Holy Cats. It's April!

Last week began like any other week: In the office. I helped Carlo tackle some of the Luncheon tasks, sifted through email, yelled at Google... You know, the usual.

On Tuesday, I went to the eye doctor and picked out some new specs. It was nearly as much fun as buying shoes! Then, I worked on our summer training schedule, chatted with a few of you all, and wrote a letter of recommendation for one of my old YESS students.

I went over to Ranum on Wednesday to see what ol' Joe is up to. Turns out, he's still doing a lot of good work over there! Loved seeing your kids engaging with one another and that rad daily agenda!

I drove downtown (what an awful place) for a meeting on Thursday morning. While there, I got to spend some quality time with Patricia while learning more about a few of the other agencies doing work under the MYDF Grant (formerly known as DABH).

• First, I heard about the Boys and Girls Club PACE Program. This is a place where students are sent when the school has exhausted their resources. Students remain in a specialized PACE place (ha) for a few weeks and are then reintegrated into their schools. PACE continues to support the students for the rest of the year. Another program I learned about 
• Next up, a representative from the Denver Public Schools spoke about some of the work she and her health services providers have been doing to mitigate drug use among youth. She shared that her program is growing, especially since marijuana is so readily available these days.
• Lastly, we heard from Brent, who works at Youth on Record. This non-profit partner uses music to inspire youth to be engaged in a productive activity. Carlo says, "They've got the cool factor" and it's absolutely true. I'm intrigued by these folks. 

Of course, today was the big luncheon day. Everybody did a magnificent job! Thank you to those who worked hard to make today successful, but were unable to attend! And thank goodness the weather held off for a bit!