Arizona Youth Partnership
Kourtney Trough is a dedicated professional with diverse experience in education, human resources, and customer service. Currently serving as a Program Educator at Arizona Youth Partnership, Kourtney teaches sex education and healthy relationship skills in middle and high schools while also engaging with families through the Strengthening Families Program. Prior to this role, Kourtney was an Assistant Vitamin Manager at Sprouts Farmers Market and worked in various capacities in human resources, including as a Human Resources Coordinator at Advanced Vision Science Inc. Kourtney's background in education includes roles as a gymnastics instructor and certified nursing assistant. Kourtney holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from the University of Arizona and has a solid foundation in biomedical sciences and the arts from Santa Barbara City College.
Arizona Youth Partnership
AZYP’s mission is to partner with communities to cultivate healthy foundations for youth and promote strong families. As we focus our efforts on prevention, AZYP’s vision is to create a comprehensive linked set of programs that maximize the opportunities and resources we seek to bring to communities across the state of Arizona. AZYP employs a three-pronged approach to fight poverty and build healthy, self-sufficient youth and families: 1. Cultivate Healthy Foundations for Youth: AZYP offers evidence-based relationship education, afterschool, and youth leadership programs. Our programs equip youth to focus on life success goals and work to prevent teen pregnancy, alcohol and substance abuse and anti-social behaviors. 2. Promote Strong Families: AZYP family programs offer practical knowledge, strategies and tools to build and sustain healthy marriage, parenting, and economic self-sufficiency. Our current family programs are funded by the Arizona Parents Commission. 3. Mobilize Communities through Coalitions: AZYP assists community coalitions with resources that facilitate community-wide change focused on prevention of substance abuse and underage drinking.