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A private philanthropic foundation dedicated to ensuring all Coloradans have the opportunity to thrive. Find us at coloradotrust.org and our original stories at collective.coloradotrust.org.

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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 10/08/2026
The Colorado Trust is matching up to $50,000 of donations for Black Philanthropy Month Colorado through Aug. 28. Donate today.
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 10/07/2026
Eagle County has a new home health program. While other home health agencies across the country have struggled to stay afloat, Eagle Valley Home Health has found a way to make it work. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/eagl...
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Eagle County’s New Home Health Program Fills Gap Left by Provider’s Closure
Skilled nurses visit patients directly in their homes, making it easier to access care in rural areas.
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 29/06/2026
NEW STORY: Colorado Food Cluster launched a yearlong pilot project called Food Trust as a universal basic food program, meaning any resident could qualify for access to healthy, high-quality food, regardless of income, age or background.
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Universal Basic Food Pilot Program Tackles Food Insecurity in New Way - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 19/05/2026
Nearly half of Coloradans experiencing food insecurity don’t qualify for SNAP. And the numbers are going up. Read more in this Collective Colorado story by Jenny McCoy. Photos by Armando Geneyro.
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Nearly Half of Coloradans Experiencing Food Insecurity Don’t Qualify for SNAP - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 10/02/2026
Nonprofits can now apply for the Colorado Nonprofit Bridge Loan Fund! Learn more: lnkd.in/gDw8w6aD Many orgs delivering essential services are experiencing government payment delays, impacting their ability to serve their communities. This fund aims to address that challenge.
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 06/02/2026
We are excited to announce a yearlong extension of the Community Resilience Initiatives grants, supporting 84 organizations across Colorado that are increasing housing stability, expanding access to mental/behavioral health services, and improving food access. Learn more: mailchi.mp/3c2d24870e5a...
Graphic listing The Colorado Trust's Community Resilience Initiatives
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 13/11/2025
State programs like Rural Jump-Start are helping entrepreneurs and startups innovate systems to boost the economy and create new jobs. Jennifer Oldham reports for our Collective Colorado story website.
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New Companies Sprout in Smaller Rural Areas to Benefit Local Economies - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 10/11/2025
We are providing $1M in emergency grants to help address the food security crisis due to reduced federal benefits. Grant recipients include Food Bank for Larimer County and Food Bank of the Rockies (both pictured, from 2023), as well as several other food banks and smaller regional food pantries.
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 03/11/2025
A Colorado effort underway since 2021 to improve mental and behavioral health among military veterans and prevent suicides has already surpassed expectations. Daliah Singer reports for our Collective Colorado story site.
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An El Paso County Pilot Program is Reducing Suicides Among Veterans - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 21/10/2025
For our 40th anniversary, we’re highlighting past grantees like The Piñon Project Family Resource Center! It was founded in 1994 with the help of Colorado Trust funding, and it is still serving families living in southwest Colorado. www.youtube.com/watch?si=EEA...
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40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: The Piñon Project Family Resource Center
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 25/09/2025
First Southwest Community Fund provides business loans to rural residents who may not have ready access to capital, including immigrants and women of color. Saja Hindi spoke to some of the loan recipients whose lives have been changed with this support. www.coloradotrust.org/stories/alwa...
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“Always Keep Moving Forward”: Immigrant Women-Led Businesses See Success in Rural Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 22/09/2025
For 40 years, we've partnered with thousands of organizations across the state to advance health equity and strengthen communities. From long-term grantmaking to urgent relief, our commitment remains the same: supporting Colorado communities so everyone has the opportunity to thrive. 💙
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 19/09/2025
We’re proud to support the Hispanic Affairs Project, a Montrose-based nonprofit that has spent 20 years helping immigrants on Colorado’s Western Slope feel welcomed in communities and lead better, healthier lives. Learn more: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/a-mo...
