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Commerce City
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Our Lady Mother of the Church
Food Pantry
To support the food pantry activities.
Provides spiritual guidance and community connection in Commerce City.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Central Neighborhood Block Party
To support the central neighborhood block party.
Engages Commerce City residents through issues they care about.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Diversity Dynamics Denver
Phase II Community Engagement
To support the phase II community engagement.
Builds connections and relationships between residents and organizations.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Newsletters/Communication
Free Flyght Center for the Arts
Free to be Me
To support the theatre, art and culinary classes.
The center develops participatory art for the community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Derby Neighborhood Association
Annual Activities
To support the annual community activities.
Supports activities that bring Derby residents together.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,133 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Major Taylor Cycling Club of Denver
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Community cycling club of recreation and health.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Health
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Derby Daze
To support the 2011 Derby Daze.
Encourages civic engagement through activities for Commerce City residents.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
The Lord's Pantry
Annual Activities
To support the 2011 food distribution.
Provides emergency food for citizens of Commerce City.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Kemp Neighbors
Summer Projects
To support the three projects that will increase membership.
The resident-led group works to bring residents together.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
History Hunter
Storytelling Project
To support the Commerce City storytelling project.
Sharing stories to build relationships cross-community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Adult Education
Feed Denver
Mobile Farm Project
To support the creation of a mobile market.
The organization creates farms in the city where people come to learn how to grow food at high altitude.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Community Gardens
E. 67th Avenue Block Party
E. 67th Avenue Block Party
To support the one-day bbq.
This is an ongoing event where neighbors hope to meet new neighbors to foster a sense of community on the block.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Hanson Elementary PTO/PIE
Electronic Sign
To support the purchase and installation of an electronic message board.
The parent-led group raises funds for the school and provide resident voice to the principal.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
Commerce City Neighbors
Leadership Development-NUSA Trip
To support the leadership development-NUSA project.
Works in neighborhoods throughout Commerce City to help residents get more involved in civic life.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Neighborhood Association
Commerce City Historical Society
Awards Luncheon
To support the annual awards luncheon.
Highlights the history of Commerce City through activities.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $764 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
South Adams Women's Association
South Adams Womens Assoc. Projects
To support the annual community activities.
Community activities to build relationships between residents.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Grace Incorporated
Living Legends PG
To support the Living Legends luncheon.
Provides activities that shed light on the history and culture of community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $250 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Reed Food Ministry
Annual Activities
To support the emergency food distribution.
Provides emergency food provisions to Original Aurora residents.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,450 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Commerce City Historical Society
Holiday Bus Tour
To support the 2010 Holiday Bus Tour.
Provides community activities to promote and educate residents on the history of Commerce City.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $800 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Derby Winter Festival
To support the 2010 Derby Winter Festival.
Engages and supports Commerce City residents as they build relationships and community.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Bridges of Silence
Helping Hands Youth Community Garden
To support the greenhouse project with youth.
Helping Hands introduces healthy living to youth in the community age 5-12. The help community youth grow their own food, help them transport it from greenhouse to garden to farmers market to their tables.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Monaco Together
Monaco Annexation
To support the Monaco Annexation Possibilities study process.
Gathers residents of the Monaco neighborhood to learn about and provide input into the question of whether Monaco should be annexed into Commerce City.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Tents and Tables
To support the joint purchasing of tents and tables by community groups in Commerce City and NE Denver to be used at community events and shared among the groups.
Works with residents of Commerce City to help them strengthen their community through resident-led efforts.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
AAAll of the Above
ESL Instruction
To support the adult instruction, tutoring with students, and document translation.
The group is a newly-formed volunteer-based group hoping to empower their students to reach their full potential and increase parent involvement within the local schools.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Commerce City Leadership Program
To support the development of Commerce City neighborhood associations and their leaders.
CCCE encourages residents to take over ownership of Commerce City solutions and promote positive change in Commerce City.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,325 | Project Type: Adult Education
Denver Marching Knights
Knights Drum Project
To support the drums and equiptment needs of the Denver Marching Knights.
Denver Marching Knights is a youth drum performance group made up of youth residents from Northeast Denver and Original Aurora.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Community Empowerment Program
To support the community empowerment program.
Supports Commerce City residents in building relationships, leadership and addressing community issues.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Adult Education
Commerce City Historical Society
Brunch & Book Signing
To support the Brunch and Book signing of the Commerce City History Project.
Preserves the history of Commerce City.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $850 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Ethnic College Counseling Center
Life Launch
To support the Life Launch program.
Provides education activities for college bound youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,250 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Grace Incorporated
2010 Living Legends
To suport the planning of community activities.
Provides education to youth and recognition of community leaders.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
South Adams Women's Association
Annual Activities
To support the annual community activities in Commerce City.
