The Power Lunch Reading Program is a collaborative effort between Denver Public Schools Office of Community Engagement, the Denver Public Schools Foundation, and Mile High United Way. Modeled after the successful Working in the Schools Power Lunch program, based out of Chicago, Illinois, the Denver Power Lunch collaborative formed in May 2012. We piloted the program in five Denver Public Schools sites spread throughout Denver: school sites are located in the Far Northeast, Near Northeast ...
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Kids, Hoops and Soccer at the Holly Peace ParkOpening day at the new Holly Peace Park was a remarkable milestone and celebration for a block on the move. Nearly eight months later there is no shortage of excitement and collaboration as the new Boys and Girls Club facility takes shape adjacent to the new basketball and futsal courts at the park.
Local leaders are fully engaged via the Holly Area Redevelopment Project (HARP) and ...
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As the innovators and leaders of tomorrow, the TEDxYouth program challenges young people to think critically about their lives and community. Nearly 150 Metro Denver students took up Floodlight's Six-Word Memoir challenge to inspire and be inspired.
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We’ve rolled out some new tips for building your skills as a storyteller. Check out Audio Storytelling to learn how to put some sound into your story and Creative Commons to find out how to tap into the creative genius of your peers.
In the Floodlight skills section, you can also learn about using numeric data, creating a strong narrative arc, and appropriately using photos.
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Exploring the Creative Process
In this series skilled storytellers of all flavors - videographers, writers, musicians, and more - reflect on their own creative process and share lessons for others. -
The Children’s Corridor is a place, an idea and a commitment. The place is 41 square miles in Denver and Original Aurora with 53,000 children, two thirds of them at risk. The idea is to flood the zone with opportunity and support. As one way to commit to this change, The Piton Foundation, in partnership with the National Service-Learning Conference, will be hosting a Children’s Corridor Day of Service & Celebration on Saturday ... -
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A Conversation about Poverty
This project attempts to answer the question of “do we talk about poverty?" Drawing inspiration from the book "The Rich and the Rest of Us", this project takes a look not just at the fact of poverty in our own city but the story of poverty for the nation. Drawing from local and national newspapers "A Conversation about Poverty" offers a new look at the interaction between our media and poverty.
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The Piton Foundation is a private, operating foundation established in 1976 by Denver oil man Sam Gary. The foundation provides opportunities for families and children in Denver to move from poverty and dependence to self-reliance. For more, visit Piton.org.
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Founded in 1925, The Denver Foundation is a community foundation serving Metro Denver, with the mission of inspiring people and mobilizing resources to strengthen the community. The Denver Foundation three primary functions: stewarding an endowment to invest in meeting current and future needs for the community; managing more than 900 charitable funds for individuals, families and businesses; and working with the community and philanthropic leaders to address the core challenges that face Metro Denver. For more, visit DenverFoundation.org.
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Knight Foundation supports transformational ideas that promote quality journalism, advance media innovation, engage communities and foster the arts. The foundation believes that democracy thrives when people and communities are informed and engaged. For more, visit KnightFoundation.org.