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A Montrose-based Nonprofit Continues to Push for Immigrant Integration and Acceptance
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 17/09/2025
With early funding, Qualistar pioneered Colorado’s first child care quality rating system, empowering families to make informed choices and helping early learning centers strengthen their services. www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 15/09/2025
Nurse-Family Partnership pairs first-time mothers with specially trained nurses for regular home visits and support before and after delivery. Watch this new video on how The Colorado Trust supported research and implementation of this model and program: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mliP...
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40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Nurse-Family Partnership and Invest in Kids (Eng subtitle)
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 12/09/2025
Our colleague Johanna Ulloa Girón (4th from right in photo) just received the Colorado Public Health Association's 2025 Award for Excellence in Policy & Advocacy, recognizing her "significant contribution in advancing health equity" in the state. Congrats, Johanna! (Photo via CPHA)
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 09/09/2025
We're now hiring for the vice president of grants position. This person will oversee and guide the foundation's largest department, shaping and stewarding The Colorado Trust's grantmaking strategies. Learn more and apply at www.coloradotrust.org/careers
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 22/08/2025
In the Weeds is a southwest Colorado nonprofit working to address substance use and mental health challenges among restaurant and hospitality workers. Our new video, based on a Collective Colorado story, looks at how the organization is improving lives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5_T...
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Changing Kitchen Culture – Collective Colorado Stories
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Colorado Center on Law and Policy @copolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Join CCLP on Thursday, August 28th from 10-11am for our next webinar with @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, and 9to5 on Recordkeeping Best Practices: How Your 501(c)(3)’s Recordkeeping Can Enhance Your Advocacy Potential! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Recordkeeping Best Practices: How Your 501(c)(3)’s Recordkeeping Can Enhance Your Advocacy Potential. After registering, you will receive a confirmation ema...
Join the Community Resilience Initiatives Policy & Advocacy cohort for a training on advocacy recordkeeping for nonprofits with Bolder Advocacy! Recordkeeping and reporting compliance is an importa...
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 18/08/2025
A novel National Park Service program is hoping to address Mesa County’s high suicide rate. Learn more in Sharon Sullivan’s story for our Collective Colorado story portal. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/buil...
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Building Resiliency at Colorado National Monument - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 11/08/2025
The Colorado Trust was an early funder of an effort to rate and improve the quality of early childhood education in the state. The resulting system became a national model. Our 40th anniversary coverage continues with a look at Qualistar Colorado: www.coloradotrust.org/stories/qual...
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Qualistar 'Paved the Way' for Child Care Rating System in Colorado
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Colorado Center on Law and Policy @copolicy.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
With the @coloradotrust.org, @coloradofiscal.bsky.social, @hungerfree.bsky.social, & 9to5, join our webinar training series: The Bolder Advocacy in Aug & Sept. We will share how nonprofits can influence policy through ballot measures, record-keeping, social media, & other ways. Register today!
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 06/08/2025
To mark our 40th anniversary this year, we’re highlighting grantee programs like Community Resource Center's Rural Philanthropy Days, which we've funded and participated in since 2009. RPD connects funders with rural nonprofits across the state. Watch our new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Scc...
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40 Years of Impact at The Colorado Trust: Rural Philanthropy Days (English subtitles)
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 06/08/2025
En sus primeros 18 meses funcionando, el programa del Seguro de Licencia Familiar y Médica (FAMLI, por sus siglas en inglés) de Colorado distribuyó más de $1.1 billones a empleados, con las mujeres constituyendo el 60 por cientos de los beneficiarios. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/m...
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Mujeres han presentado más del 60 por ciento de los reclamos para el seguro de licencia familiar y médica pagada en Colorado - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 06/08/2025
In its first 18 months of operations, Colorado's Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program distributed more than $1.1 billion to employees, 60% of whom were female. Daliah Singer took a closer look for this Collective Colorado story: collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/wome...
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Women Have Filed More Than 60% of Colorado’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Claims - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 31/07/2025
HomesFund, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en Durango, ha ayudado a 460 familias y personas individuales a comprar un hogar durante los últimos 14 años al convertirse en inversionista adjunto en sus propiedades. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/m...
