The Beaver Creek Camp Commission, employees, and volunteers at Beaver Creek Experience and Beaver Creek Christian Youth Camp believe that we should love our neighbor as ourselves. As such we strive to make Beaver Creek a safe, comfortable place for everyone and especially children.
Beaver Creek Youth Camp is operated within the guidelines of Safe Sanctuaries, a policy and procedures directive to protect all God's children from harm.
The camp is licensed by the State of Colorado as a Child Care Facility (License #47928) and must "comply at all times with the Child Care Act and the rules and standards of the Colorado Department of Early Childhood." Among the rules are requirements that certain information be posted, in various formats, for the general public. Those notices for which online posting is appropriate are below.
In addition, Beaver Creek Youth Camp is a drug free campus and holds a Special Use Permit with the Rio Grande National Forest which also requires certain public notices. Those and other notices are also posted below.
Child Care Licensing Notices
To report Child Abuse/Neglect or suspected Child Abuse/Neglect at Beaver Creek Youth Camp you should contact:
Beaver Creek Youth Camp Manager
(719) 873-5311
Colorado Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline
884-CO-4-Kids (884) 264-5437
Rio Grande County Sheriff
(719) 657-4000
Rio Grande County Department of Social Services
(719) 657-3381
General Rules for Child Care Facilities 7.701.53.E
If You suspect a licensing violation at Beaver Creek Youth Camp you may contact:
Colorado Department Early Childhood
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
(800) 799-5876
General Rules for Child Care Facilities 7.701.55
The most recent licensing inspection report for Beaver Creek Youth Camp may be reviewed in the main office by contacting:
Beaver Creek Youth Camp Manager
0885 County Road 20A
P.O. Box 186
South Fork, CO 81154
or calling:
(719) 873-5311
General Rules for Child Care Facilities 7.701.56.B
To file a complaint about Beaver Creek Youth Camp you may contact:
Colorado Department Early Childhood
1575 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
or call:
(800) 799-5876
General Rules for Child Care Facilities 7.701.56.C
Drug Policy Specific to Beaver Creek Youth Camp Employees
Beaver Creek Youth Camp has a zero tolerance policy for illegal drugs - on and off campus. Staff members, paid and volunteer, may be tested at random during Staff Development, through-out the camp season, and/or when the camp manager or a director has reasonable suspicion of drug use. Staff members that are involved in an incident that require a camper or staff member to receive medical treatment away from camp, or results in a fatality, may also be tested.
An individual testing "non-negative" on any drug test may immediately be terminated from the staff of Beaver Creek Youth Camp and excluded from the camp property. An appeal of a "non-negative" test result may be initiated by the tested individual at his or her own expense.
It should be noted that while marijuana use is permitted by Colorado state law, its use is unlawful under federal law. Therefore, an employer may (according to the Colorado Supreme Court, Case No. 13SC349, Coats v. Dish Network) prohibit marijuana use, including medical marijuana, on and off duty. Beaver Creek Youth Camp does prohibit marijuana use on and off duty.
It should also be noted that the drug test kit that Beaver Creek Youth Camp uses can detect certain drugs and/or their metabolites up to 30 days after they have been ingested.
United States Forest Service Equal Opportunity Notice
To file a complaint alleging discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filling_cust.htm. or at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provided in the letter all the information requested in the form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C 20250-9410, (2) fax:(202)690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
Beaver Creek Camp Commission's Inclusiveness Statement
Beaver Creek Experience (a DBA of the Beaver Creek Camp Commission), also know as Beaver Creek Christian Youth Camp and Beaver Creek Retreat Center, is a diverse, inclusive, and equitable place where all employees*, volunteers and guests, whatever their gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, sexual orientation, sexual identity, education, religion, or ability, may feel valued and respected.
*Criteria for Christian program staff, paid and volunteer, includes willingness to be proactive in building wholesome Christian community and the ability to help create a healthy environment that encourages participants in Christian programs to develop new or strengthened, positive relationships with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
Policy Concerning Gender-Specific Facilities
Accommodations operated by the Beaver Creek Camp Commission are binary, with segregated male and female sleeping, toilet, and shower facilities.
The commission is aware that this arrangement is not appropriate for everyone. For whom that is the case, Beaver Creek’s manager will work with the individual (or if under 18, parent(s)/guardian(s)) or a representative of the group to explore options to accommodate the individual or group without compromising the welfare of other guests, campers, volunteers, and employees.
If a satisfactory solution cannot be found, the Beaver Creek Camp Commission will respectfully decline serving the individual or group.