Where Fun Has a

Purpose

Boys & Girls Clubs help kids achieve great futures by providing a safe and fun space, an engaging Club Experience and caring professionals to guide them along the way.

our impact

Club Members Are:

Empowered

84%

of Club youth have done things to help people in their community.

Supported

95%

of Club members agree that adults at Club care about them.

ENCOURAGED

85%

of Club Members agree that adults at the Club encourage them to try something different.

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our

mission

To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.

our vision

Provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Our Commitment to

inclusion

We believe every kid has what it takes. The mission and core beliefs of Boys & Girls Clubs fuel our commitment to promoting safe, positive and inclusive environments for all. Boys & Girls Clubs of America supports all youth and teens — of every race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, ability, socio-economic status, and religion — in reaching their full potential.

our

history

2005
building

Boys & Girls Club of South Park was founded in Fairplay, after operating as an after school drug prevention program for kids for a couple of years.

2009
kids holding hands

Programs expanded into Bailey and became the Bailey Summer Outreach Program (BOP).

2014
two teens playing pool

The Teen center in Bailey launched to serve Middle School students after school at Fitzsimmons Middle School.

2015
kids playing in sandbox

The BOP restructured into a year-round program serving K-8th grade Club members.

2016
boys and girls logo

The BOP became an official charted Club through Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and became the Platte Canyon Club.

2016-2
Boys and Girls Logo

To better reflect the populations being served and the vision to serve more rural communities across Colorado’s high country, the organization’s name changed to Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies.

2017
staff and students standing outside

The teen center at Fitzsimmons Middle School Closed, and the Platte Canyon Club only operates out of Deer Creek Elementary, serving K-5th grade.

2019
staff and students standing outside building

The program space at the Platte Canyon Club triples, to meet the demand of serving more youth. With this expansion, the Platte Canyon Club re-opens for middle schoolers out of Deer Creek Elementary.

2023
students painting

The Platte Canyon Club expands program hours to offer a fifth day program on Fridays, when Platte Canyon School District transitions to a four-day school week.

Our Commitment to

safety

Boys & Girls Clubs of the High Rockies’ #1 priority is the protection of the children we serve at our Clubs. Any one incident is one too many. We will do whatever it takes to ensure the safety and protection of the youth we serve and continue to improve our policies that protect young people.

We require every allegation to be reported both to law enforcement and to our national organization. We treat all these allegations as criminal matters first, which ensures that any harm to a child is investigated and handled by law enforcement. Our organization provides resources to first support potential victims and their families.

We will continue to evaluate and improve our safety policies, programs, and training for our Club staff and volunteers to protect young people from threats that are present in our society. Our ongoing goal is to implement layers of safety policies and guidelines to keep our kids safe, including:

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our team

meet our

CEO

team

jessica bartak

Chief Executive Officer

club

staff

team

Jess Ornelas

Platte Canyon Unit Director

team

Chris Garris

Platte Canyon Program Leader

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Cricket Webb

Platte Canyon Program Lead

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Gavin Salee

South Park Unit Director

team

Jo Ames

South Park Assistant Unit Director

our board of

directors

team

Morti Longsdorf

Board President

team

Emmy Glancy West

Board Vice President

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Trish Cox

Board Memeber

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Britney Schroeder

Board Member

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Nicol Randolph

Board Member

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Please contact any one of us if you have any questions or concerns regarding the safety of our Clubs and kids.

It is our top priority and we welcome any feedback, comments, or recommendations.

Jessica Ornelas
Unit Director 
Platte Canyon Club,
Bailey, CO
303-679-7546
plattecanyon@bgchr.co

Gavin Salee
Unit Director 
South Park Club,
Fairplay, CO
719-836-9019
southpark@bgchr.co