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Mientras el precio medio de un hogar en el Condado de la Plata llega a $600,000, una organización ayuda a futuros propietarios - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 30/07/2025
HomesFund, a Durango-based nonprofit, has helped 460 families and individuals buy homes over the past 14 years by becoming a co-investor in their properties. Mark Stevens examines what home ownership and building generational wealth mean to participants. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/as-m...
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As Median Home Prices in La Plata County Top $600,000, Nonprofit Works to Help Prospective Buyers - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 29/07/2025
La decisión eliminó $7.6 millones para que escuelas y guarderías compraran alimentos locales frescos. Más aquí:
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El fin del programa federal de alimentos locales para escuelas afecta a distritos escolares y productores en Colorado - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 29/07/2025
The decision to cut a federal program eliminated $7.6 million for Colorado schools and child care sites to purchase fresh, local food. More here:
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How the Termination of the Federal Local Food for Schools Program is Affecting Colorado School Districts and Producers  - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 22/07/2025
Trabajadores del Instituto de Salud de Colorado terminaron recolectando respuestas para la Encuesta de Acceso a la Salud en Colorado, y se espera que los resultados se publiquen este otoño. Lee más sobre la historia de la encuesta y lo que se aproxima como parte de las historias:
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Instituto de Salud de Colorado reúne datos de salud por todo el estado a la vez que se censuran estadísticas nacionales
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 22/07/2025
Colorado Health Institute field workers finished collecting survey responses for the biennial Colorado Health Access Survey, and the results are expected to be released this fall. The Colorado Trust is a long-time funder of the survey. Read more about its history and what you can expect this year
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Colorado Health Institute Collects Statewide Health Data as National Statistics Are Censored
40th Anniversary of The Colorado Trust: 2025 biennial Colorado Health Access Survey
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 21/07/2025
NUEVA historia en Collective Colorado: Huerto atendido por personas mayores y con discapacidades en Denver combate la inseguridad alimentaria a la vez que cultiva comunidad (y calabacines) El fotoperiodista Eli Imadali visitó el Huerto Comunitario Juanita Nolasco varias veces en 2023, 2024 y 2025.
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El Huerto Comunitario Juanita Nolasco marca un rumbo diferente: la jardinería accesible - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 21/07/2025
NEW Collective Colorado story: Garden tended to by Denverites who are older or have disabilities combats food insecurity while cultivating community (and zucchinis) Photojournalist Eli Imadali visited the Juanita Nolasco Community Garden several times in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Check out photo essay:
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Juanita Nolasco Residents Chart a Different Path: Community Gardening That’s Accessible - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 26/06/2025
NUEVA historia de Collective Colorado: Clínicas de la red de seguridad que ahora ayuden familias de bajos ingresos pueden enfrentar reducciones, servicios limitados. Historia de Zack Newman, fotografías de Tanya Fabian / especial de The Colorado Trust, y traducciones de Mark Herbeck.
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Miles de Habitantes de Colorado Podrían Perder Medicaid si el Proyecto de Ley de Gastos Federal Pasa - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 26/06/2025
NEW Collective Colorado story: Safety net clinics that help low-income families could face cuts, limited services. Story by Zack Newman, photos by Tanya Fabian / Special to The Colorado Trust.
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Thousands of Coloradans Could Lose Medicaid if Federal Spending Bill Passes  - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 20/06/2025
NUEVA historia de Collective Colorado: El programa alternativo de la ciudad busca rehabilitar a quienes cometen un delito por primera vez y prevenir futuros arrestos. Promotores de la justicia juvenil dicen que el sistema no funciona. Historia de Sarah Tory, fotografías de Armando Geneyro.
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Ayudándolos a sanar: cómo evitar que los jóvenes terminen en el sistema penal - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 20/06/2025
NEW Collective Colorado story: The city’s diversion program aims to rehabilitate first-time offenders and prevent future arrests. Youth justice advocates say the system is broken. Story by Sarah Tory, photos by Armando Geneyro. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/help...
