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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

Broz2024-12-16T09:59:12-07:00May 22, 2023|Comments Off

Growing Home Leadership Announcement

Growing Home Leadership Announcement The impact of Growing Home over its first 25 years has been nothing short of remarkable. Today, we are strong, stable, and thrilled to announce a new shared leadership structure to lead us into the future. While co-leadership is not a new model in the nonprofit world, the concept of shared power remains an innovation in leadership. After thorough research and careful consideration by Growing Home's Board of Directors, we are pleased to announce that Carli Seeba and Veronica Perez will share executive responsibilities as Co-CEOs for Growing Home, effective immediately. With our dedicated staff, volunteers, participants, donors, and partners, this permanent co-leadership structure will allow us to continue to be a leader in equity in the anti-poverty [...]

Broz2024-12-16T09:59:32-07:00April 30, 2023|Comments Off

New Growing Home Logo

New Growing Home Logo Growing Home recently unveiled our new logo. It captures our mission and what our community loves about Growing Home. The color palette reflects the hues of home, our Colorado landscape. The angle at the top symbolizes the mountains, upward direction, and the umbrella that brings us all together as a community. The two seeds and leaf signify growth. And, the smile embedded in “GH” represents the welcoming environment we strive to create for all our participants. « Back To Community Blog

Jacqueline Gomez2024-12-16T09:59:52-07:00January 30, 2023|Comments Off

Growing Home Announcement

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 [...]

Growing Home2024-12-16T10:00:09-07:00November 8, 2022|Comments Off

Renewal of Blue Ribbon Affiliation for Parents as Teachers

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 as demonstrated [...]

Growing Home2024-12-16T10:00:31-07:00October 25, 2022|Comments Off