COAPPP is now Colorado Youth Matter

Colorado Youth Matter is pleased to present our new name, logo, and website.  Although we have undergone these significant changes, Colorado Youth Matter remains committed to carrying out its mission to:

Engage Colorado communities to promote the positive sexual and reproductive health of all teens and advance the well-being of parenting teens.

Over the last 8 months, the board and staff have been working with partners and consultants to build on and improve the approach to our organization’s identity and outreach.

This name embodies the steadfast sentiment of why we do what we do.  “Colorado Youth Matter” also promotes the organization’s core belief that youth can make healthy decisions when they are given access to reproductive health services and full and honest information about their sexual health. This “matter” is something for which our organization proudly stands.

Colorado Youth Matter also continues to serve as an advocate for a large group of youth who are often relegated to the margins– teen parents.   The ability of teen parents to experience a healthy adolescence, success raising healthy children, and self-sufficiency relies greatly in their relationships with the adults and institutions around them.  Colorado Youth Matter is committed to advocating for schools, communities, and support systems that are welcoming, accommodating, and relevant to the thousands of young families in our state.

About our new website

The website is still in progress, but we are pleased to provide new sections that we hope you will find useful and interactive.

The Colorado Map that you will see across each webpage will offer county specific youth sexual health data.  In addition, the map will offer a list of health providers where youth and families can find general health services as well as reproductive health and family planning services.

The Providers section includes thorough information about Colorado Youth Matter training, as well as national training offered by prominent training organizations in sexuality education, organizational development, and curricula.

We will continue our monthly eKnow, Colorado Youth Matter’s monthly electronic newsletter, with information about national research, news, and highlights of events and trainings.

The Colorado Youth Matter website will be adding new information in the upcoming weeks and months, so please check in frequently.

The Board of Directors and staff are enthusiastic about our continued work on behalf of and in partnership with youth and communities in our state.