Grants
Elyria Swansea
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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)
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
Planned Pethood
We Matter 2 -- Spay & Neuter Event
To support the spay and neutering event.
The group is resident-run.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Health
Padres de Swansea
Soccer Activities
To support the year-long soccer program.
This is a parent-led soccer league.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Sports League
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
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
Focus Points
Open House
To support the community-wide event.
The organization's mission is to build better communities by strengthening families.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,250 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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)
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
Denver District Attorney
Cafe Milagro
To support the community coffee of the D.A.'s Volunteer Victim Advocate Program.
The D.A.'s program works with elders in the community to prevent elder abuse and financial exploitation.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Adult Education
Bruce Randolph School
Students in Action
To support the one day student day of volunteering.
Denver's first inovation school is now a 6-12 school.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: School-Related - Celebration, Graduation, etc.
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)
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
Focus Points Family Resource Center
Swansea Vegetable Gardens
To support the community-led work in partnership with GrowHaus.
The non-profit helps build better communities by strengthening families through specialized programming and support that helps low-income, Spanish-speaking families become self-sufficient.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $4,100 | 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
CASA/MOP Parent Organizing Committee
Organizing Activities
To support the community organizing, including one-to-ones and actions.
The C.O.C. works on school reform activities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | 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
Platte Valley/Dispersed East Local Resident Council
Car Wash
To support the fundraiser, resource fair, and back-to-school backpack give away.
The R.C. develops and builds relationships with diverse neighbors and strengthens the voice of residents on common community issues.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $400 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
Cross Community Coalition
Community Event
To support the day of music, games, food and information about local service/nonprofit agencies.
The CCC is the service provider for Globeville, Elyria and Swansea.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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)
Feed Denver
Urban Agriculture Project
To support the Globeville, Elyria Swansea youth corp, story corp, and 2010 documentation form.
The organization builds community-based urban greenhouse farms and markets to feed and sustain themselves and their communities through improving year-round access to fresh food.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,270 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Grow Haus
Labor and Management
To support the expansion of the plammimg area, set-up of the market, and implementation of sales of produce to local restaurants and farmer's markets.
Mission is to increase the accessibility and affordability of fresh, healthy food in the area while showcasing locally-adopted techniques for substainable indoor food production.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Economic Development
Our Lady of Grace Church
Quinceanera & Parents Bond
To support the six session preparation.
Our Lady of Grace has a youth program that develops it's own projects.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
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)
Padres de Swansea
Afterschool Soccer
To support the parent-led program, including uniforms.
Padres de Swansea has sponsored various youth programs.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Sports League
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
Volunteer Victim Advocates
Elder Abuse Education Awareness
To support the on-going training of VVA volunteers and distribution of informational brochures.
VVA trains community volunteers to educate community about warning signs of abuse and available services for victims.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,496 | Project Type: Resident to Resident Support
Cross Community Coalition
The GrowHaus Community Open House and Listening Sessions
To support the resident-engagement process and work with the new community green house.
CCC is the primary service provider for Elyria Swansea and Globeville.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $350 | Project Type: Community Gardens
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)
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 Middle School
Mental Audition
To suport the student-run production.
The play will be videotaped and made available to the communty as a live performance as well.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $500 | Project Type: Single Day/Weekend Events (Block Parties, Gatherings, Celebrations, Non-Organizing Workshops)
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
Near Northeast Schools Network
Organizing Activities
To support the quarterly meetings with principals, parents, and teachers of Near Northeast Denver Schools.
The MOP-led network works on issues such as weighted-student funding, autonomy, and school choice.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
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
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)
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
Cole Arts & Sciences Academy Parent Organizing Committee
Annual Activities
To support the Cole Arts and Science Academy year-long organizing activities.
CASA's POC will begin a new round of one to one's. Will conduct research and will engage in social action.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $4,860 | Project Type: Community Organizing/Social Change
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
