By serving Coloradans who have less power, privilege and income, and by prioritizing Coloradans of color, we keep equity at the heart of our work to bring health in reach.
Stories are the currency we use to share our lives and experiences with others. Meet some of the people and organizations served by Foundation-funded programs, and learn how they are making a difference in communities across Colorado.
Sometimes the best way to watch kids getting physically active is in moving pictures. So check out our Health Elevations video story on students in places like Colorado…
This is how physical education gets done in Colorado, but only if you're very motivated.
Find a dingy old storage room.
Get the shop class to tear down the dusty storage…
At Boulder’s Fairview High School, gym class feels a lot like a trip to the rec center.
On a Wednesday morning last fall as PE class began, some students snapped up…
Editor's Note: Tammy Smith has been a board member for Delta County Schools since 2009. The 5,000-student district is spread over 1,157 square miles in the west-central…
The Silverton School District, located in southwest Colorado in the heart of the San Juan Mountains, consists of one historic school and 60 students enrolled K-12, 69…
CHARLAR is a 12-week health education and skill-building program tailored for older adult Latinos in Denver. Participants rally together to learn about healthy eating,…
The small Eastern Plains town of Walsh knows firsthand what it’s like to lose its food core – the death of the town grocery sparked the best kind of community uprising. Now…
This past summer at their eclectic butcher shop in North Aurora, Mkale and Kwame Warner created a prayer box for submissions by customers.
It has proven wildly popular so…