COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM - 2025 RECIPIENT OVERVIEWS

Aurora Community Connection: Aurora Community Connection provides bilingual out-of-school programming that combines academic tutoring, youth-led leadership initiatives, and educational field trips to foster personal growth and community engagement among local youth.

Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region: The Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region engages youth in academic support, health and wellness activities, and STEM education to empower them with life skills and opportunities for personal growth.

Center for Employment Opportunities: Center for Employment Opportunities empowers justice-involved individuals by providing immediate paid work, job-readiness training, and long-term career development.

Children’s Specialty Clinic of San Luis Valley: Children's Specialty Clinic of San Luis Valley's aims to create sustainable career pipelines by providing hands-on experiences to local high school and college students.

El Movimiento Sigue: El Movimiento Sigue is expanding current programming to create a year-long mentorship and support pathway that will help Chicano youth explore higher education and career advancement.

Friends of Gilpin County Community Center: Friends of Gilpin County Community Center is purchasing equipment, uniforms and providing scholarships to youth ages 9+ for its new flag football program.

Greenhouse Scholars: Greenhouse Scholars' Whole Person College Program offers holistic support to under-resourced college students through professional development opportunities, mentorship, individualized plans for success, and financial support.

Impact on Education: Impact on Education supports student mental health in the Boulder Valley School District through in-school Wellness Centers that provide Tier 1 intervention programming and drop-in mental wellness support.

Lake County School District: Lake County School District's Project Dream provides out-of-school time programs for children grades K-6 that address academic, social emotional, and resource gaps.

La Puente Home: La Puente Home's PALS program fosters emotional and social development by providing trauma-informed care and therapeutic support for children grades K-5 who have faced adverse childhood experiences.

Mountain View High School: Mountain View High School (Thompson R2-J School District) is updating its weight room by purchasing new squat and weight racks.

Nxt Chapter: Nxt Chapter's SOAR Program provides underserved youth ages 10-24 transitioning from out-of-home care with access to educational and economic resources such as GED prep, financial literacy classes, career readiness training, and professional attire.

Palmer High School: Palmer High School (Colorado Springs Schools District 11) is launching its sanctioned girls high school flag football program.

The Five Star Education Foundation: The Five Star Education Foundation's I See Me Program provides underrepresented Adams 12 School District middle and high school students with career exploration opportunities, mentorship, and pathways to post-secondary success.

The GrowHaus: The GrowHaus' Seed2Seed summer leadership program provides opportunities for Latino teens to explore food justice, develop leadership skills, and gain career exposure through hands-on activities and community engagement.

Thornton High School: Thornton High School (Adams 12 Five Star Schools) is purchasing a new five-person blocking sled for its middle and high school football programs.