2008 Grantees
Tue, 05/06/2008 - 12:46 — CivicAdmin
Public Policy & Advocacy
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9 to 5, Colorado Chapter | Improving the workplace for women and strengthening the ability of low-wage/low-income women in Colorado to win economic justice | $20000 |
| Center for Independent Media / ColoradoConfidential.com | Combining the immediacy of blogging with time-honored journalistic inquiry and providing a platform for overlooked stories, policy and campaign analysis | $5000 |
| CIRC - Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition | Defends and advances justice for all immigrants and refugees in Colorado and the United States | $10000 |
| Colorado ACORN | Organizing and empowering low- and moderate-income Denver families to address economic and social inequalities | $2500 |
| Colorado Center on Law and Policy | Advocating for justice and economic security for lower income Coloradans | $15000 |
| Colorado Progressive Coalition | Uniting diverse communities on issues of racial, economic, environmental, and social justice to build a more progressive future for Colorado | $25000 |
| FRESC | Educating, organizing, and empowering the working families of the Front Range to hold governments and corporations accountable for responsible community-centered development | $15000 |
| Latina Initative | Cultivating, supporting, and maintaining the civic involvement of Latinas in Colorado | $15000 |
| Padres Unidos | Working for educational equity, student rights, and justice for immigrants | $2500 |
| Rights for All People / Derechos Para Todos | Organizing immigrants and their allies to achieve justice, dignity, and human rights | $15000 |
| The GLBT Center | Providing a source of strength and belonging for GLBT people in metropolitan Denver and throughout the state of Colorado | $2500 |
Direct Services
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Access Counseling | Providing low-cost counseling services | $3000 |
| Alternatives for Youth | Promoting academic success through positive choices | $3000 |
| Attention Homes | Providing safe shelter & support for at-risk youth | $3000 |
| Boulder County Housing Authority | Supporting Casa de la Esperanza's work to provide greater opportunities and success to the farm worker community in Longmont | $3000 |
| Community Action Development Corporation | Organizing around low-income issues to create opportunites for empowerment and self-reliance | $3000 |
| Growing Gardens | Cultivating community through gardening | $3000 |
| Immigrant Legal Center of Boulder County | Assisting low-income community members with immigration matters | $3000 |
| Impact on Education | Building support for education in the Boulder Valley School District | $5000 |
| Intercambio de Comunidades | Reducing language & cultural barriers for immigrants | $6000 |
| Mountain Mammas Charities | Helping women, youth, and families connect with nature and better understand and navigate their own lives | $1000 |
| Moving to End Sexual Assualt (MESA) | Addressing the causes & consequences of sexual assault in Boulder County | $15000 |
| OASOS - Open & Affirming Sexual Orientation Support | Increasing healthy behaviors & decreasing risky behaviors of LGBTIQ youth in Boulder County | $3000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Providing free & low-cost health services to teens in Longmont | $6000 |
| Project YES | Providing leadership opportunities for young people through the arts & service learning | $4500 |
| Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley | Providing safety & support to women & children who are affected by domestic violence | $3000 |
| Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence | Working to end violence against women and youth | $3000 |
| TEENS, Inc. | Offering youth employment, training, & support | $4500 |
| Tides Center / The Body Positive | Supporting Boulder Youth Body Alliance's efforts to prevent eating disorders and weight preoccupation among youth in Boulder Valley | $3000 |
| United Black Women of Boulder Valley | Providing social, educational, spiritual, & emotional support for African American families | $2500 |
| Volunteer Connection | Promoting volunteerism in Boulder County | $1000 |
| YMCA - Boulder County | Creating a supportive environment for youth to refuel emotionally, socially & physically | $3000 |
| YWCA - Boulder County | Providing at-risk youth empowerment opportunities | $3000 |
Trustee Awards
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alliance for Justice | Strengthening the public interest community's ability to influence public policy | $2500 |
| ARC Thrift of Colorado | Enhancing the lives of people with developmental disabilities | $5000 |
| Boulder Valley Women's Health Center | Providing quality health care for women | $5000 |
| Center for International Human Rights, Law & Advocacy | Engaging graduate & law students at DU to protect and promote international human rights | $6000 |
| CO Criminal Justice Reform Coalition | Reversing the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado | $10000 |
| COLOR | Educating, promoting, & advocating for health care and reproductive rights for Latinas | $7500 |
| Colorado Ethics Watch | Using legal actions to hold public officials & organizations accountable for unethical activities | $5000 |
| Colorado Media Matters | Comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the media | $2500 |
| Colorado Nonprofit Development Center / Veterans Helping Veterans Now | Providing assistance & fellowship to veterans | $3000 |
| Green Heart Institute | Providing inspiration & solutions to people in order to reduce environmental impact | $4000 |
| League of Conservation Voters Education Fund | Engaging and educating voters on environmental issues, and continuing to give a voice to the environmental majority | $5000 |
| NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation | Supporting educational programs that promote informed reproductive choices | $10000 |
| OUR Center | Unifying resources to meet people's needs & help Longmont residents move toward self-sufficiency | $5000 |
| Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains | Promoting informed reproductive health decisions | $10000 |
| The Railyard Dogs | Providing downtown Denver and Highland’s dogs an off-leash park | $1000 |
| The White House Project | Advancing women's leadership at all levels in all communities | $2500 |
| University of Colorado Foundation | Honoring Lucile Berkeley Buchanan's memory and supporting Women & Gender Studies | $1000 |
| Women's Foundation of Colorado | Promoting the full participation of women and girls in society | $1000 |
| Working America Education Fund | Providing overlooked communities a progressive perspective on economic issues | $2500 |
Special Projects
| Amount: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chinook Fund | Transforming our society into one that promotes social justice and freedom from oppression | $10000 |
| New Mexico Community Foundation | Contributing to public discourse on important issues in New Mexico and across the United States | $5000 |
| The Bell Policy Center | Identifying and promoting policies that help individuals and families access opportunity and move toward self-sufficiency | $80000 |
| Women Donors Network | Uniting powerful, visionary women who are committed to effecting lasting fundamental change | $16000 |
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