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Ariel Clinical Services
ARIEL CLINCIAL SERVICES IS A CHILD PLACEMENT AND ADULT SERVICES AGENCY LICENSED BY THE STATE OF COLORADO TO PROVIDE FOSTER CARE, HOST HOMES AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS, AND AT RISK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE SERVE APPROXIMATELY 950 CLIENTS ANNUALLY. OUR PROGRAMS PROVIDE A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ASSIST OUR CLIENTS IN ATTAINING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIALS SO THAT THEY MAY BECOME INDEPENDENT, SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS IN SOCIETY. THE PRIMARY GOAL IS TO REUNITE CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES. WHEN THIS IS NOT AN OPTION, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH A SAFE, NURTURING HOME UNTIL THEY ARE ADOPTED OR BECOME OF LEGAL AGE. WE SERVE ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING HOST HOMES AND VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THESE ADULTS AND HELP THEM TO BE AS INDEPENDENT AS THEIR ABILITIES ALLOW.

Colorado Discover Ability
PROVIDEs ADAPTIVE WINTER AND SUMMER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DISABLED. APPROXIMATELY 300 CLIENTS ARE SERVED ANNUALLY. THE PRIMARY NON-MEASURABLE ACHIEVEMENT WOULD BE TAKING PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND ADAPTING SPORTS SUCH AS SKIING, SNOWBOARDING, CYCLING, AND RIVER RAFTING TO THEIR SPECIFIC DISABILITY, ENABLING THEM TO PARTICIPATE TO THEIR ABILITY AND PROVIDING THEM WITH PHYSICAL EXERCISE, A SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM.

Community Food Bank

The Community Food Bank is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization serving any Mesa County resident in need. Residents may utilize the Community Food Bank up to nine times each calendar year, receiving a three day emergency supply of food for each family member. The Food Bank is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM, excluding holidays. Our services are implemented by over 40 volunteers and overseen by a volunteer board of directors. Food donations are accepted from area churches, individuals, businesses, organizations and food drives. These generous donations help to offset the cost of purchasing food from local grocery stores and the Western Slope Food Bank of the Rockies, both of whom are very generous in their support and commitment of the Community Food Bank. Monetary donations are also accepted and supplement grant revenue to fill in where food donations leave off. The Community Food Bank is able to distribute much more food per dollar than an individual. The cost to provide 3 meals for 3 days is as little as $3 per person. How can you help? Contact our Director, Darcy Johnson, to volunteer your time and to provide food or monetary donations. (970) 640-0336 | communityfoodbankgj@gmail.com

Grand Junction Imagination Library
We mail a free, brand new, high-quality, age-appropriate book every month to any child from birth to their fifth birthday residing in the City of Grand Junction (ZIP Codes 81501, 81503, 81504, 81505, 81506, 81507). There are no contractual or financial obligations required. All the parent needs to do is register his/her child! Since 2008, we’ve delivered over 250,000 books to Grand Junction children. To register a child, visit: www.gjimaginationlibrary.org.

Grand Valley Zoological Quest
Grand Valley Zoological Quest (GVZQ) is a FOR IMPACT ORGANIZATION which seeks to create The Children's Nature Center scheduled to open December, 2013. Our goal is to have A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY by providing opportunities in education, conservation, and research, as well as the enhancement of our beautiful valley's lifestyle. Education is of great importance to GVZQ and we are research based. For decades, researchers have studied the important benefits of children interacting with animals and nature. Some of those findings include: nurturing relationships between children and animals helps to cultivate empathy in children; children’s interaction with animals create a sense of responsibility for living things; children who interact with nature and animals grow up to be conservation conscience adults; and children who are exposed to nature score higher on standardize tests. Research further demonstrates that populations of individuals such as: the elderly, autistic, developmental disabled, physically disabled, and Veterans suffering from PTSD, report positive benefits to their lifestyle when interacting with animals. Currently, GVZQ’s offers educational classes to local schools, literacy to life science. Lesson plans are written by licensed teachers and zoological professionals. Our programs follow the standards sanctioned by School District 51, the State of Colorado’s Department of Education, and support the goal of The National Science Foundation's STEM. Since January 2011, over 16,000 students of all ages have participated in our educational programs and outreach. Imagine what we can accomplish with a facility of our own! GVZQ has leased a 3,000 sq. ft. building in which to create The Children’s Nature Center. The Children’s Nature Center will open late October-November, 2013. Our immersion exhibits in species naturalistic habitats and educational activities will draw guests from all over the western slope seeking enrichment as well as entertainment. It is our desire that this facility be welcoming to residents in the Grand Valley as well as the estimated 600,000 residents on the western slope, the 5 million residents of Colorado but also to neighboring states and distant travelers.