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Helping Kids Heal: What it Takes to Keep Youth Out of the Justice System - Collective Colorado
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The Communications Network @comnetwork.org · 05/06/2025
Thank you to @kesner.bsky.social, Vice President of Communications at @coloradotrust.org, for helping guide the program and making ComNet25 Denver extra special! We are grateful for your partnership and collaboration. Learn more and register for #ComNet25 at: www.comnet25.org/what-to-expe...
Graphic introducing Julian Kesner as a ComNet Denver 2025 Host Committee member. Includes his headshot, name, and the logo of The Colorado Trust with the tagline “A Health Equity Foundation.” Features the ComNet Denver 2025 logo and a decorative green and blue border at the bottom.
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 02/06/2025
Estamos profundamente consternados por los recortes federales propuestos de $625 billones a Medicaid y al Programa de Seguros de Salud de Niños en la próxima década. Lee un artículo de opinión sobre Medicaid y la salud mental, escrito por seis líderes de fundaciones enfocadas en la salud en Colo.:
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Opinión: Medicaid es salud mental
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 02/06/2025
We are deeply concerned by the proposed $625 billion in federal cuts to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program over the next decade. Read an opinion piece on Medicaid and mental health, co-written by six leaders of health-focused foundations in Colorado:
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Op-ed: Medicaid is Mental Health
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 31/03/2025
Transgender rights are human rights. Today, on Trans Visibility Day, and every day, we stand with our transgender and nonbinary neighbors. #equality #colorado #lgbtqia #transgender #nonbinary
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 28/03/2025
Nueva Collective Colorado historia: Pine River Shares trabaja para establecer la producción de verduras locales en el valle del sudoeste de Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/s...
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Siempre es temporada de cultivo en el valle del río Pine - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 28/03/2025
New Collective Colorado story: Pine River Shares works to reestablish the production of local produce across Southwestern Colorado valley. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/no-o...
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No Off-Season for Greens in Pine River Valley - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 12/03/2025
Nueva Collective Colorado historia: Dos iniciativas nuevas proporcionan apoyo para la salud mental y del comportamiento a pacientes y proveedores en un estado donde la sobredosis impremeditada y el suicidio son dos de las causas principales de muerte entre madres que han dado a luz recientemente.
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Psiquiatras ayudan a pacientes durante el embarazo y posparto en Colorado - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 12/03/2025
New Collective Colorado story: Two new initiatives provide mental and behavioral health support to patients and providers in a state where unintentional overdose and suicide are the two leading causes of death for new moms. Read more: collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/how-...
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How Psychiatrists are Helping Pregnant and Postpartum Patients in Colorado - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 19/02/2025
NUEVA HISTORIA: Altas tasas de suicidio y un estudio completado en 2024 resaltan los desafíos que existen entre la población adulta en zonas rurales del centro de Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/es/stories/c...
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Centro para adultos mayores aborda desafíos de salud mental en el Condado de Gunnison - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 19/02/2025
NEW STORY: High suicide rates and a study completed in 2024 highlighted struggles among the aging population in rural central Colorado. collective.coloradotrust.org/stories/seni...
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Senior Center Tackles Mental Health Challenges Among Older Adults in Gunnison County - Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 13/02/2025
Video nuevo: Estabilidad y apoyo con la vivienda en Montrose (Este video tiene subtitulos en español.)
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Estabilidad y apoyo con la vivienda en Montrose – Historias de Collective Colorado
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 13/02/2025
New Video (based on original Collective Colorado reporting): Housing Stability and Support in Montrose
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Housing Stability and Support in Montrose - Collective Colorado Stories (English subtitles)
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The Colorado Trust @coloradotrust.org · 31/01/2025
The Colorado Trust is hiring an evaluation & learning manager. Come work with us! Apply online: coloradotrust.org/careers. The Colorado Trust busca contratar a un/a gerente de evaluación y aprendizaje. ¡Ven a trabajar con nosotros! Envía tu solicitud en línea: coloradotrust.org/es/careers-es/.
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Careers - Hiring team-focused individuals dedicated to health equity
Careers - When there is a job opening at The Colorado Trust, we post a position description and instructions on applying.
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