The Community Foundation is pleased to share these nonprofit announcements with our donors and friends.
Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society, Inc.
The mission of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society, acting in partnership with the Fort Collins Museum, is to operate the Fort Collins Municipal Railway to present a living history of electric public transportation in Fort Collins. It preserves, displays, operates, and interprets streetcar service, and collects artifacts and information of an educational nature and of significance to the City's electric railway. The Society is restoring Trolley Car #25 that needs new wheels and axles at $35,000 and Trolley Car #21 that needs new axles at $25,000 after a catastrophic axle break on July 25, 2010. The Fort Collins Municipal Railway Society also expects to begin work on some infrastructure improvements, such as repairs to the existing track and extending the track. For more information, please contact the Society’s President, Craig Stith at dcstith@comcast.net or at 227-1613.Read on… Added on 8-31-10.
Loveland Lions Clubs
The primary mission of Lions Clubs International, the world's largest service club organization, is to “provide vision to all” by improving and/or restoring sight, eradicating preventable blindness, and aiding people with blindness and low vision. Last year, the Loveland Eye Exam/Eyeglass Program provided 212 free eye exams and eyeglasses (84% of applications) to low income and uninsured children, disabled citizens, and seniors in the community. Additional funding is needed to cover increased demand for these Lions’ services. Colorado Lions Foundation. Donations can be made to the Colorado Lion Foundation, designated for the Eye Exam & Eyeglasses Program administered by the Loveland Lions Clubs. For more information contact Alice George at ageorge@skybeam.com or 663-1895. Read on… Added on 8-25-10.
Loveland High School Band
The Loveland High School Wind Symphony has been invited to represent the finest of wind ensembles in the United States at the Western International Band Clinic in Seattle, Washington. One high school band in the world is selected to perform at WIBC each year; last year a high school band from Japan was selected. The cost for Loveland High School Wind Symphony to participate will be $75,000 and the group is halfway to reaching its goal. For more information, please contact Danielle Youngblood at 669-8321 or leeyoungblood@msn.com. Read on… Added on 8-20-10.
The AlterMed Research Foundation
The AlterMed Research Foundation promotes complementary and alternative medicine research and education to manage, treat, and prevent human chronic illness and cancer, and to promote healthful living. The organization will host a Roaring 20's Flappers Charity Ball on Aug. 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fort Collins Marriott. Attendees will be offered complimentary beer donated by Coors via High Country Beverage and the chance to win a car detailing donated by Markley Motors. The event will feature an elegant dinner, silent auction, jazz music, and swing dancing with instruction. Admission is $50-$55; table sponsorships are also available. To learn more, call (970) 310-3030. Read on…. Added on 8-20-10.
The Friends of the Loveland Public Library Foundation, Inc.
The Friends of the Loveland Public Library Foundation, Inc. supports the Loveland Library's work as the information center by advocating for public support and use of the library, generating current and long-term funding, and developing volunteer involvement. The Capital Campaign being conducted by The Friends of the Loveland Library have reached $1.4 million of the $2 million goal and groundbreaking for the expansion of the Loveland Public Library has been accomplished. The Foundation is now looking for funding to outfit their first ever teen center in the Loveland Library which will include study rooms, meeting space and a specially designed sound proof state of the art gaming room. For more information, please contact Rose Anne Wheeler at roseannewheeler@comcast.net or 278-0321. Read on… Added on 7-26-10.
Reflections for Youth, Inc.
Reflections for Youth is a non-profit, community-based treatment center for teens and families in crisis. The organization has two residential facilities in Northern Colorado, one state-certified school, and a growing home-based family intervention program. Reflections for Youth is seeking funding to increase the quality of the housing environment for the residential youth; including the purchase of flooring and paint, bathroom renovations, bedding, clothing, furniture, lighting fixtures, curtains, appliances and office equipment. Additionally, Reflections for Youth is working to increase efficiency by making client intake and discharge assessments electronic and is in need of technology and software. For more information, please contact Anna Waser at anna@reflectionsforyouth.org or 344-1380, extension 202. Read on… Added on 7-26-10.
