Wilfred Romaro has become the new executive director of the Arc of the Pikes Peak Region. Romero used to work at Booz/Allen/Hamilton, a public company which provides management and technology consulting services internationally, where he was head of a regional leadership team. In addition, he has program design and management experience with the Department of [...]
Continue reading …Although Springs Rescue has received a total of 550 turkeys for Thanksgiving, they still need about 600 more, the nonprofit says. The turkeys go to El Paso County families in need, as well as a few hundred families at Fort Carson. Every year, Springs Rescue delivers 1,000 turkeys to needy families who would not otherwise [...]
Continue reading …Due to lack of donations and a worsening financial situation, FutureSelf is closing its doors by the end of this year. In business since 2001, the nonprofit offers youth arts programs, workshops and internships to more than 2,000 children in the Pikes Peak region. The board of directors made the decision, and will remain engaged [...]
Continue reading …Inasmuch Foundation announced today the distribution of $154,500 in grants to 13 organizations in Colorado Springs, according to a press release from the organization. Grants were awarded to organizations for projects addressing the foundation’s areas of interest as follows: • $25,000 to Colorado Springs Conservatory for programming support, scholarship development and the strengthening of internal [...]
Continue reading …Hundreds of frozen turkeys are needed to complete food boxes to El Paso County families in need, including a few hundred military families at Fort Carson. Bob Hughes, chief programs officer at Springs Rescue Mission, said that turkey donations were coming in – but at a much slower rate. “We’re on deck to provide about [...]
Continue reading …Westside residents say that when Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs leaves Old Colorado City for new offices on Garden of the Gods Road in the Spring they’d like to see mixed-use development, food stores, apartments, a convention center – or all of the above take its place. Goodwill representatives held a meeting on Oct. 26 [...]
Continue reading …Weekend of films made by women, 24th Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival
November 1, 2011 1 CommentFor the past year, a team of nearly 40 people have watched about 300 films made by women and narrowed a select 34 films for the Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival, which begins this weekend in Colorado Springs. The festival, in its 24th year, begins with a gala Nov. 4 and continues throughout the weekend [...]
Continue reading …As Goodwill prepares to move the majority of its services to its new campus on West Garden of the Gods Road, it will host a community meeting to get public responses about what should be done with the space it will vacate in Old Colorado City. Goodwill will host a public neighborhood meeting at its [...]
Continue reading …Silver Key needs a few good drivers to serve meals to elderly residents and to take them to doctor appointments, the grocery store or recreational outings. Drivers typically work one four-hour shift a week, and provide door-to-door services. For many clients, Silver Key drivers are their only means of transportation. Meals on Wheels drivers use [...]
Continue reading …The Colorado Center on Law and Policy received a $371,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation to strengthen poverty-reduction efforts across the state. The three-year grant is the first of its kind the foundation has made in Colorado, and will provide resources to enhance group efforts to reduce poverty – creating tools such as online databases [...]
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