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Small Town Cafe Years in the Making Opens with Community Support August 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution E-Bikes for Seniors Reduce Transportation Barriers in Cortez

Local Champion:: 4CORE
Date funded:: July 27, 2023
Grant Amount:: $28,242

Solution A Print Shop Program Gives Local High School Students Hands-On Business Experience

Local Champion:: Sargent School District
Date funded:: July 26, 2023
Grant Amount:: $4,410

Solution Renovated Digs for Fido Mean Fewer Strays in Monte Vista

Local Champion:: Upper Rio Grande Conour Animal Society Animal Shelter
Date funded:: July 26, 2023
Grant Amount:: $23,800

Solution Monte Vista’s Cheer Team Gets a Major Equipment Upgrade

Local Champion:: Monte Vista Schools
Date funded:: July 26, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,900

Solution Repairs to a Cortez Preschool Entrance Create a Safer Drop-Off Location

Local Champion:: Trinity Lutheran Preschool Inc.
Date funded:: July 26, 2023
Grant Amount:: $5,200

Solution T-Shirts Build Community Among Pre-Kindergarteners in Cortez

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: July 25, 2023
Grant Amount:: $1,854

Solution A Map Helps Cortez Locals Find Murals—And Brings Business Downtown

Local Champion:: Cortez Retail Enhancement Association
Date funded:: July 24, 2023
Grant Amount:: $1,600

Solution A New Calendar Helps Cortez Parents Prepare Their Kids for PreK

Local Champion:: Piñon Project
Date funded:: July 24, 2023
Grant Amount:: $5,565

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Photo Essay: Unhoused Artists Thrive at Cortez’s Turquoise Raven Gallery July 2023

Through the No Fixed Abode program, a local gallery owner in Cortez is helping artists experiencing homelessness create and sell art.

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