Key Funding Initiatives
Access to Resources
The Weld Trust will support the development of career paths, STEM, and vocational/technical training opportunities, as well as collaborative initiatives that provide essential services (such as tutoring, mentoring, and before/after school programs) for K-12 students in Weld County.
Childhood Literacy
The Weld Trust will support organizations that can improve childhood literacy education and resources for families. The Weld Trust will also fund organizations that market and promote quality resources for families that will improve childhood literacy. Our goal here is to increase the percentage of students reading by third grade, which research shows to increase overall graduation rates.
Food Security
The Weld Trust will convene collaborative partners that are providing food security to determine priorities countywide and fund collaborative programs and resources that put nutritious food in the hands of people in need across Weld County.
Housing Stability
The Weld Trust will support efforts by organizations or collaborations that address the needs of the most vulnerable populations experiencing housing instability.
Behavioral and Physical Health
The Weld Trust will work with nonprofit agencies, schools, and government entities through Weld County to fund behavioral health resources for children, youth, and families in need. The Weld Trust will fund the development of programs for youth in Weld County that focus on mental wellness and will fund crisis intervention resources and services.
Workforce Development
The Weld Trust will support programs that help develop a system in Weld County that will increase awareness of and access to workforce or career opportunities, eventually leading people to satisfying and rewarding careers.
Recent news
Unique Cancer Rehabilitation Center Supported by The Weld Trust
3 weeks agoWeld County is home to a one-of-a-kind, nationally recognized cancer rehabilitation center. The University of Northern Colorado Cancer Rehabilitation Institute (UNCCRI) in Greeley takes a unique approach to helping cancer patients use exercise as an important component for their treatment and recovery. Since 2019, The Weld Trust has awarded nearly $1 million in grants to support […]
A Little Help Using Grant Money to Recruit Volunteers, Further Mission
1 month agoA Little Help offers adults the ability to age in place and thrive by connecting them to volunteers to help with the “little things”. The Colorado-based organization is utilizing an $18,000 grant from The Weld Trust to recruit more volunteers to serve 75 Weld County residents. “We couldn’t do this without our volunteers,” the […]
Weld County Youth Suicide Prevention Efforts Aided by Grant from The Weld Trust
2 months agoThe youth mental health crisis is rising. According to the 2021 Weld County Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, 15% of high school students seriously considered suicide and 8% made at least one suicide attempt in the past year. The Weld Trust awarded Second Wind Fund a $10,000 grant this year to support youth atrisk of suicide. […]
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