Funds will provide a 10-week summer activities program for 52 children/teens with developmental disabilities. They will meet M-F from 1-5 p.m. They will be involved in art, music and animal therapy, yoga, visits by local sports teams and off-site excursions to City Park pool, Discovery Museum library and more. Children will be among their peers while their families will be able to take a break from the normal caretaking routine.
Community Grants Program
The charitable needs of our community are great and every quarter the Rotary Club of Fort Collins (RCFC) will distribute Community Grants sponsored by our membership to very deserving non-profit service organizations in the local Fort Collins area. The RCFC Community Grants Committee looks for innovative projects and services that respond to community issues, address local needs, are available to the community as a whole or large segment in need, and will improve community members lives. The RCFC Community Grants Committee will review all Grant applications and submit recommendations to the Rotary Club Board of Directors for final selection. Please review the following important links and information if you are interested in applying for a Community Grant:Press Release July 10th, 2021 - Education Programs
If you have any questions, please contact us at grants@rotarycluboffortcollins.org.
Funds will be used to offset client fees for young child play sessions. ChildSafe’s mission is to break the cycle and heal the trauma resulting from childhood abuse & neglect. The play therapy sessions are used for children aged 2-10 years, allowing them to process their trauma and give therapists insight into their areas of need. Play therapy helps children express their thoughts, experiences & feelings through playing with toys or through art therapy.
Funds will help support Pathways’ Kid’s Camps. They will offer 7 one-day camps for kids dealing with loss of a loved one or kids with an advanced medical condition. They provide these camps to 65-75 children/youth plus an average of 2 additional family members who join at the end (total served is 195-225 people).
Funds will help support their 3 summer club programs in Fort Collins. During June and July, they will serve 200 youth M-F from 7:30am – 6:00pm. They will be provided meals, mentoring, mental health services and activity enrichment in music/arts, fitness/athletics, STEM/academics/social--emotional learning, and special initiatives.
RCFC recently announced 5 Community Grants totaling $33,000. This is the first of those grants. FoCo Café provides nutritious meals to people in Fort Collins, regardless of their ability to pay for these meals. Prior to COVID, patrons were asked to pay what they could, or pay it forward by paying more than the cost of the meal, or by allowing people to work in the café as a way to pay for their meals. During COVID, they are only preparing meals for delivery or take out. They have delivered meals to at-risk teens, isolated seniors, and low-income families. Our grant of $7,750 will provide food and delivery supplies for 1,000 meals.
Rotarians Sally Lee and Kathy Nicol are presenting the check to Mallory Garneau, Executive Director.
The RCFC Community Grants Committee recently awarded $2000 to Larimer County Search & Rescue, a volunteer-based organization dedicated to saving lives and educating the public on wilderness safety. Their objective is to find and rescue lost or injured people and to recover the deceased. They will use our $2,000 grant to repair equipment as well as to improve their training, computer, and communication operations to enhance their field operations. Your Charitable Contributions at work!
Rotarian Dan Mackey presents our check to Stan McMahon, Treasurer.