/tags/nonprofits Nonprofits en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-31/architects-used-trauma-informed-design-to-reimagine-a-denver-youth-shelter A new shelter for young people experiencing homelessness is open in Denver. The building itself was thoughtfully designed to help heal and empower the people who enter. On today's In The NoCo, we hear from an architect who incorporated ‘trauma-informed design’ to create the Urban Peak Mothership. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 11:35:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-07-31/architects-used-trauma-informed-design-to-reimagine-a-denver-youth-shelter In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /news/2022-05-19/as-the-formula-shortage-leaves-shelves-empty-families-turn-to-their-communities-for-help Families who have little ones are in a crisis right now. There’s little to no baby formula at local stores nationwide. Shelves that were once fully stocked are emptied quickly, leaving caregivers struggling to feed their babies and in search of resources and alternatives. Thu, 19 May 2022 23:01:24 GMT /news/2022-05-19/as-the-formula-shortage-leaves-shelves-empty-families-turn-to-their-communities-for-help /community/2022-02-20/guns-to-garden-tools-colorado-group-seeks-change-healing A Colorado Springs-based nonprofit that turns guns into garden tools has disabled more than 1,000 firearms across the country since its inception in 2013. Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT /community/2022-02-20/guns-to-garden-tools-colorado-group-seeks-change-healing Thomas Peipert, Associated Press /community/2022-02-03/philanthropic-giving-underfunds-women-and-girls-of-color-a-colorado-foundation-is-changing-that Charitable giving in the United States hit a record high in 2020. The biggest uptick came from foundations, whose philanthropic giving increased by 17%. But according to a national report, these organizations are woefully underfunding one specific group: women and girls of color. One Colorado foundation is working to change this. Thu, 03 Feb 2022 22:50:35 GMT /community/2022-02-03/philanthropic-giving-underfunds-women-and-girls-of-color-a-colorado-foundation-is-changing-that Stephanie Daniel /community/2020-04-22/as-covid-19-creates-statewide-job-loss-rural-and-small-nonprofits-push-themselves-to-meet-needs Fewer than 15,000 people live in the Eastern Plains counties of Yuma and Washington combined. Before the coronavirus pandemic, just four families, give or… Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:18:46 GMT /community/2020-04-22/as-covid-19-creates-statewide-job-loss-rural-and-small-nonprofits-push-themselves-to-meet-needs Adam Rayes