About Us

Our Mission: To support upward mobility and sustain a thriving workforce in Steamboat Springs, CO, ensuring that the people who power our community—teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, service industry employees, and more—can afford to live, work, and thrive here.

Target Outcome: We believe focusing on individuals aged 25-44 who are committed to making Steamboat their home by working or aspiring to work in Steamboat will provide a successful path forward for our community. Currently, Steamboat has one of the highest exodus rates of 25-44 year olds, because they struggle to put down roots due to rising costs. Our goal is to support people seeking stability, the ability to raise a family, and a strong sense of community—without living paycheck to paycheck.  

How We Work: As a Place Based Initiative (PBI) prioritizing upward mobility, we convene stakeholders to shape a shared narrative and fill in the capacity gaps of organizations in our community already dedicated to affordability issues. We strengthen civic infrastructure so residents, local organizers and community leaders have the systems and structure to come together to move outcomes.

  1. Advancing Affordable Housing Policies: Since housing is the number one issue in Steamboat, we collaborate with the City of Steamboat Springs and local organizations to support strategies that promote long-term affordable housing.
  2. Strengthening Communication and Accountability: To build trust and engagement, we are committed to: 1) Clear, consistent messaging that offers hope and solutions for local workers. 2) Transparent updates on progress, challenges, and actions taken

Loryn Duke, Director

Steamboat For All’s new Executive Director, Loryn Duke, has spent nearly 20 years building a life, career, and community in Steamboat Springs, and is deeply committed to making it a place where the people who work here can also afford to live and thrive. As a longtime local, mom, and partner to a small business owner, she understands firsthand the pressures facing working families and the importance of keeping Steamboat economically and socially diverse.

Her work is rooted in advocacy for childcare and education accessibility, mental wellness, climate resiliency, affordability, and policies that support working people. After more than two decades in the tourism industry, she is now channeling that experience into fighting for a community where front-line workers, caregivers, and small business employees are not pushed out by the very success they help create.

She is passionate about building community connection—listening to stories, convening neighbors, and bringing together residents, employers, and local partners to tackle the cost-of-living and housing challenges facing Steamboat. Through Steamboat For All, she aims to help weave a stronger safety net for working families so that Steamboat’s future remains inclusive, resilient, and livable for everyone who calls it home.