A Converted Bus Preserves After-School Activities for Cortez Students | LOR Foundation
Complete Engagement

A Converted Bus Preserves After-School Activities for Cortez Students

  • Local Champion: Evangel Assembly of God
  • Date Funded: June 27, 2024
  • Grant Amount: $17,290

In 2022, Cortez’s school board voted to bar outside groups from visiting the campus of Montezuma-Cortez High School. The move hampered the monthly lunches and activities that community groups like the Montezuma Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of local churches, historically provided to students. Looking for a solution to keep outside activities and after-school programs going, members of the coalition came up with an idea: create a mobile hub for students. LOR’s funding will help Evangel Assembly of God and the Montezuma Ministerial Alliance purchase and retrofit a school bus with a grill, popcorn and snow cone machines, and tables and chairs. The converted bus will be used to host lunches and other student events, while other youth-serving organizations in Cortez will be able to use the bus for their programs at no cost.

Contact our community officer in Cortez. Meet Nicci Crowley
More Engagement Solutions
Engagement / Libby Local Expertise Helps Libby Nonprofits Build Capacity
Local Champion:
Montana Nonprofit Association, INC
Date funded:
January 17, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,500
Engagement / Taos Free On-Site Equipment Enhances Taos Community Event Venue
Local Champion:
Taos Center for Arts
Date funded:
December 18, 2024
Grant Amount:
$4,865
Engagement / Monte Vista Event Supplies Enable Launch of Inclusive Annual Event in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
Monte Vista School District NO. C-8
Date funded:
December 12, 2024
Grant Amount:
$5,000
Engagement / Taos Expanded Access to Youth Bowling Supports Inclusive Play in Taos
Local Champion:
Taos Municipal Schools
Date funded:
December 6, 2025
Grant Amount:
$3,385
Engagement / Lander Lander Youth Gain Access to an E-Sports Team
Local Champion:
Fremont County School District #1
Date funded:
December 6, 2024
Grant Amount:
$9,997
Engagement / Monte Vista Care Packages Bring Holiday Cheer to Lonely Seniors in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista Local
Date funded:
December 6, 2024
Grant Amount:
$2,400

Share a Solution

If you have an idea for improving quality of life in Cortez or Monte Vista, Colorado; Lander, Wyoming; Libby, Montana; Questa or Taos, New Mexico; or Weiser, Idaho, use this form to start a conversation with us.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.