Training for educators, parents, youth leaders, and communitiesHelping Young People Build Connections and Take Responsibility for Their Actions
Youth Transformation Center provides practical, proven training that helps adults guide young people through conflict, strengthen relationships, and create healthier communities.
Three Programs. One Goal: Healthier Responses to Conflict.
Our programs help young people develop connection, accountability, empathy, and the skills to move forward after difficult situations.
Classroom Connection Circles
Restorative Justice Conferencing
Address conflict through accountability and repair.
A guided process that gives everyone involved in a conflict a voice, helps young people understand the impact of their actions and create a meaningful path forward.
Boomerang Motivational Training
Proven in Real Schools and Communities
8,500
575 → 15
Out of 11,000 students in Harrison School District Two participated in Classroom Connection Circles.
Out-of-school suspensions after restorative justice was implemented.
428
Harrison School District Two (HSD2) staff and faculty trained in restorative justice practices.
75%
Of trained HSD2 staff reported improved discipline outcomes. - Shultz Patel Evaluation
5,000+
Young people in the Pikes Peak Region reached through Boomerang since 2005.
92%
Of Boomerang graduates reported an increase in positive life choices. - Schultz Patel Evaluation
“I was just talking about the [Boomerang] training that I did at Life Skills [Center] as a student 15 years ago that changed my Perspective on life. So thankful for the work you two did to put this together and for your courage to come in to a school with kids going at each other and we learned to work together.”
- Former Boomerang Participant
Our Mission
We provide high-impact training and tools to teach youth and young adults to take responsibility for their actions and contribute to a healthier community.
Carrying Jeanette’s Work Forward
For two decades, Jeannette Holtham dedicated her life to helping young people remain connected to their schools, communities, and futures. Through Youth Transformation Center, she and her husband, Andre, reached more than 5,000 youth and gave educators practical tools for creating lasting change.
Her influence continues through the programs she developed, the lives she helped transform, and the belief that every young person deserves the opportunity to choose their own path.