Dakota Foundation Dtd 122997

Assist in opening a new Cafe Momentum restaurant in Denver CO

Assist in opening a Step Colorado Springs location that helps men in a state of desperation end their cycle of addiction take back control of their lives and transition to a safe and sober living environment where they can become productive contributing members of their families and community.

This grant will be used to deliver life changing services to incarcerated individuals while allowing Breakthroughs team to dedicate time and resources to the pursuit of a Pay for Success Model.

Impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing great obstacles with professional mentors over the course of 12+ years. Provides intensive individualized guidance for children beginning at age 4 through high school.

Provide tuition and fees for aspiring Native American recent high school graduates and adult learners

Provides tuition and fees for aspiring college students in low income and low performing Colorado Springs school districts

Use Predictive Risk Modeling a product of machine and algorithmic learning to improve the quality of decision making and supervision assigned to open cases within child welfare utilizing objective data rather than subjective opinions so that families with higher levels of complexity are responded to and managed with more timely safety plans ultimately reducing neglect abuse and fatalities. Using objective data helps to make screening decisions more consistent equitable and accurate. The purpose of this grant is to partner with El Paso County to cover 50% of the cost to implement the program in the county incentivizing the county to adopt the tools to improve their child welfare outcomes.

Organization provides pathways to recovery that create self-esteem dignity and independence for people experiencing homelessness. The purpose of this grant is to aid in creating a community that provides all the help required to those willing to work toward independence.

Support recovery and resilience among veterans military families and communities through Mindfulness Resilience Yoga classes.

Annual teaching award for elementary middle and high school educators in D11 who are accelerating student outcomes through exemplary practices.

Aid in establishing the Mindfulness and Positivity program in up to 18 new schools by covering half of the schools curriculum cost. Program provides students and teachers the tools to understand and mitigate stress and anxiety by initially helping them understand how the brain and body respond to stress.

Program assists refugees immigrants and those from underserved communities to start or grow their small business in Denver and surrounding counties. The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to supplement the administration of a separate but related program-related investment

The purpose of this grant is to fund the venue cost of the Colorado National Civics Bee to be hosted in Colorado Springs CO

The purpose of this grant is to provide general operating support to supplement the administration of a separate but related PRI agreement

The organization blends together fixed-rate notes and equity from philanthropic public sector and private impact investment sources. They use these pooled resources to deploy debt and equity to partners developing high-impact affordable housing projects across Colorado in communities where it is needed most.