Colorado Youth for a Change (CYC) is solving Colorado's dropout crisis. Learn more.
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Students served last year
2856
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Enrolled back into school last year
417
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Received diploma or GED last year
123
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Reading Corps students exceeding one year of growth
68%
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CYC’s programs support students who are showing early warning signs of dropping out or have left school altogether, helping them forge meaningful paths forward through education.
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News & Events
Young people in Colorado that have left or dropped out of school often do so because they are unable to see the benefit of a high school diploma in their present or future. The primary goal of CYC’s Reengagement program is to get young people back into school and on track to receive their high school diploma or GED.
Here's how the Reengagement team is adapting to the current global pandemic, and staying focused on finding a better future for their students.
As Colorado Youth for a Change staff and our Colorado Reading Corps AmeriCorps members pivot to align with stay at home orders, we want you to know that your generosity is still making a difference. Here’s how.
Our students need us now more than ever. It may look different – a text exchange instead of a school tour or a Facetime call instead of a meeting – but the connection remains constant. Education can provide stability during a time that feels uncertain for so many.
As staff and AmeriCorps members pivot to align with stay at home orders, we want you to know that your generosity is still making a difference.
