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At AAI, we empower youth, families, and communities in rural Colorado — and your support helps make it possible.

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Why Your Support Matters
Your gift helps AAI provide life-changing experiences, strengthen communities, and empower youth to thrive.

What Your Donation Supports
Your donation fuels:

  • Program growth in underserved communities

  • Daily operations and staff support

  • Valley to Valley (V2V) Homeschool Program

  • Alpine Adventurers Program

  • AAI AmeriCorps Program

What will your donation support?

    • $25 can help provide hands-on materials for youth programs.
    • $40 helps make outdoor learning days possible for teens in our Alpine Adventurers program.
    • $50 can help make enrichment activities and group outings possible.
    • $100 can help support a scholarship opportunity for a V2V participant.
    • $250 can help make a day trip possible for local teens.
    • $300 can sponsor the travel for an AmeriCorps member to reach CO.
    • $500 can help support a field trip or a four-week series facilitated by local experts.
    • $500 can help support AmeriCorps members through our Member Support Fund when unexpected needs arise.
    • $600 can help make a full-day teen program experience possible for the entire group.
    • $2,250 can help make a transformative overnight outdoor experience possible for our teen program.


If you have an idea for a sponsorship or would like to chat about what your donation accomplishes, reach out to us!

AAI 10-year milestone
impact report

  • 21,000+ youth served across 8 counties
  • 400,000 hours served in communities
  • $2.7M+ added to the region’s economy
  • 259 youth-serving professionals placed in local communities
    • 74% credit AAI service with guiding their career path
  • 31 active AmeriCorps Service Sites
  • Valley to Valley (V2V) Homeschool Program:
    • 391 youth served
    • 7 counties served
    • 6200+ instruction hours

And this is just the beginning…

Read our full impact report!

Support AAI through multiple giving options.

Learn about our 2025 CO Gives Day Campaign and DONATE HERE

Collaborating with Community Shares of Colorado, we facilitate the acceptance of payroll deduction donations from numerous employers, creating a significant impact year after year. To initiate a workplace giving campaign, please reach out to Community Shares of Colorado at giving@cshares.org. Your support through payroll deductions makes a tremendous difference in our mission.

Alpine Achievers Initiative
PO Box 641
Salida, CO 81201

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Alpine Achievers Initiative is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.