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*ECDC/African Community Center
*Bal Swan Children's Center
*Children's Outreach Project
*Early Connections Learning Centers
*Elizabeth Early Childhood Programs
*Mount Saint Vincent Home
*Starpoint

MOST RECENT GRANTS AWARDED

Metro Denver

Total # of grants:  91

Total amount awarded: $2,752,387

Academia Ana Marie Sandoval  Denver, CO
$18,000 for tuition assistance for the primary classroom.
$2,000 for the parent navigator position.

Acorn School for Early Childhood Development  Boulder, CO
$75,000 for the Acorn School at Wilderness Place capital project.
$35,000 to support the lowest-income families on the sliding scale.
$1,275 for NAEYC accreditation renewal.

Arapahoe Community College Child Development Center ( Arapahoe Community College Foundation) Littleton, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance.

Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council, Inc.  Centennial, CO
$70,000 for general operating support.

Arapahoe House, Inc.  Thornton, CO
$15,000 for the New Directions Child Learning Center.

Auraria Early Learning Center  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Aurora Community Connection  Aurora, CO
$15,000 for the early childhood education program.

Baby Haven Therapeutic Early Childhood Education Center (Friends of the Haven)  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Bal Swan Children's Center  Broomfield, CO
$45,000 to support low-income families.

Belleview Christian School (Pillar of Fire)  Westminster, CO
$15,800 for gap funding for CCAP children and/or tuition assistance.
$6,000 for the toddler room expansion project.

Bethany Busy Bee Preschool (Bethany Evangelical Free Church)  Littleton, CO 
$13,000 for tuition assistance.
$1,000 for parent education.
$4,000 for a Qualistar rating.
$750 for coaching
$750 for materials and equipment.

Boulder County Public Health  Boulder, CO
$27,000 for the GENESISTER program.

Boulder Day Nursery Association  Boulder, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Boulder Housing Partners (Boulder Housing Partners Foundation)  Boulder, CO
$10,080 for the Three Step Parents Making a Difference program.

Boulder Valley Women's Health Center  Boulder, CO
$20,000 for the Community Education and Outreach Program.

Catholic Charities & Community Services  Denver, CO
$65,000 for Margery Reed Mayo Day Nursery and the Child Development Center.

Cerebral Palsy of Colorado  Denver, CO
$65,000 for Creative Options for Early Education.

Child Learning Center (University of Colorado Foundation)  Boulder, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Children's Haven Child Care Center  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Children's House Preschool  Boulder, CO
$12,000 for tuition assistance.

Children's Outreach Project  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

Clayton Early Learning (George W. Clayton College Trust)  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the HIPPY Head Start program.

Community Montessori of Boulder Valley (Boulder Valley School District RE2)  Boulder, CO
$21,000 for tuition assistance for the Primary classrooms.

Congregation Rodef Shalom Preschool  Denver, CO
$12,000 for tuition assistance.

Denver Children's Advocacy Center  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the PEER program for parents of children zero to five.

Denver Early Childhood Council (Mile High United Way)  Denver, CO
$50,000 for general operating support.

Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (Denver Health and Hospitals Foundation)  Denver, CO
$85,000 for behavioral health coaching for Denver Great Kids Head Start teachers.

Denver Indian Family Resource Center  Denver, CO
$15,000 for the parenting program.

Denver Public Library  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the Read Aloud program.

Douglas County Early Childhood Coalition (Douglas County School District)  Castle Rock, CO
$13,000 for general operating support.

Early Childhood Center at Gregory Hill (Adams County School District 50)  Westminster, CO
$55,000 for the Incredible Years parent program, Motheread, and a bilingual community liaison.

Early Childhood Council of Boulder County (City of Boulder)  Boulder, CO
$65,000 for the professional development project.

Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County (Adams County Foundation)  Denver, CO
$50,000 for the professional development project.

Early Excellence Preschool Program (Wyatt-Edison Charter School, Inc.)  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

ECDC/African Community Center  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the early childhood program.

Eco-Cycle, Inc.  Boulder, CO
$6,000 for the Children's Used Book Project.

Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (Mile High United Way)  Denver, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

FACES  Denver, CO
$40,000 for programming for families with children 0-5.

Families First, Inc.  Denver, CO
$25,000 for parenting education classes.

Family Learning Center  Boulder, CO
$35,000 for the early childhood program.

Family Star, Inc.  Denver, CO
$60,000 for general operating support.

Florence Crittenton Services  Denver, CO
$35,000 for the Early Learning Center.
$17,000 for the Family Engagement Center.

Focus Points Family Resource Center  Denver, CO
$28,000 for the HIPPY and PAT programs.
$5,000 for other early childhood programs.

Footprints Daycare, Preschool, and Kindergarten (Episcopal Church of the Intercession) Thornton, CO 
$10,000 for tuition assistance.