To support community activities that promote women contributing in the community.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Yoga for All
Community Yoga Tour
To support the yoga for all, community yoga tour.
Provides free yoga instruction for the greater community.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $4,200 | Project Type: Health
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Derby Winter Festival
To support the Derby Winter Festival.
Supports Commerce City residents as they build relationships, leadership and address community concerns.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
HOPE (Helping Other People Endure) Food Bank
Annual Food Distribution
To support the operations of the food bank and food for distribution.
Provides food for community members in need.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,750 | Project Type: Health
New Hope Christian Fellowship
Veteran's Honor Dinner
To support the 2009 Veteran's Honor Dinner.
New Hope is a Commerce City congregation that performs acts of service to the community twice a year. The Veteran's Honor Dinner is in its 9th year and has been growing each year.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
United Residents for Commerce City
Christmas Lights Bus Tour
To support the 2009 holiday bus tour.
Provides activities to connect Commerce City.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
AAAll of the Above
Volunteer- Based Community Ed PG
Community Education Workshops, including ESL
The group is volunteer-led and provides services to Commerce City adults.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Adult Education
Derby Business Association
Media Blitz Project
To support the 2009 Media Blitz; to encourage residents to shop locally during the holidays.
The Derby Business Association is to promote the businesses in the downtown Derby area of Commerce City.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Economic Development
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Day of the Dead
To support Day of the Dead.
The event will bridge cultures in Commerce City.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Studio 4
Art Classes
To support the community art classes.
Provides art classes to Commerce City community members.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Commerce City Election Education Committee
Election Education Newspaper
To support the election education publication.
Educates Commerce City residents on election options.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Adult Education
Community, Culture, and Rights
Human Rights Week
To support the human rights week- welcome home neighbor project.
Educates Commerce City residents on good neighbor policy.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $600 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Commerce City Community Enterprise
National Nite Out
To support the combination of efforts of the Kemp, Derby, and Monaco neighborhood associations.
CCCE brings together grassroot leaders from throughout Commerce City.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $950 | Project Type: Safety
Colorado Family Resource
Healthy Family Initiative
To support the one day program to promote healthful choices.
Provides basic needs assistance to low-income families in Aurora.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $800 | Project Type: Health
Our Lady Mother of the Church Parish-Community
Food Bank Activities
To support the food bank activities.
Provides spiritual and basic needs services to Commerce City residents.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Health
Families Against Violent Acts
Community Resource Fair
To support the community resource fair.
Promotes nonviolence and peace in communities affected by violence.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
United Residents for Commerce City
Pioneer Picnic
To support the anual pioneer picnic.
Provides community activities that build relationships between Commerce City residents.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
One Word, One Love
Annual LoHi 5k Run, Crawl, Shop
To support the annual 5k walk/run event.
Engages the Highlands community through positive activities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Denver Marching Knights
Annual Activities
To support the annual marching/competition activities.
Supports youth through drumming and step activities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Bridges of Silence
Bridging the Gap
To support the Bridging the Gap program.
Brings together youth and adults of Commerce City to address issues, build leadership and create positive change.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Commerce City Community Enterprise
Padres Unidos de Commerce City
To support the organizing activities that promote school reform.
It is a collaboration between CCCE and Padres Unidos.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,663 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Friends of Ferals
Fix-A-Feral
To support a citizen-led effort to spay and neuter feral cats in North Denver and Adams County.
Friends of Feral is a volunteer group that seeks to reduce the number of feral cats in the Denver area (currently estimated @ over 250,000)
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Commerce City Citizens for Recycling
New Horizons in Recycling
To support the New Horizons in Recycling Project, which will educate children and adults about the importance of recycling and bring recycling activities to all of Commerce City.
CCCR is a citizen-led recycling program that promotes the importance of recycling, advocates for the expansion of public recycling programs, and provides a variety of hands-on recycling services.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $4,000 | Project Type: Adult Education
Read to Succeed
Bilingual Library
To support the Read to Succeed Bilingual Library project.
Rose Hill Elementary School will develop a bilingual library for all families attending literacy night.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
Adams City High School - Amnesty International Club
Human Rights Awareness Week
To support the Human Rights Awareness Week.
Organizes and educates Adams City High School students on community issues.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,650 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Community Film Project
Community Projects Film
To support the community projects film.
Creates and produces films that capture the essence of community building and partnership.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
South Adams Women's Association
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Commerce City women working together to create positive change.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,800 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Nurturing Our Village Association
Special Needs Conference
To support the Nurturing Our Village Association.
Educates and supports families of special needs youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
The Lord's Pantry
Annual Activities
To support the emergency food activities.
Provides emergency food to Commerce City residents.
Year: 2008 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Free Flyght Center for the Arts
Community Murals
To support the community murals.
Arts and culture activities to engage the Commerce City community.
Year: 1969 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Community Gardens
