Health

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

Solution Local Volunteer Makes Lander Youth Healthy, Allergen-Free Sunday Meals

Local Champion:: Covenant Presbyterian Church
Date funded:: October 21, 2021
Grant Amount:: $1,020

Solution The Rx to Save Libby’s Medical Supply Loan Closet? A Little More Elbow Room

Local Champion:: Senior Citizens of Lincoln County
Date funded:: October 17, 2022
Grant Amount:: $9,555

Solution Cortez Keeps Its Tiniest Residents Safe with a Discounted Car Seat Program

Local Champion:: Montezuma County Health Department
Date funded:: October 14, 2022
Grant Amount:: $20,000

Solution Street Medicine Clinic Aims to Reduce ER Visits in Cortez

Local Champion:: Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center
Date funded:: October 3, 2022
Grant Amount:: $8,300

Solution Taos Spay and Neuter Program Helps Pets Find Forever Homes

Local Champion:: Stray Hearts Animal Shelter
Date funded:: September 14, 2022
Grant Amount:: $19,890

Solution Dirt Jumpers in Lander Will Soar to New (Safer) Heights

Local Champion:: Lander Cycling Club
Date funded:: September 1, 2022
Grant Amount:: $26,000

Solution Libby Serves Up Tennis and Pickleball Court Repairs to Keep A Community Asset Alive

Local Champion:: U Serve Libby
Date funded:: August 31, 2022
Grant Amount:: $12,000

Solution Pathways to Recovery: Local Poet Helps Taoseños Battle Addiction

Local Champion:: Rio Grande Alcohol Treatment Center Inc.
Date funded:: August 26, 2022
Grant Amount:: $2,500

Solution New Website Helps Cortez Parents Connect Kids to Activities

Local Champion:: Cortez Area Youth Activity Center
Date funded:: August 19, 2022
Grant Amount:: $5,000

Story

Radios Help the Cortez Community Intervention Program Reach People in Need August 2022

Montezuma County launched its Community Intervention Program to better respond to noncriminal 911 calls. But in order to get the innovative program running, they needed radios to communicate with dispatch—that's where LOR came in.

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