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Recent Grants
Locations indicate the organization’s headquarters, not necessarily the geographic area served.
October - December 2007
The Clayton Foundation (Denver): $640,327 over three years for research and evaluation of the Early Childhood Resource Institute.
theclaytonfoundation.org
Colorado Bright Beginnings (Denver): $83,297 to support a new program for parents of children ages 24-36 months.
brightbeginningsco.org
Focus Points Family Resource Center (Denver): $75,000 over two years to support a parenting program for low-income monolingual and bilingual Spanish-speaking parents.
du.edu/~smartin9/Project2
Funding Partners (Fort Collins): $10,000 to provide loans to first-time homebuyers for down payment and closing cost assistance in Metro Denver.
fundingpartners.org
Jefferson County Public Schools (Golden): $81,871 to support Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) in Jefferson County.
jeffco.k12.co.us
Parenting Place (Boulder): $50,000 over two years to support the Family Strengthening Program for families and their children ages 0-5.
boulderparenting.org
Project WISE (Denver): $40,000 for a program to help low-income women become self-sufficient.
Reach Out and Read Colorado (Denver): $30,000 to educate parents about the importance of involvement in their children’s early development.
reachoutandreadco.org
Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Network (Denver): $10,000 for Ready To Learn, an early childhood education program to help prepare children for school.
rmpbs.org
University of Colorado at Boulder, Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences (Boulder): $10,000 to support the Child Learning Center and the provision of assessment services, early childhood programs, parent education and outreach programs.
colorado.edu/slhs
July - September 2007
Bayaud Industries (Denver): $50,000 for business and marketing planning for this organization that enables people with disabilities to move toward self-sufficiency.
bayaudindustries.org
El Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores (Denver): $50,000 to support this center for immigrant day laborers by providing employment assistance and education programs.
centrohumanitario.org
Denver Employment Alliance (Denver): $27,972 for an initiative to develop industry-specific workforce development training.
employingdenver.com
Dress for Success Denver (Denver): $5,000 to support economic self-sufficiency for low-income women by providing professional work attire and career development tools.
dressforsuccess.org
Emily Griffith Foundation (Denver): $25,000 to expand a job training program for adult refugees and asylees.
egos-school.com/egf
Four Mile Family Resource Center (Glendale): $24,473 to start a Parents as Teachers (PAT) program in Glendale.
fourmilefrc.com
Lowry Family Center (Denver): $40,000 to provide support services for youth and families in Northeast Denver and Aurora.
Metropolitan State College of Denver Foundation (Denver): $12,000 to support the Family Literacy Program serving residents in nearby public housing.
mscd.edu
Mi Casa Resource Center for Women (Denver): $25,000 for programs that encourage self-sufficiency primarily among low-income Latinas and youth.
micasadenver.org
Work Options for Women (Denver): $16,600 to support business consultation for this organization that provides culinary job training for low-income women.
workoptions.org