Grants
Skyland
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Denver Marching Knights
Drums
To support the equipment and activities.
Building youth through the long tradition of drumming.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $4,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Jack and Jill of America
2011 Beautillion Project
To support the 2011 beautillion project.
Community service and leadership skill building activities to build character in inner city African-American mates.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Pirates Youth Football
Annual Activities
To support the annual sports activities.
Provides activities for youth.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Padres Unidos, Inc.
Jovenes Unidos Summer Institute
To support the leadership development program.
The organization works on school reform in Denver.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Voices on Canvas
Skyland Summer Art Camp
To support the 2011 Skyland Summer Art Camp.
Provides art activities to community youth.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Denver Hooperz
Annual Activities & Outreach
To support the annual youth sports activities and organizations outreach and collaboration activities.
Provides organized youth sports activities.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Columbine Elementary School
Odessa Burch Children's Photo Project
To support the Odessa Burch Children's Photo Project.
Provides K-5 education for youth in the Skyland, Whittier and Clayton neighborhoods.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Athletics & Beyond
Boys 2 Empowerment Workshop
To support the Boys 2 Empowerment Workshop.
Provides mentoring and supoprt for youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Voices on Canvas
Skyland Summer Art Camp
To support the Skyland Summer Art Camp.
Provides art for youth in the Skyland community.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Colorado HAWKS
Taking Care of the Nest
To support the 2010 Summer Community Service.
Builds character and community connection inner city youth resulting in enlightenee-engaged community members.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Voices on Canvas
Skyland Youth Community Action Plan
To support the Skyland Youth Community Action Plan, through which youth from the schools in Skyland will survey their peers and present an action plan for use of the former East Denver.
Voices on Canvas helps youth express themselves through an annual summer art contest and by organizing them to get involved in their community in positive ways.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,375 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Columbine Parent Committee
Artist in Residence
To support the twelve-session summer drumming intensive for 8-16 year olds.
The WDP teaches residents how to build community through drumming.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
