Promoting Positive Parenting - Baby Bear Hugs
“We know babies aren’t born with instructions, and even if they were, those instructions would not fit your child or your circumstances.”
Grantee Stories
Expanding the Safety Net in Summit County - Summit Community Care Clinic
“Prior to coming to Summit County Community Care Clinic, I did not have health care. It’s such an incredible experience for me to be able to walk into a place like this and get affordable health care that matches my means.”
Grantee Stories
Bridging the Gap in Rural Health Care Access - La Puente Home
“Through most of La Puente’s history, families simply arrived at our door at a point of crisis. Now with our partnership with Caring for Colorado, we can go out into the community and begin to connect people to the services that they need.”
Grantee Stories
Serving Our Neighbors - Inner City Health Center
“The people that we serve come from all over. Your neighbors, my neighbors, they’re individuals, families, and most of them are really hardworking people but don’t make a living wage.”
Grantee Stories
Addressing Behavioral Health Through Integration - Denver Indian Health and Family Services
“Our providers are now able to do a warm hand off to the social workers…they end up peeling off all the different layers of the disparities they are trying to treat and it gets to the behavioral health need of the patient.”
Grantee StoriesGrant Application Deadlines
Friday, March 2, 2018, 5 pm
Visit the Grantseekers page to learn more about applying for a grant.
Caring for Colorado News
We're Hiring!
Are you passionate about working to solve the most pressing health needs of vulnerable and underserved populations in the state? Caring for Colorado seeks a Senior Program Officer to develop and manage our new portfolio in adolescent behavioral health. Learn more.
NEW Funding Opportunity in Adolescent Behavioral Health
CFC seeks proposals for one-time only funding to support efforts to develop effective strategies for promoting adolescent behavioral health through prevention and early intervention activities. Learn more.
CFC Letter to Senator Gardner
Caring for Colorado's CEO Chris Wiant addresses the proposed Better Care and Reconciliation Act in a letter to Senator Cory Gardner. Read the letter here.
Colorado’s expanded Scope of Practice for Registered Dental Hygienists paves the way for greater access to oral healthcare
Celebrating $100 Million in Grantmaking!
Caring for Colorado Foundation is proud to celebrate $100 million in grantmaking this year! We are grateful to all the partners including individuals and organizations who have made this milestone possible. Learn more.
LAUNCH Together Grant Awards
Together with our seven funding partners, we are excited to announce four Colorado community agencies have been awarded LAUNCH Together implementation grants. Read the full press release here.
SMILES Dental Project Grant Awards
Caring for Colorado, together with our funding partner, the Colorado Health Foundation, are happy to announce grant awards for the SMILES Dental Project. Click here to read the full press release!
New Reports and News
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Caring for Colorado's values are consistent with those of the more than 200 other foundations that signed on in support of the Statement from Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees (GCIR). Read more
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July 2017 e-Newsletter - Read the latest news from CFC and meet our new grantees.
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2016 Annual Report - A letter from our President/CEO and Board Chair
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Caring for Colorado Board of Directors Awards $3.2 Million in Grants.
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Click here to view Caring for Colorado's $100 Million in grantmaking report.
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Click here to view the Final Report of our Safety Net Initiative.
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Click here to view a new report regarding the Core Competencies for Behavioral Health Providers Working in Primary Care, produced by the Eugene S. Farley Health Policy Center.
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Click here to view the 2015 Colorado Health Access Survey Report, produced by Colorado Health Institute.
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Click here to view Without A Net, regarding the status of oral health care within the safety net, produced by Colorado Health Institute.
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Click here to view Ten Years of Oral Health Grantmaking, a review of Caring for Colorado's efforts to improve oral health in Colorado.