JOINT INITIATIVES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES
At a Glance
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- Accomplishments: This presentation highlights JI's impact.
- Our History: JI has always been in the business of improving services to children and youth in the Colorado Springs area. However, our mission has changed over the years as the needs of children, youth and their families have become more complex.
JI was founded in 1989 by Robert Van Cleave of the El Paso County Department of Human Services, Charles Vorwaller of Pikes Peak Mental Health, and Judge Richard Toth, District Court. These three individuals met to discuss their concerns about the number of children and youth that were being placed in out-of-county and out-of-state residential placements. Through this initial collaboration, out-of-county placements were reduced by 40%.
Joint Initiatives became a Colorado nonprofit corporation in 1995 and obtained tax exempt status in 1996.
