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Clayton
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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
Epworth United Methodist Church
Community Fall Harvest Festival
To support the 2011 Community Fall Harvest Festival.
Provides spiritual education and activities to strengthen relationships in the community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Clayton Neighborhood Association
Newsletter
To support the 2011-12 Clayton Neighborhood Newsletter.
Connects and educates Clayton neighbors on issues affecting their community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,070 | Project Type: Newsletters/Communication
Celebration of Families-Students
2012 Family Extravaganza
To support the 2012 Family Extravaganza planning activities.
Celebrates families and students dedicated to community and education.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Prophetic Life Changing Ministries
Community Fit
To support the Community Fit activities.
Provides spiritual support.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Health
Prophetic Life Changing Ministries
The Princess Within
To support the Princess In Me program.
Provides programs to develop life skills and character in youth.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Clayton Youth Soccer
Community Youth Soccer
To support the community celebration potluck.
Neighborhood 6 week youth soccer program at Nairobi Park.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Community Video Project
Commentary
To support the video completion and showing.
Uses media to share community efforts.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Civic Association of Clayton
Clayton Remembers September 11
To support the Clayton Remembers 9/11 gathering.
Provides information and forum to address neighborhood issues and build community relationships.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Good Neighbor Group
Good Neighbor Celebration
To support the back to school celebration.
The Whittier-based group hopes to build relationships through events and soccer.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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
North City Park
Annual Festival
To support the 2011 North City Park Festival.
Host a multi-block day long block party to build relationships between neighbors in North City Park (Skyland).
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,800 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Paramount Youth Organization
Community Youth Summer Event
To support the 2011 Summer Youth Event.
Bings youth organizations together to collaborate to create efficient collaborations.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Youth Collegiate Preparatory Project
Leadership/Mentoring Program
To support the leadership and mentoring program.
Supports community youth preparing for higher education.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $425 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Feed Denver
42nd & Steele Farm
To support the continued development of the parking lot farm with the goal of creating urban farmers.
The organization creates farms in the city where people come to learn how to grow food at high altitude.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,200 | Project Type: Community Gardens
Green Spaces
Green Route Festival
To support the multi-generational, multi-cultural event.
The group held a Green Route Festival in 2010.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Become A Champion
Build a Bot
To support the robot competition class.
The group of resident volunteers creates youth programming in Northeast Denver.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,175 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Park Avenue Cop Shop
Annual Activities
To support the annual office activities.
Provides safety education and law enforcement partnership with northeast neighbors.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Pay It Forward
Days of Service on MLK Blvd
To support the Days of Service on MLK Blvd which is a community beautification project for the streets crossing MLK Blvd in Clayton.
Encourages residents and businesses to give back to the community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
North City Park Civic Association
Mayoral Forum
To support the 2011 mayoral forum.
Provide education and forum for residents to work collectively on issues affecting their neighborhood.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,650 | Project Type: Adult Education
Northeast Denver Green Gardeners
Spring Event
To support the annual seed exchange.
The group of volunteers promotes healthy living through community gardening.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Community Gardens
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Babies to College
To support the promise neighborhoods Babies 2 College.
Provides education and assistance to Northeast Denver families.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Rebel Muzik Productions
Manual Conversations with the Mayor
To support the 2011 Manual Conversations with the Mayor forum.
Supports forums to inform concerned citizens about community issues.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: School Reform
Celebration of Families-Students, Inc.
Family Extravaganza
To support the 2011 Family Extravaganza, which recognizes and supports students and families for their commitment to education.
Organizes events to support families who invest in their children's education, and recognizes students and families for their educational commitment and achievement.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $4,000 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
Columbine Parent Committee
Organizing Activities
To support the 2011 outreach and organizing activities.
Educates and organizes parents to effect positive change within the Columbine Elementary School Community.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,600 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Colorado Beautillion
Community Education Sessions
To support the community education/mentoring sessions.
Educate, mentor and recognizes exemplary minority male youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Project VOYCE
Project VOYCE- Manual
To support the youth organizing activities.
The group trains trains youth on school reform.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: School Reform
Civic Canopy
North East Denver Children's Collaborative Organizing Activities
To support the organizing activities.
Engages and organizes Northeast Denver community for positive change.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Ujamaa Holiday Market
Ujamaa Holiday Market
To support the 2010 Ujamaa Holiday Market.
Supports community artists through an annual crafts and sales event.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Prince Hall Youth
Year-Long Activities
To support the youth sports program.
Building athletic programs for boys and girls to prepare them for both successful involvement in high school athletics and future academic requirements.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Clayton Neighborhood Association
Newsletter and Neighborhood Meeting
To support the publication, Spanish translation, and delivery of the neighborhood association's bimonthly newsletter, and to provide refreshments at the association's meetings.
