Colorado DA Reaches High-Needs Youths with Innovative Prevention Program (2023)

Office of the District Attorney, 21st Judicial District (Mesa County, CO)

Population: 150,000 | Number of Full-Time Prosecutors:27 | Contact Information

The Colorado 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the local school district and Colorado Mesa University, has developed a program aimed at helping kids in potentially difficult situations before it escalates to legal trouble. The Lighthouse Program intervenes early, providing resources to youths and their families in an effort to divert them from the court system and prepare them for future success.