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Donor convening highlights COVID response efforts

On Wednesday, December 9, Aspen Community Foundation presented The Social Sector Response to COVID in the Aspen to Parachute Region. Co-hosted by 2020 Rescue Fund co-chairs Bob Hurst and Melony Lewis, the convening featured a panel discussion on what went right, what went wrong, and what we’ve learned during these nearly 10 months of helping […]
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1 month ago

2020 Rescue Fund

A group of local Aspenites have been working together, and with Aspen Community Foundation, on an approach to help those individuals, families, nonprofits, and small businesses severely impacted by the health and financial crisis. They have established the 2020 Rescue Fund as a charitable fund at Aspen Community Foundation.
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9 months ago

COVID-19 Regional Response Fund

ACF's COVID-19 Regional Response Fund channels needed resources to respond to the immediate and long-term needs of the Aspen to Parachute region.
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10 months ago

Local 2020 Census efforts underway

The Aspen to Parachute Complete Count Committee is focused on ensuring that hard-to-count populations such as young children, seniors and Spanish-speakers, are included in the 2020 Census.
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12 months ago

2019 Community Grants Awarded

$581,500 has been awarded to 38 nonprofits who serve communities from Aspen to Parachute through ACF’s Community Grantmaking program, which has been providing discretionary grants to nonprofit organizations for 39 years.
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1 year ago

Donors support student experiential learning trips

Established and supported by donors, ACF administers funds that send students from the Roaring Fork Valley on experiential learning trips to Europe and Africa. In all, 19 area high school students will participate this year.
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2 years ago