Engagement

Solutions and stories covering how locals voice their opinions, exchange information, and contribute to the community’s future.

Solution Monte Vista Builds Understanding With a First Ever Intertribal Powwow

Local Champion:: Mystic Valley Arts Council
Date funded:: May 8, 2023
Grant Amount:: $15,500

Solution Summer Family Pop Up Event Series Brings Connections to Questa

Local Champion:: Living Word Ministries
Date funded:: May 8, 2023
Grant Amount:: $8,900

Story Monte Vista Teachers Create an Essential Family Bonding Opportunity May 2023

After a cherished community program for students and parents was diminished by the pandemic, a Monte Vista teacher stepped up and—with support from LOR—brought Family Fun Nights back to life.

Solution Questa Preserves History With Newspaper Archive

Local Champion:: Questa Economic Development Fund
Date funded:: May 5, 2023
Grant Amount:: $1,533

Solution Cortez Teachers Receive Training to Help Families Grow Stronger

Local Champion:: Dare to be You
Date funded:: April 7, 2023
Grant Amount:: $7,300

Solution New Museum Connects Cortez Residents to the Community’s Rich History

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Historical Society
Date funded:: April 7, 2023
Grant Amount:: $10,000

Solution Open Gym Nights Give Monte Vista Kids a Safe Place to Play

Local Champion:: Monte Vista Valley Church of the Nazarene
Date funded:: March 24, 2023
Grant Amount:: $16,210

Solution A Bilingual Support Group Connects Immigrant Women to Resources in Taos

Local Champion:: Taos Immigrant Allies/Sin Frontera
Date funded:: March 17, 2023
Grant Amount:: $8,878

Solution Waste to Walls: Taos Locals Learn How to Build With Plastic

Local Champion:: Taos Initiative For Life Together
Date funded:: March 1, 2023
Grant Amount:: $29,930

Solution Libby Adds Play Equipment for Children With Disabilities

Local Champion:: City of Libby
Date funded:: February 28, 2023
Grant Amount:: $15,300

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