Community Projects Catalog

Carrying out its mission to support childhood literacy in the St. Vrain Valley, Born to Read (BTR) provides parents of every baby born in our two local hospitals a cloth tote bag with infant board books and materials on skills and benefits of reading to one’s baby (all in either English or Spanish).

We showcase the coupling of solar energy with agricultural activities to educate and inspire our community into action around improving land stewardship in energy developments. We engage our community, the solar industry, and policymakers through events, tours, webinars, in-person seminars, policy papers, and creative videography.

The Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition trains informal friend, family and neighbor childcare providers (FFN) to be high quality providers and we are seeking funds to support them in paying for the Child Development Associates Certificate.

Cottonwood Institute is excited to continue our 14th year partnering with Casa de la Esperanza in Longmont, CO to deliver our Familias Unidas en la Naturaleza (FUN) Program during the spring and summer of 2025. Casa de la Esperanza is a residential community of migrant workers and their families and they look forward to our program every year.

The Early Childhood Council has established an Access to Opportunity Fund in memory of community champion, Bob Palaich. This fund will provide scholarships to families who are having a difficult time affording child care costs, especially in light of the freeze on the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCCAP). This fund will give our youngest children access to high quality child care.

We offer a high quality Montessori Education to children age 1-6 years old. It is our goal to give these children the skills they need to grow into caring, thinking stewards of our world. We strive to keep our tuition affordable and accept Colorado Childcare Assistance Program and Universal Pre-Kindergarten so that we serve all economic levels of the community.

Intercambio brings English learners and community volunteers together in language classes and gatherings to build skills, confidence, and life-changing connections.

The Longmont Baseball League is a non-profit organization committed to offering the youth of our community a qualitative, athletic experience in an environment that promotes learning, safety and skill development. We also provide job opportunities for young adults through our umpiring program.

Longmont Public Media is a creative hub, media production facility, content incubator, and a content distribution center. We are seeking funds for general operating support

myWealthyBeing provides education, tools, and consultations to help individuals and families, especially vulnerable and low-income communities, create wealth. We guide participants in building a financial foundation (getting out of debt, saving an emergency fund) and wealth creation (homeownership, retirement projections).