The Weld Trust awarded $2,803,426 in health and education grants to nonprofit organizations and schools in Weld County in the areas of Housing Stability and Access to Resources in the fourth quarter.
The Housing Stability grants were awarded to twelve organizations who work with the most vulnerable homeless populations. These grants support programs to provide transitional housing assistance, wrap around care with case managers, and direct financial assistance. The case managers provide supportive services to foster stable housing. The housing population served by these grants includes disabled persons, victims of domestic violence and sex trafficking, as well as evicted families.
The grants for Access to Resources were awarded to nineteen Weld County nonprofits and schools. The Weld Trust grants support a wide variety of programs to help K-12 students thrive in school and stay engaged. These programs range from creating new STEM curriculums, mentoring and tutoring, vocational opportunities, in addition to support for distribution of meals to Weld County students and families.
The Weld Trust’s mission is to promote excellence in health and education in Weld County. Grants are awarded pursuant to seven funding initiatives. Housing Stability and Access to Resources were the first two initiatives to be funded. The organization is currently receiving select organizations’ Requests for Proposal in the areas of Food Security and Early Literacy. The other three funding initiatives (Behavioral Health, Workforce Development and Healthy Habits) will be awarded in 2022.
The Weld Trust grant recipients for Housing Stability and Access to Resources are:
| A Woman’s Place |
| Almost Home, Inc. |
| Brigit’s Bounty Community Resources |
| Catholic Charities of Weld County |
| Connections for Independent Living |
| Dayspring Christian Academy |
| Greeley Dream Team, Inc. |
| Greeley Family House |
| Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity |
| Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley |
| High Plains Library District Foundation |
| Hispanic Women of Weld County |
| Hope at Miracle House |
| Hope House Northern Colorado |
| I Have a Dream Foundation |
| Jobs of Hope |
| Longs Peak Council |
| North Colorado Health Alliance |
| Northern Colorado Youth for Christ |
| Partners, Inc. |
| Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center |
| St. Vrain Valley School District RE-1J |
| The Avery Center |
| The Success Foundation |
| Turning Point Center for Youth |
| United Way of Weld County |
| University of Northern Colorado Foundation |
| Volunteers of America, Inc. |
| Weld County School District RE-1 |
| Weld County School District RE-8 |
| Weld Food Bank |
To learn more about The Weld Trust and their grant process visit weldtrust.org.
