GUB May 2022: Non-Event FUNdraiser!
Growing Up Boulder's virtual Spring FUNdraiser open now.
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We can’t believe it’s been a year since you helped us raise $60,000 at Growing Up Boulder’s 2021 FUNdraiser! Last year on this day, we convened US Congressman Joe Neguse, our incredible kid emcee team, and over 100 participants to explore the invaluable benefits of child-friendly communities. The funds you donated allowed us to: hire our first Americorps member and GUB Youth leader, pay our existing staff for more hours, as well as staff projects like our youth-led “Healing Day of Remembrance” and “Reimage[d] Policing” in Boulder. These projects continue to showcase what’s possible when we elevate kids' and youth voices from all backgrounds.
This year, we invite you to contribute to GUB’s May 2022 “Non-Event FUNdraiser!” Why a “non-event event”? Because we are so busy DOING the work this year, we need to save our time, while still requesting your critical financial support. Our goal is to raise $30,000 in May 2022. As part of our core operations and programming, and in line with our mission and vision to lead a global movement of child-friendly cities and participatory planning with Boulder-area youth, we are asking for your support to continue these efforts AND expand our operations to:
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U.S. Congressman Joe Neguse offering opening remarks at the Spring 2021 FUNdraiser.
Youth Emcees, Mads and Bella
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Child-Friendly City Map: 4th Edition Coming Soon!
A printed, bilingual city map of child-friendly spaces in Boulder, Colorado co-created by children and families.
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In 2019, Growing Up Boulder embarked upon a year-long process to co-create the nation's first, printed, bilingual, child-friendly city map. We did so with almost 800 children and families, half of whom were from underrepresented populations. In late spring of 2022, Growing Up Boulder in partnership with the Colorado Visitor Bureau will release the fourth edition of the child-friendly city map. By May, more than 30,000 child-friendly city maps will have been printed and shared throughout the Boulder community as well as advertised statewide through the Colorado Parent Magazine.
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A Healing Day of Remembrance: A Success
An all-ages event created by youth to honor our community’s losses and recovery from the Table Mesa (King Soopers) tragedy last March 2021
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On Saturday, April 2nd, Growing Up Boulder hosted a youth-led “healing” event to mark one year since the March 2021 Table Mesa tragedy at King Soopers (#boulderstrong). Organized by Boulder’s Youth Leadership Healing Committee (YLHC), the event offered opportunities for community members of all ages (including children) to heal from this tragedy through art, writing and community connection. Thank you to all the community members who attended to make this day so special! To learn more, check out the articles below:
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Fall 2022 Project: Nature Connection, Hope, and Action
Photo from OSMP Heatherwood Project
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GUB will work with numerous partners to operationalize (put into action) the concepts that GUB Co-Founder, Professor Emerita Louise Chawla, articulated in her article about nature connection, hope, and action. In collaboration with the City of Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks Department, Classrooms for Climate Action, and Boulder Valley School Districts’s Columbine Elementary, GUB will build upon the successful integration of curriculum, outdoor learning and youth leadership & action (service learning + stewardship activities) learned from the 2021 Wood Brothers Project. Students will then have the opportunity to share their recommendations, either via the Right Here Right Now Global Climate Summit at CU on December 1-4, 2022 or by connecting in alternate ways with decision-makers.
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Reimagine Policing: Learning Together Phase (December 2021-April 2022)
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The Boulder Police Department is hosting a series of online Town Halls on several topics the community has indicated they are interested in related to the Police Master Plan and Reimagine Policing efforts. During each meeting, Chief Herold and police department staff will present relevant topic information and data, and engage the community in a series of discussion questions. GUB and MayaMotion Healing (MMH) continue their collaboration with the City by engaging youth in these topics, sharing town hall data, and reporting their feedback to the city.
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Photo by Wylly Suhendra from Unsplash
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Our MissionGrowing Up Boulder's mission is to offer young people opportunities to participate, deliberate, and influence local issues that affect their lives.
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Growing Up Boulder’s expertise and impact on child participation in urban planning continues
to inspire UNICEF USA. We are grateful to have their partnership in building a movement to
re-imagine cities fit for children and fit for all.”
- Danielle Goldberg,
Director of Advocacy and Engagement, Child-Friendly City Initiative (CFCI) Lead UNICEF USA
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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