• For Cause Eviction Legislation Announcement

For Cause Eviction Legislation Announcement

For Cause Eviction Legislation Announcement Today, our Co-CEO, Veronica Perez and Lead Community Organizer, Bruno Tapia Garcia attended in support of the For Cause Eviction legislation announcement with bill sponsors, advocates, and Colorado House Leadership. What are For Cause Policies and Why Are They Important: For Cause Eviction policies are tenant protections that outline the legal grounds for when a landlord can evict a tenant or refuse to renew a tenant’s lease. The definition of "For Cause" (often called an allowable reason for eviction) generally includes lease violations by the tenant, such as non-payment of rent or property destruction. Several states and municipalities across the county have passed For Cause protections, but Colorado has not. When For Cause Eviction protections are [...]

2024-01-24T19:36:40-07:00enero 24, 2024|0 Comentarios
  • Unfruitful: ‘Food Prices Go Up,’ Grocery Stores Spread Out, and Transportation is Tough

Infructuoso: "Los precios de los alimentos suben", las tiendas de comestibles se extienden y el transporte es difícil

Unfruitful: ‘Food Prices Go Up,’ Grocery Stores Spread Out, and Transportation is Tough By Luke Zarzecki lzarzecki@coloradocommunitymedia.com   On a warm August morning, the line at Growing Home’s food pantry is already long. People start gathering at the back of the building in Westminster up to two hours before the doors open.  They’re there to shop for nutritious foods they otherwise struggle to afford. Richard Cruz and Cassandra Crockett are among those who have come for help. They live together in Thornton. Cruz works full time as a delivery driver. Crockett used to work full time as a chef but had to stop due to a disability and she ran into health insurance problems. “It was just too much and I couldn’t [...]

2023-08-24T10:20:32-06:00agosto 24, 2023|0 Comentarios
  • Art for Growing Home

Artistas se unen generosamente para apoyar el proyecto de un nuevo hogar para Growing Home

Artists Generously Turn Out To Support Growing Home’s New Home Project Local, national, and international artists have contributed artworks to the New Home for Growing Home Campaign Denver, June 18, 2023 – Growing Home, a North Denver nonprofit, is on the daily front lines in serving the needs of our underrepresented and most impacted communities with food, housing, parenting education, and support to achieve lifelong stability. After a chance encounter with a woman who was living in her car with two dogs outside St. Anthony North hospital where she worked, nurse Kathleen Drozda, founded the organization to serve the needs of families who had lost their homes or were at risk of becoming unhoused. As it celebrates its 25th year of operations, [...]

2023-07-19T08:59:26-06:00julio 19, 2023|0 Comentarios
  • Real Talk

Our Work in Access to Food Featured on Denver 7’s Real Talk

Growing Home’s Work in Access to Food Featured on Denver 7's Real Talk Real Talk is a new collaboration between CPR News and Denver 7, where Micah Smith and Nathan Heffel explore issues, stories, and perspectives of Colorado’s underserved communities that often go unheard. Our Co-CEO, Veronica Perez was interviewed for Real Talk’s episode on the topic of food deserts and Growing Home’s work in access to food for the North Denver Metro community. The interview aired on Friday, May 19, 2023 on CPR News (radio) and on Sunday, May 21, 2023 on Denver 7. « Back To Community Blog

2023-05-22T00:42:45-06:00mayo 22, 2023|0 Comentarios
  • Growing Home

Anuncio de Growing Home

Growing Home Announcement Growing Home thanks Karen Fox Elwell for her contribution as President and CEO of Growing Home and congratulates her on the designation as Division Director of Strategy, Policy, Communications, and Partnerships at the State of Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood. Growing Home has a solid foundation in place with a wonderful staff; a strong Leadership Team; a solid Strategic Plan through 2024 with an action plan for 2023 to carry the Strategic Plan forward; a passionate, engaged Board of Directors; positive financial standing; and a strong community of support behind Growing Home’s work. The Board of Directors and the Leadership Team have enacted a transition plan for Growing Home, effective December 2, 2022 with co-leadership roles for [...]

2023-01-17T20:39:36-07:00noviembre 8, 2022|0 Comentarios
  • Parents as Teachers

Renovación de la afiliación Blue Ribbon para Padres Como Maestros (PAT)

Growing Home Receives Renewal of Blue Ribbon Affiliation for Parents as Teachers Parents as Teachers recognizes Growing Home’s program alignment with the evidence-based national model, inclusive of stellar data collection and impact documentation processes. With over 35 years of success, Parents as Teachers (PAT), the home visiting pioneer, continues to innovate and refine its successful model. Its mission is to promote the optimal early development, learning and health of children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. Furthermore, PAT transforms research into outcomes because neuroscience and evidence-based practice are the basis of this home visiting model. Research is transformed into real-life resources and tools for home visiting, early development, and family support professionals. PAT has proven effective [...]

2023-01-17T12:11:33-07:00octubre 25, 2022|0 Comentarios
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