Our What
Education For a Lifetime (EFL) promotes conversations around relationships and mental health, with an emphasis on sexual activity and suicide prevention. While advocating for optimal whole-person health, EFL focuses on removing stigma around these topics.
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Our Mission
For every student to have healthy, non-violent relationships, as well as access to help and hope to live purposefully.
We accomplish our mission through…
- Our programs for students: Pursue and Who Can Relate
- Our program for parents: Parent Talks
- Our trainings for educators and youth workers: Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Our mental health presentations
Our Where
We are located on the west side of Colorado Springs and have been partnering with our community for almost four decades. We are passionate about providing relevant, research-driven education and resources for students, parents/trusted adults, and faith communities.
Local High Schools and Middle Schools
You can find one of our staff speakers or volunteer speakers throughout almost every district in Colorado Springs. Currently, we teach our programs in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Woodland Park, and Cripple Creek schools. If you would like to have Pursue High School, Pursue Middle School, or Who Can Relate in your school, please contact us for more information or to schedule us to teach in your school.
We also train teachers and school staff in Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Please contact us for more information or to schedule a course.
Throughout Our Local and Neighboring Communities
We are instructors and speakers with several years of experience in the education, health, mental health, and suicide prevention arenas. All our staff have been certified in YMHFA and ACEs, and are Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse and Neglect in Colorado. Some of us also have QPR, trafficking prevention, at-risk youth, nursing, and Teen Mental Health First Aid instructor (TMHFA) training.
We are currently instructing adults who work with youth/parents/adult advocates in YMHFA and ACEs. Please contact us for more information or to schedule a course.
We also are available for speaking engagements, conferences, and symposiums for Parent Talks or for mental health presentations. Please contact us for more information or to schedule a presentation.
Our Team
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Allen Hunter
Director
Allen is a Colorado native, and now calls Colorado Springs his home. His focus is on community outreach and engagement. He loves to lead the next generation to find a deeper meaning to life. Allen has worked with youth and families for more than 25 years in nonprofits and schools. He holds a Master’s Degree in Youth, Family & Culture. He is also a Mandatory Reporter of Child Abuse and Neglect in Colorado. Allen is certified in Youth Mental Health First Aid, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and is a Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor. Allen and his wife enjoy riding their tandem bicycle and they continue to grow their parenting skills with their three adult children.
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Sienna Adams
Lead Speaker
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