Collaboration is Crucial
Community Collaboration
Our community collaboration initiative uses a collective impact framework to bring together nonprofits, schools, counselors, parents, and community members to tackle community-level issues.
Each participating county has a Steering Committee driving progress, and may have Action Teams with local projects.
Our Action Teams collaborate on focus areas by county.
Each team is made up of community members committed to developing strategies to reduce community-identified barriers related to each focus area.
Some initiatives are a collaborative effort across the region.
La Plata County
Montezuma County
Dolores County
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Dolores County Steering Committee
Youth Council on Mental Health
Youth Mental Health is the main priority for Team Up’s Community Collaboration Program across our region (Dolores County, Montezuma County, La Plata County, Archuleta County), and we are excited to involve youth in leadership and action in their communities.
The council will be composed of high school youth across southwest Colorado meeting twice a month to identify barriers to youth mental health, build leadership skills and set priorities to work on during the school year.
Community Collaboration Team
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Emily Huminski
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
emilyh@teamupsw.org
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Caroline Hoge
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
La Plata County
carolineh@teamupsw.org
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Claire West
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Montezuma & Dolores Counties
clairew@teamupsw.org
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Ava Castelaz
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT LIAISON
avac@teamupsw.org
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Tessia Fry
COMMUNITY COLLABORATION MOBILIZER
Montezuma County
tessiaf@teamupsw.org
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Katelynn Henderson
SUMMER PROJECT MOBILIZER
La Plata County
katelynnh@teamupsw.org
We listen first
Questions? Ideas? Interested in joining an action team? We welcome all comments and constructive collaboration conversations.
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