Wildfire Community Arts Center
The Wildfire Community Arts Center is a group dedicated to building community through the arts. Wildfire offers art related classes, workshops and events for all ages in the greater Berthoud community. The Center has a mural project that they are working on right now, which offers community kids and adults the chance to work with a professional artist to draw and paint a mural on an exterior wall of their building. Wildfire also has a small theater that they are trying to attract new playwrights to and promote. For more information, please contact Liz Kearney at elkesq@msn.com or 532-3594. Read on… Added on 7-26-10.
Harmony Foundation
Harmony Foundation is a nonprofit corporation specializing in quality, yet affordable, residential gender separate treatment for chemical dependency. Located in Estes Park, the Foundation’s comprehensive approach to recovery includes family programming, weekly continuing care meetings, and cost-free intervention services. Many individuals and families reach out to Harmony to help save a loved one’s life and do not have the financial resources or health insurance available to access care. Harmony uses grants and donations to provide scholarships to serve those who have limited or no financial resources. For more information, please contact Mark Greenberg at mgreenberg@harmonyfoundationinc.com or 577-4718. Read on…
Be Local Northern Colorado
The mission of Be Local Northern Colorado is to cultivate the living economy of local independent businesses and farms through community advocacy, consumer education and business promotion. Some of the organization’s projects include: Winter Farmers' Markets, Be Local Coupon Book, and Be Local NC Independent Business Network. A healthy, resilient and affordable local food system is central to farm and water stewardship, better health and nutrition, and poverty and hunger alleviation. Be Local Northern Colorado seeks funding to promote local farms and ranches, incubate new farmers, and help address infrastructure needs. For more information, please contact Gailmarie Kimmel at gailmarie@belocalnc.org or 692-1443. Read on…
Fort Collins Spay/Neuter Clinic
Since its inception in March 2007, Fort Collins Spay/Neuter Clinic, a program of Fort Collins Cat Rescue, has performed 13,000 surgeries on dogs and cats for the general public (focusing on low-income pet owners) and other shelters/rescues in the northern Colorado/southern Wyoming region. The Spay/Neuter Clinic plays a vital role in preventing pet overpopulation in Larimer and surrounding counties, thereby decreasing the number of admissions to shelters and reducing euthanasia rates. The medical equipment being used for surgeries has graciously been loaned to the Clinic over these years; however, the Clinic is at the stage where outright purchase of this equipment and other supplies is necessary. The professional grade of such equipment is expensive; therefore, the Clinic is asking for community help in purchasing these items to allow it to continue providing low-cost spays/neuters for thousands more dogs and cats. For more information, please contact Anna Neubauer, Clinic Director at anna_cvt@yahoo.com or at 484-1861. Read on… Added on 7-21-10.
Women's Journey Conference
The Women’s Journey Conference, a program of the Women’s Resource Center mentors, motivates, and inspires young women in Poudre School District through a dynamic and meaningful intergenerational conference experience that empowers them to change their/our world. This event has been offered free of charge to the Poudre School District High School young ladies for the past 12 years. Funding is needed to continue hosting the Conference. For more information, please contact Linda Maher at dmaher6482@aol.com or at 282-3506. Read on… Added on 7-21-10.
Colorado Foundation for Conductive Education (CFCE)
The Colorado Foundation for Conductive Education that teaches children and individuals with motor disabilities such as Cerebral Palsy how to become self-reliant by learning to sit, stand, walk, eat and self-care. The Foundation’s approach is similar to the traditional therapies of speech, physical and occupational only more intense and using the principles of Conductive Education, all taught in a group setting. Many families that have children with Cerebral Palsy are financially burdened and cannot afford the classes at CFCE even though the prices are kept low. CFCE needs funding to help provide scholarships for these children to attend Conductive Education classes where they will learn life altering skills for independence. For more information, please contact Leah Harbaugh at leahh@conductiveed.com or at 667-0348. Read on… Added on 7-21-10.
Elderhaus Adult Day Program
Elderhaus serves adults with special needs in a therapeutic day program. Mindset Creative Community Resources center, a division of Elderhaus, focuses on providing services for higher energy adults. The majority of funding requests for Elderhaus/Mindset are for general operating expenses. In addition, the organization requires additional funding for special projects. For more information, please contact Joanne Johnsen at joanne@elderhaus.org or at 221-0406. Read on… Added on 7-16-10.
