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Funding Cuts Cause Urgent Need for Support at Local Non-Profit
The food pantry at the non-profit Village Exchange Center (VEC) in northwest Aurora serves 4000 people every week. It’s now scheduled to end at the end of April due to funding cuts.
A Second Chance for People, Banners, and Billboards
Mile High WorkShop has two missions: to provide training and employment opportunities for people seeking to rebuild their lives after dealing with addiction, homelessness, or incarceration; and repurposing items that would otherwise be considered trash.
Construction of Bluff Lake Nature Center’s New Project is Underway
On a blue-sky day with the backdrop of the snow-covered mountains and the Denver skyline, children from Denver Forest School with hard hats and shovels welcomed the start of the next phase of the Bluff Lake Nature Center (BLNC).
Volunteering Opportunities
Check out the many volunteer opportunities across the Denver metro area.
Food Bank Faces Challenges as Pandemic Relief Ends
Volunteers are at the heart of Food Bank of the Rockies, which supports 800 hunger-relief partner organizations across Colorado and more than 70 mobile pantries throughout Colorado and Wyoming.
…NE News Updates
This month: Four NE Denver Neighborhood Groups Hold a Community Forum; A Groundbreaking at Project Worthmore; The Colfax Bus Rapid Transit Project is Underway; New Wildlife Mural Along Sand Creek Trail; Westerly Creek Reconstruction Project to Begin in Early November; A New Exhibit Lets Visitors Experience a Rainforest; and Neighborhood Businesses Win Medals at Great American Beer Festival.
Ballot Issues Explained at October Event
On a mid-October evening, voters turned out for a ballot information session led by Pearlanne Zelarney with the League of Women Voters (LWV), a non-partisan grassroots organization.
Montbello Community Inspires Art Projects at Entrances to Rocky Mountain Arsenal
On a warm October Saturday, a deer walked in the distance as Denver artist Michael Gadlin cut the ribbon on one of two new art installations at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. It was a fitting backdrop for the colorful sculptures now lining the path to the 56th Street & Chambers entrance to the refuge.
Four NE Denver Neighborhood Groups Hold a Community Forum
In a first-of-its-kind joint meeting, four northeast Denver neighborhood groups gathered in October to talk to city leaders about their concerns and hopes at the Zion Senior Center at 5151 33rd Ave. Denver.
Empathy and Inclusion for the LGBTQ Community
A weekly meeting of women in Denver focuses on friendship, support,and acceptance for the LGBTQ community.
StoryWalk Adorns East Colfax with Original Poetry
New interactive art is now adorning the East Colfax neighborhood in some of the most unexpected places, from panels atop wooden posts throughout McNichols Park to vinyl-wrapped electrical boxes along Colfax Avenue. The panels and electrical boxes are inscribed with original poetry and are the “stops” in a “StoryWalk,” the first art installation by the Denver non-profit Sidewalk Poets.