Gathers residents to discuss community issues, publishes bimonthly neighborhood newsletters.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,890 | Project Type: Newsletters/Communication
Gilpin Parent Organizing Committee
Annual Outreach Activities
To support the 2010 activities of the Gilpin Parent Organizing Committee.
This leadership parent group is working at Gilpin Elementary School to make it a more successful school.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
The New Dance Theatre, Inc. dba Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Green Tech Institute of Science
To support the summer intensive.
Provides arts experiences and education to the greater metro Denver area.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Shorter Community AME Church
Cutting Through the Crisis 2
To support the Cutting through the Crisis 2.
Provides spiritual edification and community support through services and programs.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Health
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)
Denver Children's Zone
Planning Activities
To support the organizing efforts of Northeast Denver.
Organizes residents, institutions, and organizations for better education opportunities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Gardening Neighbors
Spring Garden Fair
To support the 2010 Gardening Neighbors "Spring Gardening Fair."
Brings neighbors together through gardening education and activities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Community Gardens
Harrington Parents United for Progress
MOP and CSC Harrington Parent Committee
To support the parent organizing around budget, security and safety.
P.U.P unites parents, administrators and school staff to engage in school reform.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Aurora Tech Academy
Community Spelling Bee
To support the 2010 community spelling bee.
Provides educational opportunities to original Aurora children and families.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
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)
One Word, One Love
Annual LoHi 5k Fun Run & Soapbox Derby PG
To support the LoHi 5k Fun Run and Soapbox Derby.
Citywide literacy organization.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Athletics & Beyond
Girls Empowerment Sports Clinic
To support the girls empowerment sports clinic.
Provides activities that educate and empower youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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)
Clayton Neighborhood Association
2010 Info Meeting
Two outreach metings between the neighborhood association and local serivce providers, " Community Housing"
The nieghborhoos association is resident-led and hope to link residents to program
Year: 2010 | Amount: $700 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Celebration of Families-Students, Inc.
Family Extravaganza 2010
To support the planning of the 2010 Family Extravaganza.
Celebration of Families-Students, Inc. promotes and supports families in their efforts to ensure that their children receive good educations, primarily by hosting an annual awards ceremony recognizing families and students who have achieved their educational goals.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
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
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
Bruce Randolph Parent Organizing Committee
Organizing Activities
To support the communication between families and community and working on prominent issues such as lunch, transportation, security, college prep, website etc.
The POC organizes parents and youth through one-to-ones, meetings, and actions that hopefully lead to academic success.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Denver Children's Zone Planning Committee
Planning Activities
To support the planning activities.
Supports community-led education opportunities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Skyland YMCA History Project
Film Project
To support the Skyland YMCA history film project.
Producing a film documenting the history of the YMCA in the Skyland neighborhood.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Strictly Kollege
Volunteer Recruitment Event
To support the volunteer recruitment event.
Creates activities to connect volunteers with needy non-profits.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $750 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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
Prince Hall Youth Group
Annual Youth Sports Activities
To support the 2009 youth athlete activities.
Support youth athletic activities in Northeast Denver.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Sports League
Park Avenue Cop Shop
National Night Out
To support the 26th annual National Night Out in Sonny Lawson PK.
P.A.C.S. is a colunteer run organization in partnership with the Denver Police Department providing a hub for Whittier, Clayton, Curtis Park, and Five Points neighborhoods to file police reports, report drug activity, graffiti and gang activities, and act as a mediator.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Civic Association of Clayton
Clayton Remembers Picnic
To support the 2009 Clayton Remembers Annual Picnic.
Provides a forum for Clayton residents to build relationships and address community concerns.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Neighborhood Association
Cole Arts & Sciences Academy Parent Organizing Committee
Positive Behavior Training
To support the eight Positive Behavior System classes in order to create a consistent environment for CASA children at home and at school.
The MOP-led parent organizing committee provides the organization to provide classes and push for school reform at Cole.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
Become A Champion
Annual Girls Basketball Activities
To support the girls basketball activities.
Supports tutoring and life skills for youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,800 | Project Type: Sports League
Cole Arts & Sciences Academy Parent Organizing Committee
Home Visits
To support the C.A.S.A. home visits.
Providing compensation to teachers who perform home visits to help support students and parents through knowledge of those situations that may need educational or behavioral help.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
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)
Bruce Randolph Public Acheivement Project
9th Grade Achievment
To support the collaborative work with DU's Center for Comunity Engagement and Service Learning and 9th graders at Bruce Randolph Middle School
Through the program students have identified different issues for work including decreasing teen pregnancy and fighting for rights of immigrants.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Celebration of Families-Students, Inc.
Family Extravaganza
To supoprt the family extravaganza.
Recognizes community-minded families.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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
One Word, One Love
LoHi 1st Anual Run, Crawl, Shop
To support the LoHi annual run, crawl, shop.
Community literacy enrichment program.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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)