Healthy Harbors: A Medical Home for Foster Families
Healthy Harbors, a fund of the Poudre Valley Health System Foundation, is a medical home pilot program for foster families in Larimer County. A patient navigator provides medical case management and works with health care providers, case workers, and birth and/or foster parents to help foster children access all the medical and non-medical services they need to thrive. Partners in Healthy Harbors are Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS), Larimer County Department of Human Services (DHS), and the Fort Collins Family Medicine Residency Program’s Family Medicine Center (FMC). Healthy Harbors is seeking funding to help support the patient navigator position, which is the crucial link for coordinating care, monitoring progress, eliminating duplication of services, improving efficiency, and reducing costs in the health care and foster care systems. The navigator assists foster families through the necessary maze of medical specialists, mental health centers, dental offices, and educational systems, interfacing and sharing information with the many agencies involved. For more information, please contact Ruth Lytle-Barnaby at rlb@pvhs.org or at 237-7402. Added on 7-16-10.
Aging Center of the Rockies
The Aging Center of the Rockies is a mental health provider that serves the elderly. The organization is also a training facility and works with interns and professionals working towards licensure who are not paid. The Aging Center of the Rockies is seeking funds to match low income needs; it does not bill Medicare or Medicaid. The organization serves at a cost of $20.00 to $55.00 per session according to income. For more information, please contact Lynne McClelland Psy.D, at blmmclelland05@aol.com or at 631-7133. Read on… Added on 7-13-10.
Berthoud CARES
Berthoud CARES truly does care about the Berthoud community. The organization is available to help promote community events and to lend assistance to Berthoud residents who may need support due to an accident, illness or other tragic events. The Berthoud CARES Kids Helping Kids Grant Fund has been developed with the belief that even small amounts of money, carefully used, can have an important effect on someone's life. This fund offers one-time grants to Berthoud area children and their families who need to get through short-term crisis situations and have needs that are not met by other public or private programs. For more information, please contact Martha Simmons at mjscolorado@aol.com or at 532-1225. Read on… Added on 7-8-10.
Pathways Hospice
Since 1978, Pathways Hospice has been providing comprehensive end-of-life care to anyone diagnosed with a terminal illness as well as grief and loss counseling to anyone affected by the loss of a loved one. Pathways Hospice serves Larimer and western Weld counties. As a non-profit organization, Pathways Hospice provides comprehensive hospice and bereavement services to anyone in need regardless of their insurance or financial status. Funding is needed to provide care to those not covered by insurance. Annually, Pathways Hospice provides more than $75,000 of charity care for the community. This is made possible through donations, gifts and grants. For more information, please contact Evan Hyatt at evan.hyatt@pathways-care.org or at 292-1078. Read on… Added on 7-8-10.
Book Trust
Book Trust is an early intervention literacy organization that provides a $7 monthly stipend for under-privileged students to choose, own, and delight in books. Book Trust is seeking funding for program expenses to support its work in the Poudre School District. For more information, please contact Amy Panko at apanko@booktrust.org or at 419-8202. Read on… Added on 7-8-10.
Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success
EVICS promotes and supports quality early childhood care and education in the Estes Valley by providing resources and training to licensed childcare providers and support to families. Access to quality early childhood services is crucial to the economic viability of our community and to the future success of our young children. Donations are needed to support the organization’s on-going Childcare Scholarship Fund. These funds go to qualifying families who meet program guidelines for tuition assistance to licensed childcare and preschool programs in the Estes Valley. For more information, please contact Nancy Almond at nalmond@evics.org or at 586-3055. Read on… Added on 7-8-10.
Homelessness Prevention Initiative
The Homelessness Prevention Initiative is a local, grassroots solution for working families facing the possibility of homelessness because of eviction. The initiative serves those living within the Poudre School District by providing rental assistance, referrals to appropriate services, agencies and community resources; and mediation between residents and landlords. In 2010 HPI established an agency fund at the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. The organization is seeking support for general operational funding and program funding. Last year HPI invested more than $250,000 of rental assistance directly into the local economy. For more information, please contact Sue Beck-Ferkiss at sbeckferkiss@uwaylc.org or at 407-7021. Read on… Added on 7-7-10.