Hilltop Community Resources
Since 1950, Hilltop has responded to changing economics and identified community needs for the underserved with services ranging from prenatal to supportive retirement living. Hilltop's programs provide services to thousands of individuals each year in Western Colorado'€™s Mesa, Delta, Montrose, and Ouray counties. For over half a century, many young children, teenagers, adults, and seniors have created new futures for themselves through Hilltop's programs.

Hilltop's Latimer House
Latimer House is a safe haven for anyone experiencing domestic violence or sexual assault. Services include emergency shelter, 24-hour crisis line, counseling and advocacy. Latimer House can help those living with abuse to realize their own potential through opportunities and choice

HOPE of the Grand Valley
Our focus is on the working poor or under-employed families who are simply trying to make ends meet. They make too much to qualify for government assistance, yet have no way to meet a crisis or unexpected expense. Our goal is to provide a hand UP not a hand OUT by fostering and encouraging independence and self-sufficiency. We give them HOPE. HOPE of the Grand Valley's Stonehaven Please join HOPE of the Grand Valley in revitalizing our community by helping us to purchase the Stonehaven home in Fruita, CO. We will make it a refuge for hardworking families struggling to get ahead and specific women and children. These families are hard working families with children that do NOT qualify for government assistance. Stonehaven will provide them a refuge as they work to save their money to pay first and last months rent to get their own place and independent. We will also provide invaluable resources and support to get them on solid ground.

HopeWest
Founded in 1993, HopeWest is a local nonprofit created through a community-wide vision. Its founders recognized the need for comprehensive, expert and collaborative care for those facing serious illness and the need for effective grief support for their loved ones. Today, HopeWest provides care to over 3,000 patients a year in Mesa, Montrose, Delta, and Ouray Counties.To provide this level of care HopeWest must raise approximately $1,000 per family. To find out how you can support HopeWest by underwriting or sponsoring events, or to make a donation go to www.HopeWestCO.org.

John McConnell Math & Science Center of Western Co
"Hands-on Science" Center, with resources for students, teachers and the community. We host monthly Family Science Nights, after-school and vacation programs, school field trips, provide standards-aligned science kits for elementary classrooms, and much more. Check our website frequently for updated program information.

Mesa County Partners
Many young people get into trouble because they lack the experience coping with problems and pressures that exist in their lives at home, in school, and in the community. PARTNERS believes that a one to one relationship with a successfully coping adult can help a young person learn skills that will improve his/her adjustment to societal expectations. Partners believes in holding youth accountable for their actions while supporting them and teaching them new skills. Our goal is to help young people become independent and productive members of society.

Riverside Educational Center
Riverside Educational Center provides after-school, academic support for disadvantaged, K-12th grade students in our community.

Rocky Mountain PBS
Each week, nearly 900,000 people throughout Colorado turn to Rocky Mountain PBS to discover provocative and inspiring local, national and international programming; find diverse viewpoints; score front row center seats to world-class performances; and experience lifelong learning opportunities. Rocky Mountain PBS celebrates its 57th anniversary on the air this year. The network began in Denver in 1956 as Colorado's first public television station. It is now Colorado's only statewide television network, with stations in Denver (KRMA), Pueblo/Colorado Springs (KTSC), Steamboat Springs (KRMZ), Grand Junction (KRMJ) and Durango (KRMU)

United Way of Mesa County
Why United Way? We believe that as a community we can impact and change lives right here, where we live. We believe that through smart investments, we can help people break out of the cycle of poverty, build strong families and help youth succeed here in Mesa County. We facilitate philanthropy at all levels to support organizations and programs within our community that effectively serve these needs.

Western Slope Center for Children
The Western Slope Center for Children provides service and healing support for child survivors of abuse. Since it's inception in 1997 the Center has served over 4,300 children and their families in a supportive setting that helps to reduce the trauma associated with abuse.