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Colorado

Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Solution Cortez’s Flair for Drama Grows With Expanded Community Theater Workshops

Local Champion:: Sunflower Troop
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $5,700

Story An Unlikely Coalition to Protect Colorado’s Dolores River December 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution End-of-Life Resources Help Cortez Families Reduce Trauma

Local Champion:: Hospice of Montezuma
Date funded:: November 20, 2023
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution Monte Vista’s “Church Project” Creates a Community Art Space for All

Local Champion:: A Monte Vista resident
Date funded:: November 10, 2023
Grant Amount:: $4,842

Solution An Education Lab in Cortez Provides Mentorship for New Teachers

Local Champion:: Public Education Business Coalition
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,000

Solution A Year’s Worth of Meat Helps Ensure Hungry Cortez Residents Get the Protein They Need

Local Champion:: St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Date funded:: November 9, 2023
Grant Amount:: $23,400

Solution Athletic Field Design Will Maximize Community Benefit in Monte Vista

Local Champion:: Monte Vista Schools
Date funded:: November 6, 2023
Grant Amount:: $26,830

Solution A New Outdoor Game Gets More Cortez Youth Involved

Local Champion:: The Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints
Date funded:: October 31, 2023
Grant Amount:: $948

Solution Veterans and Non-Veterans Come Together Over Coffee

Local Champion:: Proud Military Parents and Supporters
Date funded:: October 30, 2023
Grant Amount:: $8,406

Solution A First-Of-Its Kind Flag Football League Gets Monte Vista Kids Involved

Local Champion:: Adams State University Foundation Inc.
Date funded:: October 24, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,998

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