When Giovani Hernandez first saw Skyline High School shortly after moving to Longmont from Chihuahua, Mexico, he thought he’d arrived at a university.The middle school where he’d come from had broken windows and no air conditioning. Skyline was gleaming by...
Two Boulder County children enter kindergarten. One has well-educated parents and a family with an income that is middle class or higher. The other has parents with less schooling and a lower income. Odds are, their futures look different. YOUR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION –...
“Our mission is to create a critical mass of Latino parents who are well informed and skilled to help their children enter kindergarten ready to learn,” says ELPASO Executive Director Tere Garcia. It’s been two years since your Community Foundation’s School Readiness...
"It’s shocking to me that Colorado ranks 46th in teacher pay and 42nd in per student funding, nationally. Put another way, the state’s school funding lags behind the national average by $2,800 per pupil! So while Amendment 73 may raise taxes for some of us (8% of tax...
Consistent with its longstanding commitment to education, Community Foundation Boulder County is endorsing Amendment 73 which, as described by the Bell Policy Center, proposes to "raise funding for public education by enacting a graduated income tax increase and...
“The staff and leadership at the Community Foundation is where you should always go first. They really understand the issues, the organizations working to address those issues, and what it means to collaborate." Robin Luff’s association with the Community Foundation...
Boulder County has not been immune to the national increase in opioid abuse and addiction. On average, 30 Boulder County residents die each year of accidental opioid overdose. Prescription drug overdose death rates are highest in Longmont, while heroin overdose death...
“It’s really important to give back, and the Community Foundation is one of the best ways to make a difference.” For Lafayette-based Alexander (Sandy) Bracken and his wife, Sally, making a difference as part of the Community Foundation family goes back to our...
"If you want to make a difference in the lives of others in Boulder County, I can assure you that – when you make a gift to the foundation – it will be used for its stated purpose." “My husband and I have always been interested in education, and caring for our...
How a local couple gained a deeper understanding and appreciation of the foundation’s leadership role in mobilizing resources toward improving the quality of life in Boulder County. Dee Andrews’ association with the Community Foundation is both broad and deep – she...
For the past several months, as the canyons of opinion and negativity have deepened around our country, I have felt a compelling need to focus as much as possible on the positive: how can we stitch together divides by listening? How we can champion inclusivity? How we...
The first Latino Parent Summit, “Improving Our Children’s Future From A Young Age,” was aimed at supporting Latino parents, their families and other leaders through a day of community-based programming, providing the information and resources necessary to improve...
For 25 years, the Community Foundation has been a community catalyst, responding to immediate needs and anticipating future challenges. How do we do it? For 25 years, the Community Foundation has been a community catalyst, responding to immediate needs and...
"Social change takes a long time to happen. Social change is not about any one person. Social change is enacted step by step." “Mi gente es mi gente, y la adoro.” (My people are my people, and I adore them.) My name is Luis Ornelas and I was fortunate enough to...
For Deborah Simmons, a member of The Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees, working with a professional advisor is essential to making informed decisions about smart, meaningful philanthropy. “My parents had a relationship with Merrill Lynch, and my dad – as a good...
Gayle Boonstra walked into our office last week with dozens of individual checks totaling $6,475 in support of ELPASO – Engaged Latino Parents Advancing Student Outcomes. Thank you, 100+ Women Who Care Boulder County! This dynamic and inspired group of local...
According to The Community Foundation's 2015 TRENDS report, the achievement gap between Latino and Anglo students is wider in Boulder County than just about anywhere else in Colorado.In response, we're working directly with Latino parents to help fight this trend. In...
We're so proud of School Readiness Coordinator Claudia Sanchez for receiving Boulder Housing Partners' Partnership Award. Every day, Claudia knocks on doors in low-income Latino neighborhoods. Every week, she conducts in-depth interviews, in Spanish, with Latino...
By Chris Barge, Director, School Readiness Initiative Chris Barge ELPASO – Engaged Latino Parents Advancing School Outcomes – is a program of The Community Foundation that seeks to close the achievement gap by building the Latino parent...
The Community Foundation Serving announced that David Brantz, Esq. will serve as its new Board Chair, effective immediately. Outgoing Board Chair Chris Hazlitt, Esq. served a two-year term (2014-2016) and will remain on the board as Chair of the Governance...