Fund, Growing Up Boulder is spearheading a process with and for children and youth to heal from the 2021 Table Mesa tragedy. We recognize that, in addition to the Table Mesa tragedy, our young people are facing the additional crises of covid, wildfires, racism, and more; our healing-centered work will address the intersection of this grief and trauma. Growing Up Boulder is honored to partner with MAYAMOTION Healing and the University of Colorado's Renée Crown Wellness Institute in this endeavor.
As the first step in a year-long process, we're seeking high school students to join our Youth Leadership Healing Committee. The Committee will plan a "Youth Healing Day of Remembrance." The Youth Leadership Healing Committee meetings will not only plan the event, but will engage in fun and supportive practices, such as art, movement, mindfulness, and music. We encourage high school students to apply (see buttons below) .
Funded by the Community Foundation Boulder County Crisis Fund, Growing Up Boulder is spearheading a process with and for children and youth to heal from the 2021 Table Mesa tragedy. We recognize that, in addition to the Table Mesa tragedy, our young people are facing the additional crises of covid, wildfires, racism, and more; our healing-centered work will address the intersection of this grief and trauma. Growing Up Boulder is honored to partner with MAYAMOTION Healing and the University of Colorado's Renée Crown Wellness Institute in this endeavor.
As the first step in a year-long process, we're seeking high school students to join our Youth Leadership Healing Committee. The Committee will plan a "Youth Healing Day of Remembrance." The Youth Leadership Healing Committee meetings will not only plan the event, but will engage in fun and supportive practices, such as art, movement, mindfulness, and music. We encourage high school students to apply (see buttons below) .
- TIME COMMITMENT: 2-3 hours per week from February through March 2022
- COMPENSATION: $17/hour for 2-3 hours/week for approximately 6-8 weeks
- APPLICATIONS DUE: by WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26
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School Travel Study
All over Boulder County, young people and their families walk, bike, drive, ride the bus, and use all kinds of creative transportation options to get everywhere they need to go. GUB steering committee member and consultant Darcy Kitching wants to know how you navigate your everyday trips to school, work and beyond. Darcy, a doctoral candidate at the University of Colorado Denver, is conducting a research study with the Boulder County Youth Transportation Program to learn what youth and caregivers need and want from our local transportation systems while testing new data-collection methods that may help the people who plan and construct streets, paths, trails, and transit networks to understand families better.
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Reimagining Policing
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“Growing Up Boulder’s expertise and impact on child participation in urban planning continues |
News & Updates
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Read our latest program news HERE!
Growing Up Boulder Receives Generous Gift from the Anchor Point FoundationTwo of our incredible program kids, helped create a 2-min video ask for a local foundation. Read a blog entry by Brad Feld, Anchor Point Foundation C-Founder, who loved this innovation fundraising submission.
KGNU Radio Interview with a Program Alumni Advocating for Kids Voices
Child- and Youth-Friendly Initiative Inspires Municipal Leaders, Educators, Community Advocates - on KGNU's "Public Affairs" (March 22nd, 2021). Listen HERE to hear from a local 6th grader who has been at the center Growing Up Boulder's movement since she was in preschool.
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For Mother's Day:
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Placemaking Pioneers
In 2019, Growing Up Boulder embarked upon a year-long process to co-create the
nation's first, printed, bilingual, child-friendly city map.
nation's first, printed, bilingual, child-friendly city map.
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Growing Up Boulder Resources
Click on the images below to learn more about GUB resources, including books, maps, and talks, created by GUB team members, past and present.
