Youthentity is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering youth through career exploration and financial literacy. Your support helps us shape futures—thank you for making a difference!

Youthentity’s mission:

The Mission:

To empower and prepare youth for successful futures through financial education and career readiness.

How we do it:

To give kids a head start in achieving success, Youthentity offers programs in Career Development and Financial Literacy.

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Youthentity’s Annual Report is an in-depth report on our milestones and accomplishments for the 2024-2025 academic year. Read it here!

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Financial Housekeeping: Clean up your family’s budget

Looking for a budgeting tool? View our simple, easy-to-use budgeting template here.

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Maximize Your Impact & Tax Savings!

Support Youthentity’s workforce programs and receive a 25% Colorado state income tax credit on monetary donations (12.5% for stock and in-kind gifts). Learn how your contribution can make a difference while saving you money.

Visit The Enterprise Zone Contribution Tax Credit — Youthentity to learn more!

Our Programs

Personal Financial Literacy

It’s never too soon to teach kids how to make responsible financial decisions. With a goal to make Colorado the most financially literate region in the nation, we continue to grow our three-part personal financial literacy programming that includes I Am Financial Knowledge Levels I & II, and now High Five Your Life.

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Career Exploration for high school students

For high school students, Youthentity offers an exciting opportunity for kids to receive school credit with Career Academy. A full year program, students choose between three tracks: Construction Technology, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Management, Real Estate, Finance, and Entrepreneurship, Animal Care and Health Occupations. Meeting during school hours, our high school career exploration programs are excellent for resumes and college applications, and are for-credit classes which count toward graduation.

REAL, HANDS-ON LEARNING

Our career development programs provide real-life scenarios and skill-building, setting students up for success for any professional setting.

EARN SCHOOL CREDIT FOR GRADUATION

All Youthentity career development programs count towards graduation, providing students with elective credits.

CONNECT WITH MENTORS IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES

Our career development classes are taught by industry professionals who are passionate about teaching teens about their field.

Learn more about Career Academy

Youthentity By The Numbers

Our Impact:

8,500+

Youth impacted annually

We serve students across Colorado with personal financial literacy workshops, and offer career development experiences to Roaring Fork Valley students.

20+

years serving the community

Founded in 2002, Youthentity’s programs focus on introducing young people to careers and entrepreneurship, and building critical real-world skills such as personal money management.

Youth Served by Year

Students Served by County

Get Involved

Our programs operate throughout the academic year. We serve youth in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the Roaring Fork Valley and statewide.

Find out how to Sign Up For a Program

Learn more about financial literacy education and career development internships workshop programs, and sign up for the one that’s right for you.

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Volunteer opportunities

Volunteer your time and expertise to support our community’s kids in discovering their potential and preparing them for successful futures.

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Make a Charitable Donation

Our programs could not exist without the generous support of our donors, who make it possible for us to impact the lives of over 5,000 youth each year.

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“Everyone agrees that kids of all ages need to learn financial literacy, how to be responsible team members and to understand their own personalities so they can ultimately choose career and life paths that reward them and their communities. Youthentity helps kids reach those goals with a wide variety of real-world learning experiences throughout the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond.”

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