First phase of affordable housing project in Ignacio complete
Houses sold to teachers, retirees and low-income community members
Nonprofits
Southwest Colorado clean energy nonprofit loses federal funding
Half-million dollar cut resulted in job loss
Colorado River Program’s new director ‘cautiously hopeful’ about interstate negotiations
Celene Hawkins practiced in tribal nation projects, conservation efforts
Facing federal cuts, fluctuating food supply, Manna soup kitchen looks local
Nonprofit received half the usual amount of food from major food bank in June, July
Meet and mingle with nonprofits during happy hour Thursday in Mancos
It’s the first Quarterly Community Happy Hour event
Community Foundation gives more than $5 million to nonprofits in 2024
Human services, youth and education top funding sectors
Project SunShare offers working homeowners solar power in Southwest Colorado
Frozen federal funds or not, the ‘solar-coaster’ keeps on rolling
Charges dismissed in embezzlement case against former nonprofit director
Ashley Hein was not convicted; case sealed from public view
Durango doctor goes where he’s needed – rural Honduras
Cape Cares fundraising for 7,000-square-foot health clinic in El Rodeito
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority donates $125K to Southwest Colorado nonprofits
HomesFund, Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County among organizations that received funding
Cortez nonprofit Fundamental Needs helps Navajos gain access to water, power
Oasis Project helps to provide gray water systems; Startup Project provides business, installation skills
Cats in need of home after Cortez school closes doors
Staff fed a stray cat colony for months before shutting down in late June
Colorado nonprofit helps working single moms keep their vehicles running
The mission of the Colorado nonprofit Hands of the Carpenter is to get these women back on the road in order to maintain the jobs and training they need to…
Big Brothers Big Sisters of SW Colorado celebrates 40 years of helping local children
Executive director says the organization has evolved over time
Director of Bayfield music nonprofit tries to move past domestic violence conviction
Lech Usinowicz, founder of the Be FRANK Foundation, sentenced to probation in January
Durango kennel-free cattery brings 12 cats displaced by Lahaina fire back to mainland
Cat Care Durango a sanctuary, shelter and rescue all rolled into one
Durango DEVO hosts annual bike swap event at Chapman Hill
Bike Swap features wide variety of new and used biking gear and equipment
Grief awareness spreading in post-pandemic world, says director at Grief Center of Southwest Colorado
Nonprofit to celebrate 15th anniversary in 2024
Durango approves $1.88 million DOLA block grant for mortgage assistance
161 people housed in over 76 homes during 2019-23 grant contract period
Former director of Southwest Colorado nonprofit suspected of embezzlement
Ashley Hein allegedly spent more than $21,000 on personal items