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Via Mobility Services (formerly Special Transit) was founded in 1979 to provide transportation for older adults and others with limited mobility. Today, it is a multi-county, multi-program organization that provides transportation and mobility options in 19 communities in five counties in Colorado.
At our 20th Anniversary celebration Jennifer Atler Fischer, champion for Innovate for Good, announced the project’s nine winners. Innovate for Good is a new project to fund new, innovative projects to make the greater Denver community a better place to live.
Nationally, research has shown that Latinos are already much less likely to access services for older people from mainstream providers, often because those agencies don't have Spanish-speaking employees or materials.
Dash Sperling may be only 17, but he already knows a good investment when he sees one. He is co-chair of Rose Youth Foundation (RYF), a youth-led philanthropy group for Jewish teens and a program of Rose Community Foundation.
Given the clear link between excellent educators and student achievement, it’s easy to agree that great teachers should be compensated for their classroom successes. But historically, consensus has been challenging…
Rose Community Foundation has long supported Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) practices as part of our commitment to helping eliminate the achievement gap in Greater Denver’s K-12 public schools. Grant Beacon Middle School is a learning community benefiting from those oppportunities.
Rose Community Foundation helps Jewish Institutions such as Congregation Beth Evergreen grow stronger through initiatives like MazelTot.org, which connects young families to Jewish life, and an endowment fund, which helps secure the synagogue's future.
As most students are heading home from school, students at Grant Beacon Middle School stay longer each day. The school’s extended day, combined with other innovative methods, is successfully closing the achievement gap.