Cortez Teachers Receive Training to Help Families Grow Stronger | LOR Foundation
Complete Engagement

Cortez Teachers Receive Training to Help Families Grow Stronger

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

Cortez and Montezuma County have among the highest incidence of child abuse in the state of Colorado, and many parents don’t have the information and support they need to adopt healthy parenting practices. For decades, a Cortez local has been trying to address this problem via a program called Dare to Be You, a family-strengthening class that focuses on problem-solving, role modeling, and other key tenets. Recently, the founders of the program realized a need to bring new facilitators into the program in order to reach more families—and they determined preschool teachers would be a natural fit. Funding from the LOR Foundation was used to hire a trainer and purchase materials necessary to get 10 to 15 teachers certified via the Strengthening Families program.

This project is fiscally sponsored by Onward! A Legacy Foundation. 

Contact our community officer in Cortez. Meet Nicci Crowley
More Engagement Solutions
Engagement / Lander New Ceremony Gives Lander Homeschool Graduates Their Moment to Shine
Local Champion:
Project Carpe Diem
Date funded:
March 24, 2025
Grant Amount:
$2,995
Engagement / Lander New Lander Radio Club Creates Community Resource for Emergency Preparedness
Local Champion:
Lander local
Date funded:
March 19, 2025
Grant Amount:
$21,635
Engagement / Lander Bounce Houses Add Active Play Options to Lander Community Events
Local Champion:
University of Wyoming Fremont County 4H Council
Date funded:
March 12, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,747
Engagement / Cortez Volunteer Events Combat Hunger While Building Community Connections in Cortez
Local Champion:
Metro Volunteers dba Spark the Change Colorado
Date funded:
March 12, 2025
Grant Amount:
$7,640
Engagement / Monte Vista Interpretation Services Expand the Performing Arts in Monte Vista
Local Champion:
A Monte Vista local
Date funded:
March 11, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,000
Engagement / Lander Monthly Forums Build Bridge Between Lander Parents and School District
Local Champion:
Lander local
Date funded:
March 11, 2025
Grant Amount:
$9,850
See All solutions

Share an Idea

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.