Grantees

Support for the Fountain Valley Communities That Care coalition and its Connect Fountain project, which aims to bolster community connection, involvement and resource access for Fountain Valley youth and their families. This will include encouraging youth to participate in the community, connecting youth and families to existing resources, and training service providers on youth and family engagement. Youth input will factor into a gap analysis, helping to identify ways to effectively meet needs. Enhancing and creating youth opportunities through Connect Fountain will increase a sense of belonging and interpersonal relationships, and show young people that they are valued residents of Fountain. (Community Partnerships Culmination Phase grant)

Support for the Hillside Community Food Hub in the Hillside neighborhood of Colorado Springs. For nearly six years, Food to Power engaged neighbors and partners to help form the vision for this space, which now features gardening education, no-cost grocery programs, a production farm, demonstration kitchen, events venue and more. Now that the food hub has been built, these funds will support efforts to fulfill its promise to address food insecurity and strengthen the social and community context of the Hillside neighborhood. (Community Partnerships Culmination Phase grant)

Support for the Colorado Resident-Owned Communities Capital Acquisition Pool.

Support to establish a housing resource center in Fort Morgan that will be accessible to people living in Morgan County. While focused on housing, this project’s primary goal centers on the long-term and generational wealth building that can accompany home ownership. The program will first address housing instability and access to housing by offering educational programming and connecting people to programs and resources; in the longer term, it will provide a place and space for people to connect with advocates working to meet their permanent housing needs. (Community Partnerships Culmination Phase grant)

Support for the CU Bueno Center’s College Assistance Migrant Program in Fort Lupton, which aids migrant and seasonal farm workers by offering financial, academic and social support through a cohort-based scholarship program. By having highly trained staff provide supportive services specifically tailored to this population, the program aims to build on its 20-year history of success to improve the social determinants of health for migrant and seasonal farm workers while honoring their cultural and historical identities. (Community Partnerships Culmination Phase grant)

Support for the Envision San Luis Entrepreneurial Bootcamp, which will engage, empower and encourage community members of all ages to find ways to increase their income and financial stability. This program will include business development opportunities through educational training and workshops; aid for participants to start their own micro-business; internships; and hands-on support after the program is completed. (Community Partnerships Culmination Phase grant)

Support for the offset of administrative costs related to The Colorado Trust’s program-related investment in Sistahbiz.

Support for the offset of administrative costs related to The Colorado Trust’s program-related investment in the Dearfield Fund for Black Wealth.

General operating support.

Support for the Rural Homes: For Sale, For Locals pilot project, which aims to build new workforce housing in rural Colorado. By integrating donated land, manufactured construction and low-cost construction finance, the project hopes to restructure the way rural homes can be financed affordably for the region’s essential workforce, including teachers, medical professionals, immigrants and federal employees that earn between 60% and 120% of area median income.