Foundation for Educational Excellence (The Denver Foundation)  Denver, CO
$200,000 for capital costs related to the early childhood portions of the Promise Center on the Evie Dennis Campus.

Four Mile Family Resource Center  Glendale, CO
$12,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

Growing Home  Westminster, CO
$25,000 for the Home Grown Kids Parents as Teachers program.
$10,000 for the Incredible Years parenting program.

Harrington Elementary (Denver Public Schools)  Denver, CO
$30,000 for the play and learn program.

Homestar Child Development Center  Boulder, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.

Hope House of Colorado  Arvada, CO
$17,480 for parenting education programs.

Inn Between of Longmont  Longmont, CO
$2,800 for Love and Logic parenting classes.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health  Arvada, CO
$30,000 for the parent education and home visitation levels of the Early Intervention Services program.

Jefferson County Public Schools Family Literacy (Jefferson County District No. R-1)  Lakewood, CO
$35,000 for the HIPPY program.

Lakewood Head Start (City of Lakewood)  Lakewood, CO
$10,452 for playground improvements at Lasley, Patterson, and 11th Avenue Head Start programs.

Learning Source  Lakewood, CO
$25,000 for early childhood programs.

Ed & Ruth Lehman YMCA  Longmont, CO
$18,000 to support the sliding scale at Early Years Childcare Center.

Little Giants Learning Center  Commerce City, CO
$30,000 to general operating support.

Longmont Bright EYES Initiative (Friends of Longmont Youth Center)  Longmont, CO
$5,000 for the Mayor's Book Club.

Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center  Denver, CO
$25,000 for the early childhood center scholarship assistance program.

Lowry Family Center (Colorado Nonprofit Development Center)  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the Nurturing Parenting program.

Mapleton Early Learning Center (Mapleton Public Schools)  Denver, CO
$35,000 for extended day services for Head Start students.

Mental Health Partners  Boulder, CO
$18,000 for the prevention and prevention plus levels of the Kids Connects program.

Metro Denver Bright Beginnings  Denver, CO
$25,000 for general operating support.

Metropolitan State College of Denver  Denver, CO
$15,000 for Parents as Teachers.
$10,000 for the early childhood education component of the Family Literacy Program.

Mile High Montessori Early Learning Centers  Denver, CO
$65,000 for general operating support.

Montessori School at Ken Caryl  Littleton, CO
$20,000 for gap funding for CCAP children and/or tuition assistance for low-income families.

Mount Saint Vincent Home  Denver, CO
$20,000 for the early learning program.

Mountain Resource Center  Conifer, CO
$30,000 for the Wonder Years.
$15,000 for the Parents as Teachers program.

New America School  Denver, CO
$25,000 for ¡Cuidate! at the Lakewood campus.

New Horizons Cooperative Preschool  Boulder, CO
$15,000 for general operating support.

Northeast Denver Islamic Center  Denver, CO
$10,000 for the InsideOut Dad program for fathers with children ages zero to five.

Open Door Ministries  Denver, CO
$15,000 for the preschool program at the Open Door Childcare Center.

Outreach United Resource Center  Longmont, CO
$6,000 for a Qualistar rating.
$19,000 to support the sliding scale.

Over the Rainbow Community Preschool  Nederland, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.

Parenting Place, Inc.  Boulder, CO
$30,000 for family support, Latino family support, and Bright Beginnings programs.

Patchwork School  Louisville, CO
$5,000 for tuition assistance for the toddler program.

Prairie Learning Center  Strasburg, CO
$5,000 for tuition assistance.

Promise Christian Preschool  Lafayette, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance.

Renaissance Children's Center (Colorado Coalition for the Homeless)  Lakewood, CO
$30,000 for general operating support.

The Rise School of Denver  Denver, CO
$20,000 for tuition assistance.

Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust  Denver, CO
$40,000 to support low-income preschool children at four SUN schools.

Sewall Child Development Center, Inc.  Denver, CO
$35,000 for general operating support.

Sprouts Christian Learning Center  Aurora, CO
$15,000 to support the sliding scale.

St. Vrain Family Center  Longmont, CO
$15, 000 for parenting education programs.

Teach For America  Denver, CO
$40,000 for the Denver Early Childhood Initiative.

Tiny Tim Center  Longmont, CO
$25,000 for tuition assistance for the developmental preschool program.

Trinity Lutheran Church and School  Franktown, CO
$15,000 for windows or flooring in the early learning center.

Volunteers of America  Denver, CO
$15,000 for the preschool program.

Warren Village  Denver, CO
$50,000 for the Greta Horowitz Child Learning Center.

Washington Street Community Center  Denver, CO
$10,000 for tuition assistance for low-income families.

YWCA of Boulder County  Boulder, CO 
$15,000 for parenting education programs.

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