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Driving Positive Change

Empowering Change, One Swing at a Time.

Fearless Golf equips at-risk youth for a successful transition to adulthood using golf—plus mentoring, career support, and connections to caring community partners.

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A passionate network volunteers working on the ground.

Mission & Purpose

How Fairways can become Pathways.

Fearless Golf’s mission is to use golf as the vehicle to equip at-risk youth for a successful transition to adulthood by:

Advocating for their well-being

Connecting them with caring community members

Supporting their journey toward fulfillment, success, and stability

Who We Serve (Demographic Profile)

Thoughtful Actions with Measurable Impact

Fearless Golf serves young adults facing overlapping barriers, including:

  • Homelessness
  • Exploitation
  • Poverty
  • Drug use
  • A general lack of support

Target outcomes are focused on helping youth avoid (or exit) cycles of poverty, crime, and exploitation through job placement, mentoring, and networking.

Why This Matters

As referrals increase, Fearless Golf faces capacity limits and is turning away some organizations due to limited personnel and time.

Funding is needed to close a major gap until a sustainable model (program fees built into training) can fully support the work.

  • Ensuring that every initiative delivers
  • We track outcomes & monitor progress
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Impact to Date

  • 235 youth gained access to job training across Colorado Springs, including hospitality, golf, construction, veterinarian services, military options, real estate, banking, and nonprofit work
  • 117 Vets
  • 85% completion rate for employment-focused support and employee training
  • Ongoing help removing employment barriers such as GED access, transportation issues, and legal requirement management

Benefits:

  • It creates a natural social setting without requiring “performing” socially.
  • It supports mentorship in a “safe” way.
  • It builds confidence through achievable progress and measurable goals.

Results by Program Partner (Success Highlights)

Building a Just and Sustainable Future

In working with our community partners we have been able to establish the following statistics regarding our goals for the individuals that we work with focusing on our core efforts of job placement, education, and sobriety.

Fort Carson Youth Outreach

  • 6 kids in the program
  • 100% completed yearly requirements, including “Code of the West” Leadership Training
  • All on schedule to graduate to Broadmoor Caddie and Leadership Training at age 14
  • Average age: 11

The Place (At-Risk Teens)

  • 195 at-risk teens served yearly
  • Success measures: high school graduation, homelessness reduction, sobriety
  • Compiled results: Homelessness kept at bay: 36%; High school graduation success: 42% Sobriety success: 62%
  • Note: sobriety stats do not include cannabis use, as it is not a program requirement

Mountain Springs Recovery

  • 117 individuals supported in calendar year 2022
  • After program results: Sobriety success rate: 52% Employment rate (aftercare participants): 71%

Fellowship of the Rockies Youth Outreach

  • 48 youth supported
  • Measures: educational progress and sobriety
  • Key outcomes: 84% on schedule to graduate high school 57% report being completely sober
  • Many youth report significant mental health challenges, anxiety/depression, and frequent substance/alcohol use

Individual Youth Support (Unaffiliated Participants)

  • Currently supporting 12 youth directly
  • Services include therapy connections, job placement/job training, mentorship, and networking skill development

Growth Plan

Fearless Golf plans to add four community partners for 2026:

  • Mission Possible
  • 2 Core (Juvenile Justice System in Colorado Springs)
  • Fostering Hope
  • Story Church

This is expected to drive approximately a 50% growth rate for 2023.

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Our Testimonials

Voices of Real Peoples

Hear directly from the people, volunteers, and partners whose lives have been touched by our work and who continue to believe in our mission.

"Your program, Fearless Golf, is truly exceptional. Our young participants often ask me, “When do we get to go again?” because they love whacking the golf ball—and they say, “Mark is cool.”nd welcome with you, especially Mark."

Karen Henschel The Place, MSW

“Our kids love it! The life lessons, the camaraderie, and the healthy environment of a golf course are all important factors in fearless, golfs success as a program! Mark’s personal involvement is invaluable as the relationship that is developed means everything to our kids!”

Otis Forest Fort Carson Youth Outreach

“I have stayed in touch with Mark through job changes and transitions in my professional life because of how much I believe in the fearless golf program! I saw it work with our youth firsthand at a different facility and when I was in a different position. What it does for vulnerable people is hard to put into words! I can only say that sing firsthand let you know everything you need to know! Fearless golf is an extremely effective program."

Nik Mountain Springs Recovery

Join As A Volunteer

Become A Volunteer

Join us in creating positive change. By volunteering, you can contribute your skills and time meaningful initiatives, support communities directly, and be part of a compassionate network committed to building a fairer, stronger, and more inclusive society.

Be part of something bigger. As a volunteer, you’ll work alongside passionate individuals to support communities, address real needs, and inspire change.

  • Contribute your time and skills to programs that directly support.
  • Join a network of like-minded volunteers who believe in compassion.
  • Gain hands-on experience, build leadership skills, and work alongside.
Become A Volunteer

We’ve gathered answers to the questions we hear most, making it easy for you to learn about our work, values, and the impact.

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Our Location

Colorado Springs Vicinty

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    Email Address

    mkelbel@fearlessgolf.org

    Phone Number

    (719) 237-4218

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