Cortez | LOR Foundation
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Cortez

Solutions and stories from the heart of the Four Corners region.

Solution Infrastructure Investments Make a Cortez Food Pantry Safe and Welcoming
Local Champion:
Good Samaritan Center
Date funded:
June 30, 2026
Grant Amount:
$8,128
Solution Locally Raised Bison Bring Protein to Cortez Families Facing Food Insecurity
Local Champion:
Farming Hands Initiative
Date funded:
June 29, 2026
Grant Amount:
$48,950
Solution Recovery Outreach Connects Cortez Residents to Lasting Community Support
Local Champion:
Rock Springs Church
Date funded:
June 29, 2026
Grant Amount:
$7,825
Solution A Portable Training System Equips Cortez’s K-9 Search and Rescue
Local Champion:
K-9 Search and Rescue
Date funded:
June 24, 2026
Grant Amount:
$9,050
Solution Raised Garden Beds Restore Hands-On Agricultural Education for Cortez Students
Local Champion:
Montezuma School to Farm Project
Date funded:
June 24, 2026
Grant Amount:
$9,250
Story
Their Communities, Their Ideas

In Cortez and across the Mountain West, young people are stepping up and helping their communities with support from LOR.

Solution A New Classroom Expands Adult Education in Cortez
Local Champion:
Durango Adult Education Center
Date funded:
May 27, 2026
Grant Amount:
$8,148
Solution Barn Quilts Bring New Energy and Foot Traffic to Downtown Cortez
Local Champion:
Two Cortez locals
Date funded:
May 14, 2026
Grant Amount:
$3,118
Solution Reflective Windbreakers Keep Cortez’s Homeless Residents Visible
Local Champion:
A Cortez local
Date funded:
May 14, 2026
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Solution A Downtown Kitchen Brings Scratch-Made Meals to More Cortez Students
Local Champion:
Battle Rock Charter School
Date funded:
April 29, 2026
Grant Amount:
$28,800

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