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Cortez

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

Story An Unlikely Coalition to Protect Colorado’s Dolores River

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

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
 Story Getting a Rural Perspective on the Solar Eclipse

By Ilana Newman, The Daily Yonder

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