Youth & Family Connections

Our strong desire to work with this community provides opportunities to engage in special events and fund raising activities. This page will be updated to inform community members of the activities going on with Youth & Family Conenctions in Weld County.

The Weld County Juvenile Assessment Center is pleased to inform residents, businesses and partner organizations in Weld County of our organizational name change and extend an invitation to our open house event at our facility. Please come and enjoy a tour of our building and refreshments.  

When: Wednesday, January 20th ~ 11:30am - 1:00pm

Everyday in Weld County, individuals make amazing contributions to the lives of children. The Juvenile Assessment Center recognizes the importance of these contributions and was proud to honor three individuals at our annual dinner and awards ceremony on October 15, 2009, at the University of Northern Colorado Ballroom. It was a wonderful evening of fine food, friendly conversation and inspiring stories that touched many hearts as we honored the heroes in our community who have made a positive difference in the lives of Weld County Youth.   

This year's event raised $29,986 for the Juvenile Assessment Center and was attended by over 280 individuals from the Weld County area. This great turnout creates a powerful statement that the Juvenile Assessment Center is reaching out to the community and will in turn be able to reach out to more Weld County Youth.

The following three individuals were honored as local heroes at this year's celebration.

Rebekha Moody                                                             Ed Clark
             JAC Hero                                                           Community Hero

Elizabeth Garison
Law Enforcement Hero

 Weld County Graffiti Mural Project 2009
The Weld County Graffiti Mural Project was a community wide collaborative effort to bring juvenile drug awareness to the forefront by using the theme: "Drugs Destroy Families." 

Three teams of area youth created positive, anti-substance abuse murals in different locations around town using their own experiences, unique talents, and a lot of spray paint! The participants ranged from 6yrs old to almost 20 and all worked together to create their masterpieces in very different environments.  Each mural takes on a different view of the theme and brought a lot of discussion as to what substance abuse does to the family and what it had possibly already done to their families.

The murals were finished in early November and a Celebration potluck dinner was held on November 18th.  We had over 50 individuals attend the potluck including the youth participants and their families, team leaders, and community members.  Everyone enjoyed the debut of the Graffiti Mural Project Video (below) and everyone was eager to cheer on the youth participants as they received their t-shirts, DVDs, and gift certificates. 

Team Colorado's Youth
Recognized for Creative Use of Imagery & Message
Location: 1407 2nd Street, Greeley

Team 4 Horsemen
Recognized for Expressive Quality
Location: Northern Colorado Youth for Christ - 134 11th Ave

Team Youth Enrichment
Recognized for Clarity of Theme & Visual Narrative
Location: Inside the Greeley Mall - 2050 Greeley Mall, Greeley

Please help support the Weld County Graffiti Mural Project by purchasing a Graffiti Mural Project T-Shirt, Poster, or DVD.  All proceeds will go to the funding of next year's project and will help to make it bigger and better!  Thank you for your help and support!

Graffiti T-Shirt w/  Murals on Back - $12.00

24" x 36" Poster - $5.00

DVD - $5.00

Please make all checks payable to the Weld County Juvenile Assessment Center.