Run For Your Life Colorado
Run For Your Life Colorado is dedicated to reducing childhood obesity in Northern Colorado, by getting children in need up and active through donations of running shoes. The organization is in need of 25 pairs of running shoes for an empowerment program it is hosting; the program will provide running shoes to girls who are victims of sexual abuse. For more information, please contact Paul Higgins at runforyourlifeco@aol.com or 498-0404. Read on… Added on 6-28-10.
CSU Campus Corps
Campus Corps is a multidisciplinary mentoring program that partners CSU student mentors with at-risk youth referred by the juvenile justice system. Youth come to campus once a week for individual and group mentoring where they participate in tutoring, recreational activities, and have a family style dinner. Many youth who live in Loveland are unable to attend Campus Corps because of transportation difficulties. Approximately $2812 is needed to bring 15 Loveland youth to Campus Corps once a week during the 2010-2011 academic year. For more information, please contact Jen Krafchick at Jennifer.Krafchick@colostate.edu or at 492-4004. Read on…
Added on 6-28-10.
Athletes in Tandem, Inc.
Athletes in Tandem provides opportunities for physically challenged athletes with motor disabilities to pursue an active lifestyle by participating in and experiencing running, cycling, swimming and triathlon events otherwise not available to them. The organization is seeking funding assistance to help with the purchase of a general liability insurance policy. For more information, please contact Dennis Vanderheiden at dennis@athletesintandem.org or at 217-6751. Read on… Added on 6-28-10.
Center for Diabetes Services at PVHS
The Center for Diabetes Services offers programs to help children and adults learn the skills to manage diabetes and prevent the complications it can cause. The Center hosts a Community Fall Diabetes Update to provide affordable education ($15/person and 1 free support person) from experts in the field of diabetes. The Center is seeking funding that will help them host this event, which is held at the Fort Collins Senior Center. For more information, please contact Cecilia Jamieson at cj@pvhs.org or at 495-8205. Read on… Added on 6-28-10.
The Center for Family Outreach
The Center was founded in 2000 as a strength-based education and family services program for at-risk youth and their families. The Center for Family Outreach reduces delinquency in Larimer County by helping adolescents (ages 10 to 18) who are struggling with substance abuse and destructive behaviors, providing them with family intervention programs as an alternative to criminal justice sentencing. They serve more than 800 young people and their families each year, but because increasing numbers of youth in our community are abusing drugs and alcohol, more young people need help. The only way more youth and families in Larimer County can be served is with your financial support, enabling The Center to increase its staff and operational budget. For more information, please contact Executive Director Laurie Klith at lklith@frii.com or at 495-0084. Read on… Added on 5-7-10.
Old-Fashioned Political Rally
Old-Fashioned Political Rally, a collaborative effort of the League of Women Voters of Larimer County, the Loveland Chamber of Commerce and the Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald, is a free, non-partisan event that will be held at The Ranch (Larimer County Fairgrounds) on Oct. 12. It will be a festive opportunity for Loveland, Fort Collins and Berthoud voters to meet all their candidates face-to-face, talk with supporters and opponents of the major ballot issues, and pick up both partisan and non-partisan election literature. The sponsoring organizations provide substantial in-kind donations but depend on community donations to cover the expense of building and furniture rental, security service, video recording for TV replay, decorations and lesser miscellaneous expenses. About $3,000 needs to be raised. For more information, please contact Frances Moore at fmoore@frii.com or at 667-7043. Added on 4-26-10.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County
The Boys & Girls Clubs help youth ages 6 to 18 develop to their full potential by providing them with safe places to be after school and during all school breaks, and by having youth development professionals available that offer proven programs. Summer can presents a challenge for some low-income working parents, so the Boys and Girls Clubs offer early morning drop-off. To recover some of the operating costs for morning staff, they charge $10 per day for early drop-off. Therefore, Boys and Girls Clubs seeks additional funding to provide scholarship dollars for those parents that have met requirements for a summer scholarship. For more information please contact Kathi Wright at kwright@bgclarimer.org or at 223-1709. Read on…
Added on 4-5-10.
