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In the summer grant cycle, The Weld Trust recently awarded $1,373,830 in grants to nonprofits and schools in Weld County.  These health grants are part of The Weld Trust’s seven Key Funding Initiatives toward promoting health and education. The Weld Trust awarded health grants to 19 organizations in Behavioral Health, Housing Stability, and Healthy Habits. […]

The Weld Trust recently provided for the social and emotional support of youth in Weld County through two behavioral health grants to Soccer Without Borders and the Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans schools.  Soccer Without Borders helps connect newcomer refugee, asylee, and immigrant youth in Weld County through the sport of soccer to foster growth, inclusion, […]

Sunrise Community Health (Sunrise) provides affordable access to health care for individuals of all ages.  Sunrise supports the health of 42,000 patients, over 90% of whom live at an income level indicating they face barriers to affordable health care. The services provided by Sunrise include medical, dental, optometry, and behavioral health care. They operate eleven […]

Society has come a long way in understanding that a person’s mental health is part of their physical health.  Unfortunately, there are still some stigmas preventing people from seeking the help they need for their mental well-being. Centennial Area Health Education Center (CAHEC) is working to help Weld County citizens overcome these stigmas and normalize […]

The Weld Trust is awarding grants to create a stronger workforce in Weld County.  These grants focus on programs benefitting youth and young adults, as well as adults looking to reskill or upskill.  Three of the recent workforce development grants were awarded to the Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado, Jobs of Hope, and […]

Weld County is currently experiencing a high demand for behavioral health services while also seeing a workforce shortage in this profession.  The shortage of licensed professionals may result in individuals not connecting with the services they need.  The Weld Trust is trying to help address this issue with their behavioral health grants.   Behavioral Health is […]

The Weld Trust has awarded nearly $1.3 million in grants in the areas of workforce development and behavioral health.  The mission of The Weld Trust is to promote excellence in health and education in Weld County.  As part of these two Key Funding Initiatives, they awarded twenty grants to nonprofits and schools throughout Weld County. […]

The Ala Carte Education Foundation (ACE Foundation) was formed in 2018 to advocate for students needing academic assistance in literacy and math.  The organization is made up of three nonprofit groups: Ala Carte Learning Solutions, Dreamcatcher Learning Centers, and Bridging the Gaps Dyslexia Center. The three distinct nonprofit organizations joined forces as the ACE Foundation […]

Research has shown that proper nutrition is an important part of the learning process.  According to the Centers for Disease Control, schools play an important part in teaching students healthy eating habits.  As part of The Weld Trust’s key funding initiative, food security, grants were awarded to the Success Foundation Serving Greeley-Evans Schools and Aims […]