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Solutions and stories in the Centennial State.

Story
A Community Cistern Restores Water for Students at Battle Rock Charter School

After contamination left kids unable to drink or wash their hands at the Cortez school, one teacher rallied to keep the water flowing.

Solution A Wildfire Action Plan Bolsters Cortez’s Local Watershed
Local Champion:
Dolores Watersheds Collaborative
Date funded:
June 27, 2024
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Solution Architectural Plans Keep New Housing Affordable in Cortez
Local Champion:
Housing Solutions for the Southwest
Date funded:
June 24, 2024
Grant Amount:
$5,500
Solution Video Equipment Helps Cortez Students Trade Spinning Wheels for Skill Building
Local Champion:
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:
June 21, 2024
Grant Amount:
$21,200
Solution Filters and Reusable Masks Ensure Clean Air for Monte Vista Police Officers
Local Champion:
City of Monte Vista
Date funded:
June 18, 2024
Grant Amount:
$2,677
Solution Training Equipment Helps Strengthen Cortez’s Health Care Workforce
Local Champion:
Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center
Date funded:
June 14, 2024
Grant Amount:
$8,000
Solution Master Classes Return World-Class Music Education to Cortez Students
Local Champion:
Southwest Colorado Concerts
Date funded:
June 12, 2024
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Solution Community Bingo Funds Cortez Nonprofits
Local Champion:
Bridge Emergency Shelter
Date funded:
June 11, 2024
Grant Amount:
$9,400
Story
Efforts to Keep Healthy School Meals in Rural Colorado Free for All

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution Short-Term Housing Makes Health Care Accessible for Monte Vista Patients and Families
Local Champion:
Valley Citizens' Foundation for Health Care, Inc.
Date funded:
June 5, 2024
Grant Amount:
$29,375

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