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Health

Solutions and stories related to bolstering quality healthcare, preventative care resources, and local initiatives that support healthy lifestyles.

Solution Local Volunteers Create a Yearlong Well-Being Program to Aid With Health Worker Retention
Local Champion:
Cortez Locals
Date funded:
February 1, 2023
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Solution Local Volunteer Leads Wellness Classes for Taos Elders
Local Champion:
Taos Local
Date funded:
February 1, 2023
Grant Amount:
$4,800
Solution A Taos Local is Helping Connect Kids in Need With Clothing
Local Champion:
Nonviolence Works, Inc
Date funded:
January 27, 2023
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Solution Spare Set of Gear Lets Libby Volunteers Fight Fires 365 Days a Year
Local Champion:
Libby Volunteer Fire Department
Date funded:
January 23, 2023
Grant Amount:
$27,500
Solution Cortez Launches a Special Olympics Program to Connect Adults with Special Needs
Local Champion:
A local resident
Date funded:
January 19, 2023
Grant Amount:
$4,980
 Story With New Bike Fleet, Lander Middle School Rides Toward “Fitness For a Lifetime”

Physical education teachers at Lander Middle School are designing a curriculum that gives kids free access to mountain bikes. To make that happen, they needed bikes—and they turned to the LOR Foundation for help.

Solution An Accessible Playground Helps Cortez Students Climb Higher
Local Champion:
Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1
Date funded:
December 14, 2022
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Solution New Safety Plans Will Keep Taos Locals Safe During Public Events
Local Champion:
Taos County Chamber of Commerce
Date funded:
December 2, 2022
Grant Amount:
$2,000
Solution Monte Vista Teachers With More Online Courses Benefit From Ergonomic Chairs
Local Champion:
Byron Syring DELTA Center
Date funded:
December 1, 2022
Grant Amount:
$4,000
Solution A Voucher Program Helps Libby Wrestlers Hit the Mat
Local Champion:
Cabinet Mountain Elite Wrestling Club
Date funded:
October 7, 2022
Grant Amount:
$9,600

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