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Cortez

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

Solution Security Improvements Protect Students at Lewis-Arriola Elementary

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: December 5, 2023
Grant Amount:: $21,618

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

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

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 A Cortez Museum Exhibition Shines an Important Light on Ute, Navajo, and Hispanic Culture

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Historical Society
Date funded:: November 8, 2023
Grant Amount:: $10,000

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

Story Colorado’s Creative Districts Help Boost Economy, Creatively Tackle Other Problems October 2023

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

Solution More Equipment Solves for Too Many (Teen) Cooks in Cortez’s High School Kitchen

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: October 18, 2023
Grant Amount:: $9,700

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