Colorado Uplift

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How We Started Colorado UpLift was founded in 1982 by Dr. Kent Hutcheson as a summer jobs program for urban, at-risk youth. Dr. Hutcheson‘s passion was to help urban young people find hope in hopeless circumstances. ( Click here for Dr. Hutcheson's bio). Program Evolution Due to the negative traits such as poverty, violence, drugs, gangs, and dysfunctional family units, UpLift teenagers were entering the jobs program with negative social behaviors. UpLift quickly changed its strategy in 1987 to teach character qualities and life skills needed for long-term success, starting at a younger age.

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