Resources
Find resources for your family in the Roaring Fork Valley, learn more about the underlying principles behind our programs, and check out what we’re reading.
Roaring Fork Valley Resources for Families
Alpine Legal Services
Provides advice and representation on civil law matters for low income households, seniors, and crime victims
Ascendigo Autism Services
Provides experiential learning opportunities for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club
Provides youth with opportunities to excel through winter sports
Buddy Program
Provides one-on-one and group mentoring for youth
Community Health Services
Nonprofit which provides preventive health services to the residents, workers and visitors of Pitkin County and the Roaring Fork Valley
Eagle County MIRA Van
Mobile Intercultural Resource Alliance offers health resources and more in Western and Eastern Eagle County
English in Action
Offers one-on-one English tutoring for immigrant adults
Family Resource Center, Roaring Fork Schools
Connects students and their families with community resources
Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley
Partners with families to build affordable housing
Mind Springs Health
Offers mental health services in offices up and down the valley
Mountain Family Health Centers
Provides families with affordable health care
RESPONSE
Help for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
Valley Settlement Publications
Annual Report 2022-2023
Valley Settlement’s year-in-review, 2022-2023
Annual Report 2021-2022
Valley Settlement’s year-in-review, 2021-2022
Annual Report 2020-2021
Valley Settlement’s year-in-review, 2020-2021
Annual Report 2019-2020
Valley Settlement’s year-in-review, 2019-2020
Annual Report 2018
Valley Settlement’s year-in-review, 2018
Program Evaluation 2018-2019
Program outcomes and highlights for six Valley Settlement programs
Program Evaluation 2017-2018
Program outcomes for five Valley Settlement programs, by Dr. Sara Anne Tompkins
Evaluation Highlights 2017-2018
Some of the key highlights from five programs’ outcomes
What We’re Reading
The Jane Addams Model
By David Brooks: New York Times
Children’s Emotional Development is Built into the Architecture of Their Brains
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A science based approach to building a more promising future for young children and families
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Three Principles to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Building Core Capabilities for Life: The science behind the skills adults need to succeed in parenting and in the workplace
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
A Guide to Toxic Stress
Harvard University Center on the Developing Child
Integrating DLL’s Home Language in the Classroom Does Not Hobble English Learning, New Study Finds
New America
Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers
Learning Policy Institute
Colorado’s Early Childhood Workforce 2020 Plan
Colorado Office of Early Childhood
Integrating Issues: Framing for Racial Equity and Children
Frame Works Institute
The Colorado Guide to 2GEN
Keystone Policy Institute
Serving Immigrant Families Through Two-Generation Programs
Migration Policy Institute
Behavioral Activation as an Alternative Treatment Approach for Latinos With Depression
Azara Santiago-Rivera, Jonathan Kanter, Gregory Benson, Talia DeRose, Roseanne Illes, and William Reyes: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
What is Attachment?
Momentous Institute
To Help Kids Thrive, Help Their Parents
Paul Tough, New York Times
39 Magical Years of Exploration: Wisdom from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Kindergarten Teacher
Marnie Kaplan: Ahead of The Heard
Linking Social Development and Behavior to School Readiness
The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning Vanderbilt University
Early Learning in Colorado
Early Learning In Colorado By Jessica Troe: Center for American Progress
To Teach a Child to Read, First Give Him Glasses
David L. Kirp: New York Times
Two-Generation Strategies and Involving Immigrant Parents in Children’s Education
Robert Crosnoe: University of Texas at Austin
Why Are our Most Important Teachers Paid the Least?
Jeneen Interlandi: New York Times Magazine
Engaging Family, Friend, and Neighbor Informal Caregivers: Findings from Four Informal Child Care Projects
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation