Our vision is a county full of effective civic leaders focused on cultivating healthier, more inclusive communities and systems in which all Jefferson County residents thrive.
What is the Family Leadership Training Institute?
The Family Leadership Training Institute of Colorado (FLTI) is a nonpartisan, multi-sector, and community-driven collaborative focused on cultivating healthier, more inclusive communities and systems in which all Coloradans thrive. Systemic oppression, economic inequalities, and other barriers to civic engagement have long existed in the U.S. FLTI’s model reduces barriers to participation while growing individual and community capacity for change. FLTI is a 20-week program offered to Jefferson County adults and teens at no cost that develops effective civic leaders for healthy families and communities. Participants also complete community project as part of the FLTI experience, which provide an opportunity to get hands on experience and network. FLTI graduates learn how to utilize information and resources, while working together with others of different viewpoints, to improve their communities.
This training is designed to increase civic participation and promote greater collaboration between individuals, families, institutions, public administrators and elected officials as they seek strategies to respond to pressing social, health, and economic issues in their communities.
FLTI Updates
FLTI Opportunities
- 2022 FLTI program schedule to be determined.
In the News
- The Jefferson County Board of Health recently adopted a proclamation connecting citizen’s active engagement in civic life. View the proclamation.
- FLTI Bilingual liaison, Andrea Syko, wins 2019 Wayne Carle Award for Outstanding Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion
- FLTI graduates Georgina Chavez-Vasquez and Susan Brugman share thoughts on life expectancy discrepancies across Colorado.
- Check out FLTI’s Democracy in Action with Colorado’s Attorney General Phil Weiser. It includes an interview and key activities the Attorney General’s office does.
Family Leaders In Our Community
Profile Highlights
Thirteen adults and three youth celebrated graduation from Jefferson County Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Two of the projects the Family Leaders are pursuing include changing the SNAP access requirements for qualifying persons who are unhomed and helping Latinx families identify affordable, Hispanic therapists that are culturally relevant to them. Congratulations to the 2021 Graduates!
“My FLTI experience has been a dynamic one. It has given me the opportunity to challenge norms, share knowledge and experience, self-reflect, challenge myself and others, all while learning to trust the process. I have learned that there is always room for growth and we’re truly all in this together. In community, we have our best opportunity to create the change we want to see in this world.” 2021 FLTI Graduate
“I have learned that there are more things to being a leader than just telling people what to do. You have to have empathy and show kindness. You have to be able to understand what to do and help people even if they are not someone you like very much.” Lilith Syko, Youth Family Leader 2020
Where are we now?
See how FLTI graduates Rachel Hultin, Wheat Ridge City Councilwoman and Terry Gale, Wheat Ridge Race and Equity Task Force Co-Chair are working to remove barriers to make Wheat Ridge Together! See their video where they are competing as 1 of the top 5 candidates to make to make Wheat Ridge an All-American City! Video starts at 6:48
For more information, contact Kim Massey, Jeffco FLTI Site Coordinator – kmassey@jeffco.us, 303.271.6635
