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Solution When Pens and Pencils Aren’t Enough: Taos Community Stuffs Backpacks With Supplies for Students in Need
Local Champion:
St. James Episcopal Church
Date funded:
July 28, 2022
Grant Amount:
$4,000
Solution Cortez Ups Its Al Fresco Lunch and Learning Game
Local Champion:
Children's Kiva Montessori School
Date funded:
July 25, 2022
Grant Amount:
$29,990
Solution Clifford the Big Red Dog Helps Restore Childhood Reading in Taos
Local Champion:
Friends of Taos Public Library
Date funded:
July 20, 2022
Grant Amount:
$1,950
Solution An Educational Garden at Battle Rock Charter School Connects Students to Local Growing
Local Champion:
Battle Rock Charter School
Date funded:
May 25, 2022
Grant Amount:
$10,322
Solution Good News Could Mean Great Things For Taos Youth
Local Champion:
Taos resident
Date funded:
May 27, 2022
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Solution Cortez Community Members Buoy Educators’ Spirits With a Thank-You Lunch
Local Champion:
Cortez Teacher Appreciation Committee
Date funded:
April 18, 2022
Grant Amount:
$5,820
Story
Apple Valley School Expands Childcare Options in Lander

Childcare options were already limited in Lander when COVID-19 forced some centers to close, leaving more than 100 families without reliable childcare. So a few locals got together to create a new option and—with LOR's help—expand their facility to accommodate more kids.

Solution Southwest Open School Installs a Greenhouse That Supports Year-Long Growing
Local Champion:
Needful Provisions Inc. and Southwest Open School
Date funded:
March 24, 2022
Grant Amount:
$13,608
Solution Taos Youth Gain Experience in the Film Industry Through a State Competition
Local Champion:
NM Film Prize
Date funded:
March 22, 2022
Grant Amount:
$6,160
Solution Volunteers in Questa Get a Boost from a Community Organizing Workshop
Local Champion:
Questa Economic Development Fund
Date funded:
March 16, 2022
Grant Amount:
$6,700