Poudre School District Foundation
The Poudre School District Foundation’s mission is to unite community resources for excellence in public education. The organization seeks general funding to support its operational expenses, including the employment of an executive director to oversee fundraising efforts. The organization is also seeking donations to support programs used in Poudre School District classrooms, such as the Digital Educator Program. For more information, contact Michael Demma at mdemma@psdschools.org or at 490-3292. Read on… Added on 4-5-10.
The Matthews House
The Matthews House is a 501(c)3 organization that serves youth ages 16 to 21 who lack significant family support in their lives as they transition into adulthood. The Matthews House provides the resources and support necessary to empower these youth to take control of their lives, shape positive futures for themselves and become successful contributors to their community. The Matthews House has recently experienced an increase in requests for services from youth not involved in the human services or juvenile justice systems, but because there are no government entities to pay for services to assist these youth, they are limited in the number they can accept into the program. They rely on assistance from community members and organizations to meet this need and are seeking new members for their Youth Support Team, a group of monthly and annual donors who provide funding for services to this motivated group of young adults. For more information, please contact Joyce Dickens at joyce@thematthewshouse.org or at 472-4293. Read on… Added on 3-30-10
Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation
The Stephen T. Marchello Scholarship Foundation gives scholarships/financial aid to children who have survived cancer. The foundation seeks funding to assist in their giving of scholarships and to sponsor their fundraising events. For more information, please contact Mario Marchello at fmarchello@earthlink.net or at 303-866-7240. Read on… Added on 3-22-10.
Emmie’s Hope
Emmie's Hope, a component fund of the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, invites you to the Northern Colorado Women's Conference "Leaving a Legacy." Trying to change the world one girl at a time, Emmie's Hope is a faith-based group working with middle school age girls to build and enhance self-esteem. The conference will take place on Saturday, May 1 at 9 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Loveland Conference Center. This inspiring and motivating conference will feature national and local leaders who will compel attendees to answer the question: "What will be my legacy?" Tickets cost $50.00. Click here to register, or contact Margo Karsten at 420-4317 to learn more. Read on… Added on 3-11-10.
The Atmosphere Conservancy
The Atmosphere Conservancy works with area schools, nonprofits and affordable housing agencies to install renewable energy systems on their facilities, reducing utility costs and improving the environment. By providing the means to harvest the energy embodied in wind, geothermal and solar sources, they allow local service agencies to focus more of their resources on accomplishing their missions and less on purchasing energy. The Atmosphere Conservancy is in need of donors willing to contribute to their general operational fund, as well as donors willing to support the development of specific projects in one of their targeted areas. In addition, they are looking for investors willing to provide low-cost capital loans via their Renewable Energy Investment Notes. For more information, please contact Alex Blackmer at ablackmer@atmosphereconservancy.org or at 231-1798. Read on… Added on 3-03-10.
Birthright of Loveland
Birthright of Loveland, a 501(c)(3) organization, provides pro-life services for teens and women who find themselves experiencing unplanned pregnancies. For almost 30 years, Birthright has provided support for clients, talking through their needs in a non-judgmental atmosphere, along with free pregnancy testing and referrals for medical care, housing, legal and adoption services. Birthright seeks funding to pay a portion of the yearly office lease; with additional funding they will be able to continue to serve the needs of more expecting mothers. For more information, please contact Director Jan Williams at JanRW@msn.com or at 663-2671. Read on… Added on 3-03-10.
Our Lady of Mercy Community Farm
Our Lady of Mercy Community Farm is an independent 501c(3) organization endeavoring to obtain and manage a place for parolee/restrictive probation people by providing work, lodging and support, enabling them to re-enter society successfully as law-abiding productive citizens. Our Lady of Mercy seeks funding to assist with acquisition and development costs, anticipated to be around $2 million. For more information, please contact J. Douglas Wree at drjdoug@comcast.net or at 482-0589. Read on… Added on 3-03-10.
