The Better Beginnings Colorado campaign officially launches
Mike Johnston: Gary Ventures President & CEO
With support from a broad range of supporters, including Governor Polis, House Bill 22-1295 will bring the various early childhood authorities, programs and funding streams into a single Department of Early Childhood that will make it easier for families and providers to offer outstanding early care and education experiences for Colorado’s children.
Gary Community Ventures is excited to announce the inaugural class of the Piton Fellowship. The 23 members of the Early Career Professionals Cohort represent a budding group of young leaders in the Denver Metro Area.
A history of discrimination in Colorado has prevented Black families from buying homes and passing down generational wealth. A new program hopes to close the racial wealth gap by helping Black home seekers achieve the dream of ownership.
Before 1968, it was legal for banks to refuse to lend to families based on race. It had a detrimental impact on Black family wealth, but the gap is larger today than it was in 1960.
COVIDCheck Colorado team members are walking door to door in Denver’s Montbello neighborhood to get people signed up for the vaccine. They’ve partnered with the City of Denver to operate a community vaccination site at the Montbello Campus.
After more than 30 years of working to expand preschool in Colorado, we are closer than ever to providing free universal preschool to all 4-year-olds, thanks to voters passing Proposition EE last November.
Behind the scenes of many testing and vaccination sites over the past 14 months has been a little-known organization acting as the bridge connecting government agencies, businesses, and the community.
The Colorado COVID-19 Containment Response Corps (CCRC) was recognized virtually last week at the 2021 America’s Service Commissions (ASC) Innovation and Leadership Awards with the Outstanding Service Program award.
Oklahoma education officials came up with an ambitious plan to help students who struggled during the pandemic: build a 500-person math tutoring corps.
As we listen with humility to our community, partners, and each other, we learn together to drive action that guarantees School Readiness, drives Youth Success, and stimulates Family Economic Mobility. Whether we’re growing solutions that already exist, building solutions that don’t yet exist or changing the policy landscape to expand opportunity to those who need it most, we dare to be bold, working urgently with our community and partners to deliver a future where all Colorado kids can grow up healthy and reach their full potential.
Learn more about the breakthrough solutions below that are reshaping the arc of opportunity for kids and families in Colorado.
Rear View Of Family Standing Outside New Home On Moving Day Looking At House
COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project
Outcome Area: Family Economic Mobility Approach: Grow
Preventing mass evictions and homelessness during and after the pandemic.
Together, we will create the change our community wants to see. Whether you want to discover more about our ventures, or connect with a member of our team, we want to hear from you.
