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Features COYAC Alum: Marwa Ahmadzai - Marwa Ahmadzai and Wisall Safi live just a few blocks away from one another in Thornton, Colorado. The teens have been friends for three years. But growing up, the friends hardly could have been further apart.
August 25, 2021
A panel of high school students charged with developing legislative recommendations on Friday told lawmakers they want to see bills improving access to mental health services for youth and higher education for foster students as well as measures to revamp the youth advisory council.
August 20, 2021
The state listened to a dozen students talk about their pandemic-challenged school year and how Colorado could make next year better.
July 9, 2021
Centennial Citizen: Making a difference as a teen
Youth Commission member Aimee Resnick says city making relevant decisions
March 2, 2021
Northglenn Thornton Sentinel: Ananda Birungi believes her own story, and so do others
Thornton High School grad receives a 2020 Governor’s Citizenship Medal
January 14, 2021
Prodded by a contagious concern for their future, students engage with the legislative process -- and increasingly find their ideas reflected in results.
December 10, 2020
Rocky Mountain PBS: Aimee’s Story
Aimee Resnick wants other young people to know the path to recovery is not always easy. The 15-year-old says she first planned to end her life when she was 12.
November 23, 2020
Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday signed into law his first bill of 2020, which added two tribal youth positions to the Colorado Youth Advisory Council
February 26, 2020
Features COYAC Alum: Aimee Resnick - Resnick told her story as part of the launch of the Believe Denver Initiative, a project created by AT&T, which is contributing a total of $250,000 to four nonprofits that work with youth: The Trevor Project, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, City Year Denver, an Americorps member, and One Colorado.
September 18, 2019