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Athletics & Beyond
Annual Activities
To support the annual youth leadership activities.
Engage and provide leadership building activities for youth.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
The Prodigal Son Initiative
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Supports youth activities for positive outcomes.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Ethnic College Counseling Center
College Prep Activities
To support the college prep activities.
Prepares youth for college readiness and application process.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Street Kidz
General Operating Support
To support the 2012 general operating expenses.
Provides youth activities for Globeville youth.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Colorado Beautillion
Youth Leadership Program
To support the youth leadership program.
Prepare youth to embrace community service and develop their leadership skills.
Year: 2012 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
The Society of Youth
Let's Play
To support the Let's Play 2011.
Brings youth together to plan and implement youth physical activities.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $500 | 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)
Park Hill Blackhawks Youth Organization
Annual Sports/Tutoring Program
To support the sports activities/tutoring.
Provides sports instruction and tutoring.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
HAWKS
Stay Fit and Fly like a Hawk
To support the 2011 basketball program.
Provides youth development programs.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
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)
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)
Club Deportivo Olimpia de Aurora
Soccer
To support the league fees.
Olimpia is a resident-led youth soccer program.
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)
The Black Actors Guild
Presents...
To support the development of original theater for near northeast Denver.
The volunteer group presents a wide variety of original, interactive, thought-provoking entertainment.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Athletics & Beyond
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Provides youth empowerment and leadership activities.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
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)
Jam League
Basketball Uniforms
To support the two basketball teams with Street Kidz.
The teams play basketball and are made up of middle-schoolers.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Safe City Foundation
Safe City Youth Summit
To support the 2011 Youth Summit.
Supports youth leadership in Denver County.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Prodigal Son Initiative
PSI After School Program
To support the general operating support.
Engage and educate youth connecting with life changing opportunities and skills to make better choices.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Street Kidz
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Provides youth development activities for Globeville youth.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $3,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
One Word, One Love
Elementary Literacy Program
To support the planning of 2011 elementary literacy program in Highland.
Host community building activities for youth and families.
Year: 2011 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Globeville Civic Association
Street Kidz Grand Opening
To support the grand opening of the Street Kidz Inc. youth center in Globeville.
Neighborhood association for Globeville.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Project Active Community
Soccer Project
To support the start-up of an after-school indoor sports program.
The youth group works with Aurora Community Connection, through organizer Gabriela Jacobo.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,938 | 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)
Athletics & Beyond
Boys 2 Men Workshop
To support the Boys 2 Men Workshop - 2010.
Provides activities to educate youth on life principles and college bound requirements.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
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)
Perfecting Musicians
Music Program
To support the planning process for development of te Perfecting Musicians project.
Provides music and voice lessons to underprivileged and disabled children in Northeast Denver.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Youth Honoring Black History
Breaking Away Recounting
To support the breaking away recounting.
Poduce artistic productions to share local history with the greater community.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $0 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Mile High HEAT
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Provides mentoring and sports activities for youth in Northeast Park Hill.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | 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)
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)
Become a Champion
Summer Tutoring/Mentoring Program
To support the summer tutoring program.
Youth through tutoring, sports, and life skills camps empowering.
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)
Battleground Christian Community Outreach Center
Summer Youth Leadership Program
To support the Summer Youth Leadership Program.
This local church is trying to engage youth and their parents in community beautification activities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Aurora Housing Corporation
Summer Youth Program
To support the stipend for a staff development and resident leadership position in the 2010 Sumer Youth Program.
DAVA uses the visual arts to work with youth in Original Aurora to help them achieve their full potential.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $1,206 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Assistant Coach, Inc.
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Provides mentoring, tutoring, and life skills to inner-city youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $3,000 | 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)
Prince Hall Masons
Annual Community Activities
2010 activities, including the annual Father and Son Breakfast
Sponsors a variety of activities throughout the year to help connect older men with youth and fathers with sons in the African-American community.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $4,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
The Banyan Tree
Whittier Drum Project
To support the Whittier Drum Project annual activities.
