Community Partners:
* Metro
Organizations for People (MOP) was founded in 1981 with the
mission of empowering ordinary people to strengthen and transform
their communities through community organizing. The community
organizing process begins locally with member churches, schools,
youth and neighborhood associations. MOP trains volunteer community
leaders to re-weave the web of relationships in community so that
they can effectively work together across race, class and language
barriers to rediscover a common good leading to a higher quality
of our families, children and neighbors.
*
Rainbow
Alley, a program of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender
Community Center of Colorado
Rainbow Alley is a drop-in center for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual,
Transgender, Questioning youth, their families and friends. Rainbow
Alley serves youth up to 21yr., providing a medical clinic, crisis
pager, support groups, resources and referrals for financial assistance,
housing, education and vocation. Additionally, Rainbow Alley provides
numerous youth leadership opportunities including employing 4-6
youth to run the drop-in center and provide outreach around HIV/AIDS
prevention.
* La Clinica
Tepeyac
La Clínica Tepeyac plays a vital role in the health and
long-term welfare of the growing Latino community and their children
in Denver. Today, over 3,000 men, women and children throughout
Denver access our health services and nearly 3,000 receive education
on a variety of preventive health messages. Services are
provided by nearly 300 volunteer medical providers, medical and
nursing students, and clerical support, in addition to 5 clinic
staff members. Patients receive preventive screenings, baseline
diagnosis and treatment for minor illnesses. We also work with
a network of other health care facilities to provide more intensive
care and long-term chronic care. Each year, La Clínica
Tepeyac strives to educate adults and youth in the community on
preventive health methods while linking them with available services.
* African
Services Committee, Harlem, New York
African Services Committee (ASC) was formed in 1981 by a group
of African refugees to provide resettlement assistance to new
African arrivals throughout the New York metropolitan area. ASC
provides relief and assistance for diverse ethnic, immigrant and
refugee groups in need of food, housing, medical care, legal services
and other supportive counseling.
* Earth
Force
Through Earth Force, youth discover and implement lasting solutions
to environmental issues in their community. In the process they
develop life-long habits of active citizenship and environmental
stewardship. Educators turn to Earth Force for innovative tools
to engage young people in community problem solving.
* Southwest
Improvement Council
The goal of the South West Improvement Council is to provide opportunities
for people in the community and to improve their well-being and
lifestyle. Through a variety of programs, we offer assistance
for first time home buyers, affordable housing development, health
insurance, fitness education, computer training, and senior programs.
* Colorado
Campus Compact
Founded in 1992, Colorado Campus Compact is a state coalition
of 20 college and university presidents dedicated to promoting
public and community service in higher education. The member institutions
of the Compact reflect the full diversity of higher education
in the state; they include public and private schools, two- and
four-year colleges, urban and rural institutions. Whatever their
differences in mission and setting, the members of Colorado Campus
Compact are united by the belief that service can play a crucial
role in educating students for citizenship in a democratic society
* Horace
Mann Neighborhood Center
Horace Mann Neighborhood Center School, located in northwest Denver,
was built in 1931 and serves approximately 650 students during
the day and more than 400 families during the extended-day.
* El
Centro Humanitario
The Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores (the Centro) is Denver's
first immigrant day laborer organization working to defend workers'
basic human rights. The mission of the Centro is to provide day
laborers with a safe and dignified gathering place to seek employment,
to create cultural and educational programs, and to develop a
sense of community, self-respect, and workers' ownership over
the center.
* Piton
Foundation
Piton is a private operating foundation in Denver, Colorado. The
foundation develops and implements programs to improve public
education, expand economic opportunities for families, and strengthen
low-income neighborhoods in Denver.
* Assets
for Colorado Youth
Assets for Colorado Youth provides leadership in creating positive
social change for youth in communities throughout Colorado and
nationally. Social change based on the 40 developmental assets
framework capitalizes on youth and resources involving parents,
educators and youth service organizations.
* Remington
Elementary School
Remington Elementary School is located in northwest Denver serving
ECE - Fifth Grade and boasts small classes. We offer a strong
program of Balanced Literacy reading instruction with transitional
English instruction for those students moving from Spanish into
English. We have redesigned our school around a research-based
approach to literacy and expect to see continued gains in student
achievement due to this training. Teachers attend weekly training
with an in school literacy coach with a focus on Independent Reading
and Writer's workshop. Classrooms are using individual conferences
and small-group instruction for reading as well as giving students
time to practice independently and in learning stations.
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