Adams County Youth Initiative Inc

RMPS MISSION IS TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO AGE 35 IN ACHIEVING CRITICAL MILESTONES FROM CRADLE TO CAREER.

IN 2023, RMP SERVED APPROXIMATELY 30 PARTNERS INCLUDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS: ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS, SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J, AND WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS; LOCAL GOVENMENTS: ADAMS COUNTY, CITY OF AURORA, CITY OF COMMERCE CITY, CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, CITY OF NORTHGLENN, CITY OF WESTMINSTER AND CITY OF THORNTON; FRONT RANGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND NUMEROUS NON-PROFITS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. WE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN ADVANCING INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY WITHIN OUR REGION. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDERSCORE OUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ESTABLISHING A REGION WHERE ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE THRIVING. ONE OF THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR WAS THE CREATION OF OUR 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN. THIS PLAN WAS DEVELOPED THROUGH A RIGOROUS YET ESSENTIAL PROCESS THAT INVOLVED THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND SUPPORT OF ALL ESSENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS. THIS COLLOBORATIVE EFFORT ENSURES THAT WE ARE WELL-PREPARED TO ACHIEVE THE GENUINE COLLECTIVE IMPACT WE AIM FOR. AS WE UNDERTOOK THE TASK OF SHAPING THIS GROUNDBREAKING AND AMBITIOUS PLAN, WE ALSO DID THE WORK TO DEVELOP A BASELINE OF HOW MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE ON, AND ESSENTIALLY NOT ON, A PATHWAY TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY. THIS UNDERTAKING WAS FAR FROM EASY, GIVEN THAT GRAPPLING WITH DATA ANALYSIS CAN BE ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECTS OF ADVANCING COLLECTIVE EFFORTS. HOWEVER, REACHING A CONSENSUS ON THE PROXY MEASURES MARKED A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE. WE HAVE SET A GOAL FOR OUR RESILIENCY PHASE, WHICH WE AIM TO TACKLE AS PART OF OUR 2030 STRATEGIC PLAN. IN THIS PHASE, OUR OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO RE-ESTABLISH A PATH TO ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY FOR AT LEAST 71,000 ADDITIONAL YOUTH, ADULTS AND FAMILIES. WE ALSO DEVELOPED A CLEAR AND CONCISE CALL TO ACTION INTENDED AT ALIGNING ALL STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS OUR REGION IN THIS COLLECTIVE MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL MOBILITY. BUILDING UPON OUR SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENT IN 2022, WHEN OUR CIVIC INFLUENCERS PLAYED A PIVOTAL ROLE IN THE PASSAGE OF AN UNPRECENDENTED PROPERTY TAX TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR OUR THIRD LEAST FUNDED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WE HAVE EXPANDED AND ESTABLISHED A SCALABLE FRAMEWORK FOR THE CIVIC INFLUENCER MODEL ACROSS THE REGION AND THE U.S. THIS INNOVATIVE APPROACH ENSURES THAT THOSE WHO ARE MOST AFFECTED BY THE CHALLENGES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY NOT ONLY HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD BUT ARE ALSO PROVIDED WITH COMPENSATION AND SUPPORT TO SPEARHEAD THE CHANGES WE ALL STRIVE TO ACHIEVE. THROUGH THIS MODEL, WE HAVE EMPOWERED INDIVIDUALS TO BECOME CATALYSTS FOR POSITIVE TRANSFORMATION WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND BEYOND. WE HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH ADAMS COUNTY GOVERNMENT TO LEVERAGE DATA TO ENSURE THAT EVERY DOLLAR INVESTED HAD MAXIMUM IMPACT, ADDRESSING CRITICAL NEEDS AND DRIVING PROGRESS IN OUR REGION. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING TRAINING, DATA COACHING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ENTITIES WHO RECEIVED FUNDING THROUGH THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA) AND NATIONAL OPIOID SETTLEMENTS. THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS REPRESENT JUST A FRACTION OF THE WORK THAT HAS TAKEN PLACE WITHIN OUR PARTNERSHIP OVER THE PAST YEAR. EACH INITIATIVE, NO MATTER HOW SMALL IT MAY SEEM ON ITS OWN, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN OUR OVERARCHING GOAL OF CREATING A REGION WHERE OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND FOR ALL, REGARDLESS OF BACKGROUND OR CIRCUMSTANCES.