Provides drumming circles to bring intergeneral mix of residents together.
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)
Redcross Blueshield Gang Prevention, Inc.
Higher Learning Lab
To support the planning of a higher learning technology lab.
Engages and supports youth through educational activities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Higher Anointing Christian center
I Can Project
To support the I Can project.
Provides inspirational and community based activities.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Battleground Christian Community Outreach Center
Youth Activities
To support planning meeting with board and community persons.
To suport the institution's hopes to reconnect with community through this project.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $350 | 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)
The Prodigal Son Initiative, Inc.
Annual Activities
To support the annual activities.
Engages and supports positive activities for inner city youth.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Amigos De Sandoval
Annual Activities
To support the resident led early literacy program, an annual celebration and the work of PALAS
The school-based non-profit is volunteer-led and raises funds to meet the needs of Sandoval parents.
Year: 2010 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Full Count Baseball Ministry, Inc.
Youth Nights Out
To support the youth nights out program.
Building youth leaders in the Whittier community.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Aurora Tech Academy
Annual Spelling Bee
To support the 2nd annual spelling bee.
Educate Original Aurora school-age youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $300 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
Youth 3 on 3 Tournament
Basketball Event
To support the invitational youth basketball tournament.
Design activities to engage community youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $600 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Colfax Community Network
Summer Camp
To support the summer youth camp.
Provides basic needs and assitance to low-income families in Original Aurora.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Colorado Hard at Work Kids
Annual Activities
To support the annual youth activities.
Engage youth through community service activities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Northeast Basketball Team
Summer Training
To support the 2009 summer training activities.
Provides youth athletic activities in Northeast Denver.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
The New Dance Theatre, Inc. dba Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Summer Intensive
To support the summe intensive.
Provides art programs to youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Five Points Historic Association
Film Review
To support the multi-neighborhood community conversations.
Preserves the history of the Five Points community.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $405 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
On Laughter Silvered Wings
Young Airmen
To support the Young Airmen program.
Provides programs for aspiring African-American boys.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Next Level Sports
College Prep
To support the college prep programming.
Supports youth through college preparation activities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Northwest Coalition 4 Better Schools
Summer Study Camp
To support the summer study camp.
Provides educational activities of youth in Northwest Denver.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,100 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Comité de Soccer Altura
Summer Soccer
To support the youth and parent summer futbol activities.
Activities include organizing meetings, enrollment, and parent coaching.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $2,080 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Athletics & Beyond
Girls Empowerment Mentoring Program
To support the girl's empowerment program.
Engages and educates inner city youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
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)
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)
Padres de Kenton
Danza Folklórica
To support the Fiesta Colorado Project.
This parent group works on multiple projects. The Fiesta Colorado Project will focus on folkloric dancing for students.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
The Núñez Foundation
Career Camp
To support the outreach and planning activities in creating a base of new volunteers and mentors.
The foundation provides scholarship, provides mentoring and creates a web of support for college-bound Aurora Public School graduates with limited resources.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $351 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Aurora Tech Academy
Spelling Bee
To support the 2009 spelling bee.
Educates elementary school-age youth.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
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)
M.I.S.S. Support Group
Young Women's Program
To support the young women's program.
Provides positive activities for young women.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $1,500 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Assistant Coach, Inc.
Annual Activities
To support the annual youth activities.
Engages youth through an after-school program.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
Banyan Tree
Annual Activities
To support the annual activites of Banyan Tree.
Uses rythmic drum program to engage ALL communities.
Year: 2009 | Amount: $5,000 | 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)
Greater Good Educators
Journey to Womanhood Summer Program
To support the Journey to Womanhood Summer Program.
Provides instruction to young girls/women in Original Aurora.
Year: 1969 | Amount: $0 | Project Type: Youth (Arts, Community Garden, Drama, Music, Service Learning, Summer Camps, Tutoring, Development)
