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Child and Family Development in Action
Below are some of the Child and Family Development-related activities of Rose Community Foundation and organizations we supported in 2009.
February 16, 2009
Work Options for Women (WOW) Executive Director Toni Schmid showed the organization’s new restaurant-under-construction to Rose Community Foundation President and CEO Sheila Bugdanowitz. WOW trains low-income women for living-wage jobs in the food industry. Former Trustee Don Kortz, the Foundation’s founding president and CEO, was instrumental in securing the location in downtown Denver and helped guide the project to completion. workoptions.org
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April 29, 2009
Six organizations continued their participation in Rose Community Foundation’s BOOST initiative to strengthen organizations that are in a critical transition period. BOOST is a three-year program to help the agencies develop long-term plans to build their administrative systems, governance, management and financial resources. The Foundation then makes grants to carry out approved plans.
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October 7 , 2009
SkillBuild Colorado, a new workforce development initiative, launched in 2009. Housed at and supported by Rose Community Foundation, the initiative is focused on creating jobs and training qualified workers in three industries: construction, health care and energy.
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December 16, 2009
The Denver Indian Center worked on plans to open an early childhood education classroom in early 2010, supported by a grant from the Foundation. The Center also offers workforce training, a food bank, and programs for youth and families. denverindiancenter.org
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From Rose Community Foundation's 2009 Annual Report
Before and after: Café Options in February 2009 (above), and after it was opened two months later. The restaurant is located at 1650 Curtis Street in downtown Denver.
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BOOST provides consultation and training opportunities to participating organizations, as well as bringing them together to learn from each others’ experiences.
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Preschoolers get some exercise at the Denver Indian Center.