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Cortez

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

Solution A Year’s Supply of Bread Fills a Gap for Cortez Food Assistance Programs

Local Champion:: First United Methodist Church of Cortez
Date funded:: September 24, 2024
Grant Amount:: $30,000

Solution Multigenerational Storytelling Workshops Bridge Generations and Grow Community in Cortez

Local Champion:: Speech Hearing and Balance Institute
Date funded:: September 23, 2024
Grant Amount:: $9,500

Solution A Home Maintenance Program Keeps Cortez Seniors in Their Homes

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Department of Social Services
Date funded:: September 23, 2024
Grant Amount:: $25,000

Solution Community Meetings Empower Cortez Locals to Grow Their Voices

Local Champion:: Montezuma Leadership Network
Date funded:: September 19, 2024
Grant Amount:: $9,995

Solution Vegetables Keep a Cortez Soup Kitchen Dishing

Local Champion:: First United Methodist Church of Cortez
Date funded:: September 19, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution A Salad Bar Grows Cortez’s Senior Lunches

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Department of Social Services
Date funded:: September 17, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution A Conductors Podium Elevates Music Programs at Montezuma-Cortez Middle School

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: September 17, 2024
Grant Amount:: $1,950

Solution Auditorium Upgrades Transform Cortez’s Performing Arts

Local Champion:: Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:: September 17, 2024
Grant Amount:: $25,000

Solution Watershed Modeling Paves the Way for Wildfire Mitigation in Cortez

Local Champion:: Mancos Conservation District
Date funded:: September 13, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution A Toddler Room Expands Child Care for Cortez’s Working Parents

Local Champion:: Children's Kiva Montessori School Early Childhood Program
Date funded:: September 11, 2024
Grant Amount:: $10,000

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