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Often leadership comes in the form of enabling and empowering others to make change in the community. Charitable funds such as Jewish Women's Fund of Colorado at Rose Community Foundation do just that.
In 2013, a Foundation Jewish Life initiative, MazelTot.org: Connecting Young Families to Jewish Life, was named one of the nation’s 50 most innovative Jewish nonprofit projects by The Slingshot Guide ’13-‘14, an annual compilation of the most inspiring and innovative Jewish organizations and programs in North America.
Most of my life I didn’t have a strong connection to Judaism. As I entered high school, I was looking for new things to explore. I wasn’t actively looking for a Jewish extracurricular activity, but when I heard about Rose Youth Foundation, it allowed me to be swept away on the journey of a lifetime.
Launched in 2010, Boomers Leading Change in Health (BLCiH) is a groundbreaking, grassroots volunteer effort dedicated to improving the health — and access to health care — of individuals and families in the Greater Denver community by harnessing the experience, energy and conviction of adult volunteers over age 50.
On a May morning, the Rose Community Foundation offices are abuzz with 30 women meeting in the Foundation’s boardroom. The women’s backgrounds are varied and their ages range from 30s to 80s, yet philanthropy unites them.
In 2010, my organization, The GrowHaus, was little more than a compelling food justice idea with an old greenhouse in North Denver. We applied to Roots & Branches Foundation for a grant to run our first summer program. Not only was this our first program, it was our first grant.
Paul Gillis is a donor, co-funder and a longtime supporter of Rose Community Foundation. His aligned funding includes the Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative and MazelTot.org.