Join AmeriCorps VISTA in the fight against poverty Since 1965, over 220,000 AmeriCorps members in the VISTA program have joined the fight against poverty by helping local organizations expand their capacity to make change. The VISTA program serves in each of the 50 U.S. states and in all U.S. territories. Through capacity building activities such…
DetailsAmeriCorps Week, March 8-14, 2020, is a celebration of all things AmeriCorps – from the programs and organizations that make this national service initiative possible in communities across the country, to the members who have pledged to “Get Things Done” since the program’s inception in 1994. “My time as a VISTA has given me…
DetailsOn this month’s show, LIFT-UP Executive Director Angela Mills provides insight into this organization’s history, ongoing initiatives and partnerships and how local residents may best benefit from the program. https://www.kdnk.org/post/lift-and-united-way-partner-tackle-hunger
Katrina Stevens at West Mountain Regional Health Alliance applied for the Rocky Mountain Health Foundation grant and was awarded $10,000 for the use of general operating funds. Bo Blodgett at Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley applied for a grant at CORE and was awarded $100,000 for solar panels. He also applied for another grant…
DetailsSunlight Mountain Resort’s 35th Annual Skier Appreciation Day is now on January 10. Marketing and Sales Director Troy Hawks describes this year’s theme and events on United Way Cares. Listen to the episode by clicking this link: https://www.kdnk.org/post/skier-appreciation-day-benefits-united-way?fbclid=IwAR2fhqBmh3-XlIXm4Ra1n8SwxzTvaTG8G3-3GpZoyHe3pC-PJEa08PHSeb8
This month’s VISTA Spotlight is Cindy Packer of Colorado Mountain College. “I have been a VISTA at Colorado Mountain College since March 2019. Colorado Mountain College has been serving the higher education needs in the mountain communities of Colorado since 1965. CMC takes pride in being rated as the top adventure school. My department, The…
DetailsOn this month’s show, Traci is joined by Sandy Swanson, executive director for Family Visitor Programs, and AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer Kaylee Peterson. Family Visitor Programs provides home visitation services to pregnant women and to parents of young children residing in the Aspen to Parachute, Colorado region. Programs are offered to families at no cost, regardless…
DetailsThis month on United Way Cares, Highwater Farm Project Director Sara Tymczyszyn talks about her initiative to connect youth with sustainable agriculture beginning at the Silt River Preserve in 2020. Listen to the interview here: https://www.kdnk.org/post/highwater-farm-project-connects-youth-and-local-ag
This month’s VISTA Spotlight is Nichole Westfall of GarCo Design Works. “GarCo Design Works is a collaborative program birthed by Garfield County and Colorado Mountain College in 2012. It’s one part of a large program — GarCo Enterprise. I don’t want to be bias, but it’s my favorite part. This program helps its students get…
DetailsTraci Gurley-Tomashosky, acting Executive Director for United Way Battlement to the Bells, discusses a new AmeriCorps VISTA project with Andie Scott and volunteer Alex Willard. https://www.kdnk.org/post/united-way-and-americorps-provide-local-volunteers