Health in Action

Below are some of the Health-related activities of Rose Community Foundation and organizations we supported in 2009.

February 5, 2009

The Inner City Health Center (ICHC) celebrated the opening of its new facility in North Denver. One of the highlights included a moving a capella rendition of “The Impossible Dream” by Hazel Miller, a well-known Denver entertainer and longtime ICHC client. Rose Community Foundation granted $200,000 to the organization’s capital campaign. innercityhealth.com

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March 5, 2009

Recognizing that many nonprofit organizations were seeing an increase in community needs due to the economic downturn, the Foundation’s board of trustees approved more than $1.1 million in unsolicited grants to 64 organizations that provide health care, assist the senior population or serve the Jewish community. The grants were made in late 2008 and early 2009.

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May 18, 2009

In 2009, the Foundation’s Boomers Leading Change initiative held several two-hour “think tanks” to learn about specific ways to engage people 50+ in solving health care issues.

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October 27, 2009

The People’s Clinic, part of Clinica Family Health Services and a Rose Community Foundation grantee, opened its new facility in Boulder in 2009. With 22,000 square feet, the clinic can serve more than 10,000 patients annually, an increase of 15 percent over the previous facility’s capacity. clinica.org

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From Rose Community Foundation's 2009 Annual Report