Restoration Now
Restoration Now, a ministry of Grace Church, exists to bring hope to their neighbors of Fort Collins through home renovation. Through home renovation, RN will bring gospel renewal to their neighbors by utilizing the resources in the community to provide physical, spiritual and emotional stability found only in the hope and love of Jesus. The life of Restoration Now depends on the prayer of their supporters. They are also in need of tax deductible donations to cover operation and material costs. For more information, please contact Josh Roloff at info@restorationnowfc.org or at 219-7280. Read on… Added on 2-25-10.
Healthier Communities Coalition of Larimer County
The Healthier Communities Coalition of Larimer County (HCC) is a group of nonprofit, government, business and citizen leaders focused on improving the health and well-being of our children and youth. HCC does this by serving as a relationship broker, networker, communicator, convener, facilitator, researcher and capacity builder for the family and youth service providers throughout Larimer County. HCC publishes the NEWS from HCC 24 times a year, hosts a monthly “Caring and Sharing” forum, produces the annual State of Children and Youth in Larimer County, and maintains the Healthy Larimer website and the HCC Facebook page. It seeks sponsors to support these efforts of providing timely, accurate, high-quality information, publications and events to the professionals who work with our community's kids and families. For more information, please contact Kim Sharpe at krs4@pvhs.org or at 495-7503. Read on… Added on 2-23-10.
Healing Waters Foundation, Inc.
Healing Waters Foundation is a warm water pool with an underwater treadmill, bars, video cameras for visual feedback, resistance jets and a hydraulic chair lift. The foundation’s goal is to provide a warm environment for people to receive the benefits of water, with buoyancy, resistance and relaxation. Healing Waters provides a clean, quality facility with receptionists, music if desired, and privacy. In order to continue providing its level of quality service, the foundation is in need of financial assistance to pay utilities, towel service and employees. For more information, please contact Executive Director Anne Slack at esteshealingwaters@gmail.com or at 577-8200. Read on… Added on 2-23-10.
Berthoud Run/Walk Club
The Berthoud Run/Walk Club, a program of the Road Runners Club of America, aims to encourage healthy habits for all residents in Berthoud, Colorado. The club recently had its first Fall Family Fun Run/Walk in Berthoud, but to be able to continue offering this event annually, it needs assistance with operational funding. For more information, please contact Cecilia Jamieson at jdoylee@aol.com or at 532-5514. Read on… Added on 2-23-10.
Geller Center for Spiritual Development
The Geller Center provides resources and a safe space for CSU students to grow as whole people: “honoring diversity of belief and practice, working for justice and peace, cultivating authenticity, integrity and spirit.” The center seeks funding to support their programming, particularly to allow them to continue to offer the CSU class, “Spiritual Development in a Pluralistic Society,” in which students of diverse backgrounds explore community-building across differences. For more information, please contact Peggy Christiansen at ucm@lamar.colostate.edu or at 482-8487. Read on… Added on 2-16-10
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Its mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Alzheimer’s Association Memories in the Making® is a creative art expression program for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias. Even after people with dementia have lost the ability to use words, they are often able to express thoughts and emotions and to share memories through painting with watercolors. The Alzheimer’s Association seeks funding to help support this program. For more information, please contact Megan Balmforth at megan.balmforth@alz.org or at 472-9798. Read on… Added on 2-16-10
Crossroads Safehouse
Since 1980, Crossroads Safehouse has sheltered more than 11,000 victims of domestic violence, nearly half of whom are children. Crossroads is Larimer County's largest domestic abuse service provider and offers a confidential safehouse, education for adults and children, and programs that help survivors live independent, happy, and violence-free lives. Crossroads Safehouse seeks support for its children's therapy program, the teen dating violence program, and its campaign to build a new safehouse. Monetary gifts of more than $100, and donations of goods and services valued at or above $500, are eligible for the Enterprise Zone tax-credit program. For more information, please contact Vicki Lutz at vlutz@crossroadssafehouse.org or at 530-2353. Read on… Added on 2-16-10.
