Colorado UpLift

🎯 Behind the Bullseye!
A huge thank-you to Target for giving our students an exciting behind-the-scenes look at store operations! Students explored career pathways, heard inspiring leadership journeys, and learned about the many opportunities within the retail industry. It was a valuable opportunity to see the teamwork, leadership, and strategy behind a brand they know and recognize. ❤️

A big thank-you to the Semilla Project for partnering with UpLift College & Career for an amazing day at CSU Fort Collins! 🌱🎓 Students explored campus resources, toured the Agricultural Sciences Building to learn about landscape architecture and computer-aided design, and visited the campus greenhouse to experience horticulture in action. We’re grateful for opportunities that help our students explore new possibilities!

Every year, our Staff Retreat gives us the opportunity to step away from the day-to-day, reconnect with one another, recharge, and remember why we do what we do. It’s a time to laugh, reflect, grow, and be reminded that we’re stronger together.

A huge thank you to our UYM team for thoughtfully coordinating every detail and creating such a meaningful experience. Thank you for investing in our staff and reminding us what it means to be part of a team that’s committed to serving together.

We are still smiling over here.
The 2026 FourPoint Pickler raised more than $250,000 for Colorado UpLift students -- and honestly, that number still feels surreal. That is a full year of programming for nearly 250 young people in Denver.
FourPoint Energy built something really special with this event. The way their team shows up -- not just with a check, but with genuine enthusiasm for the work -- is something we do not take for granted.
To everyone who played, sponsored, and cheered: thank you. Our students are better for it.

Congratulations to our 2026 Champions, Eric Palmer & Mike Lopez representing Team Plante Moran!

A very special thanks to Gates Tennis Center for delivering a first-class tournament experience!

Growth doesn’t always start with excitement — sometimes it starts with mud, nerves, and a little hesitation.

Huge shoutout to Mr. Los and Ms. Marissa for taking current students and alumni on a mud run and challenging them to step outside their comfort zones.

What started as something they weren’t exactly thrilled about turned into a moment of grit, teamwork, and growth mindset.

Now? They’re already talking about taking on the run again next year.

Thank you, Mr. Los and Ms Marissa for pushing our students to believe they can do hard things — and then helping them prove it to themselves. 💪🏽

Hope has an address.

Colorado UpLift broke ground on the Colorado UpLift Community Campus - a permanent home for the mentorship and leadership programs that have been changing the lives of Denver and Aurora's youth for 43 years.

The moment that stopped the crowd?

A local mom stepped to the microphone and said: this community needs a safe space. A place where students can just be kids.

No script. No talking points. Just a mother who knows what is missing - and what this campus will finally provide.

We heard from the donors who made this possible. We heard from community leaders who have watched UpLift work for years. And two UpLift students stood up and told us what this organization has meant for them -not the building, but the relationship. The adult who showed up. The place that became home before there was even a home to point to.

Just over $8 million secured. $15 million is the goal. The campaign is open.

If you believe one relationship can change a young life - this is what that belief looks like when a community builds it together.
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A huge thank you to everyone who made this day possible!

Our staff and students showed up with heart, determination, and community spirit at the Colfax 5K.

Every step was more than just part of a race — it was a reminder of what happens when we encourage one another, push past limits, and keep moving forward together.

We're so proud of our students and grateful for the staff who continue to walk, run, mentor, and lead alongside them. This is what UpLift is all about! 🧡

Special shout out to for training support, race day support, hydration partnerships with RNWY and GU, and providing every student participant with exclusive BMR Colorado medals! We're grateful for your partnership and being the village our students need.

We’re featured in Target Circle™. Show your support for Colorado UpLift and vote for us in the Target app.

Step 1: Choose ‘My Target’ in the Target app or ‘Account’ on Target.com
Step 2: Make sure “My store” is set to zip 80247 ( you can change your store back at any time)
Step 2: Tap ‘Cast votes’
Step 3: Find us & vote

Voting period: April 1st- June 30th

Earning Votes
Guests earn one vote every time they make an eligible purchase at Target, online and in-store. In this regard, it’s not your typical voting program. Members earn votes as they shop at Target.

Please share to your network, so we can continue to get more votes

We gathered for more than a graduation and scholarship presentation party. It was a reminder of what long-term, life-changing relationships can build.

Eighteen students received scholarships — and one very lucky student received a full ride. Sixty-three students were presented with their Colorado UpLift graduation cords.

But those cords are not just a program completed.

They represent the van rides. The mountain trips. The after-school conversations. The Teacher/Mentor who answered the phone. The adults who kept showing up. The moments when someone looked a young person in the eye and said, “Your future is great, and it matters.”

One by one, our Teacher/Mentors brought their students onto the stage and placed those cords around their necks themselves.

That is what made the night so powerful.

Moments like that do not happen by accident. They happen because a community decides to show up — year after year, relationship by relationship.

Congratulations, Class of 2026. We are so proud of you. Once you are part of UpLift, you are always part of UpLift. Your story is still being written, and we cannot wait to see where it goes next. 🎓

Our latest service trip to Tijuana, Mexico was a powerful reminder of what leadership looks like in action.
Colorado UpLift student, staff and donors stepped up as servant leaders, helping build homes for three families and showing what can happen when compassion turns into action.
We are so proud of the way they served, worked hard, and represented the heart of UpLift.
This is what it's all about: building leaders who use their lives to make a difference.