Laramie River Valley Rendezvous
The Laramie River Valley Rendezvous is a nonprofit organization that offers an outdoor adventure camp to at-risk youth aged 13 to 16 years. The camp is free to youth and promotes healthy lifestyles through developing relationships with law enforcement officers and reducing criminal recidivism by increasing self esteem and confidence. Laramie River Valley Rendezvous takes 40 youth and 30 staff members to an area near the Rawah Wilderness for a week of hiking, biking, horseback riding and whitewater rafting. Their operational funding needs include costs associated with horse rental, meals for 70 people for the week, insurance, equipment related to the operational set up of the camp and business expenses. For more information, please contact Robert Younger at lrvr@rocketmail.com or at 566-1210. Read on… Added on 2-16-10.
Berthoud Habitat for Humanity
Berthoud Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, to develop communities for people in need by building affordable, decent housing. They are seeking volunteers, in-kind donations and cash to build the much-needed houses for the community. For more information, please contact Anne Reichenberg at A_Reichenberg@msn.com or at 532-4741. Read on… Added on 2-16-10.
Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center (formerly United Day Care Center)
Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center promotes quality, affordable childcare and educational opportunities to families within a culturally and economically diverse environment. The center seeks general operational funding, which would be used to support sliding-scale fee tuition and enrollment for qualifying families. For more information, please contact Executive Director Anne Lance at alance@teaching-tree.org or at 493-2628. Read on… Added on 2-2-10
The Learning House
The Learning House is an early childhood school serving children of all abilities between birth and age 8, their parents and the professionals responsible for the care and education of young children. The Learning House uses a math and science curriculum that encourages children to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills at an early age. The Learning House seeks general operational funding support and other funds to improve the school's interior. For more information, please contact Ernie Batson at learninghouse@frii.com or at 266-0844. Read on… Added on 01-26-10.
Alpha Center
The Alpha Center provides support and information to help individuals facing decisions about unintended pregnancies, sexuality, and relationship issues. The center’s free medical clinic that offers STD testing and education has seen a dramatic increase in clients served. The Alpha Center seeks additional funding so that they can continue to provide this service to young adults. For more information, please contact Jenny Langness at jennyl@thealphacenter.org or at 221-5121. Read on… Added on 01-26-10.
Look Both Ways, Inc.
Look Both Ways, Inc. specializes in reproductive health for youth. The organization’s focus is on educating the educator, so that it is able to deliver accurate information regarding sexuality to their students. Look Both Ways, Inc. seeks funding for developing, printing and distributing comprehensive curriculum. For more information, please contact Betsy Cairo, PhD, HCLD, CSE at betsy@lkbthwys.org or at 667-9906. Read on... Added on 01-26-10.
Front Range Exceptional Equestrians (F.R.E.E.)
Front Range Exceptional Equestrians provides a unique blend of social, physical and emotional development for mentally- and physically-challenged children and adults through therapeutic horseback riding. F.R.E.E. seeks additional funding to hire a full-time program director to run a program currently managed by part-time volunteers. They also hope to purchase their own riding arena facility, so that they no longer have to rent Colorado State University’s arena. For more information please contact Jacqueline Tiley at jactiley@gmail.com or at 980-9674. Read on… Added on 01-08-10.
Green Fuse Poetic Arts Association
Green Fuse Poetic Arts nourishes poetry in Colorado with publishing, performance and workshops. The association works with the general public but has recently included young writers in their publications and retirement facilities in their performances; they hope to see more growth in this area. The association seeks funding to expand their performances in both scope and venue, ideally including more young performers. The association would also like to expand their workshops to include “poetry relaxation therapy” for senior citizens. For more information, contact Katherine West at greenfusepress@yahoo.com or at 214-8766. Read on… Added on 01-08-10.
Macdonald Family Charity
Macdonald Family Charity was founded to make dreams come true for struggling children in Northern Colorado. The charity works with chronically and terminally ill, injured, foster care and low-income children. The Macdonald Family Charity is seeking funding assistance to help grant the dreams of 15 children in 2010. For more information, please contact Katie Reiff at katie@macdonaldfamilycharity.org or at 667-6119. Read on… Added on 01-05-2010.