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Applications pour in as deadline to apply for Colorado outdoor equity grant approaches
Publication Date: September 29, 2022
Source: CBS Denver
Refugee organization, Latin Fashion Week team up for runway show
Publication Date: September 19, 2022
Source: KDVR Fox 31
The Colorado Dream: Newcomers Welcome: Identity
Publication Date: August 26, 2022
Source: KUNC: The Colorado Dream
The Colorado Dream: Newcomers Welcome: Integration
Publication Date: August 12, 2022
Source: KUNC
Documentary ‘My Father’s House’ About Aurora Nonprofit Screened In France
Publication Date: May 23, 2022
Source: CBS4 Denver
Award-winning Colorado film screens during the Cannes Film Festival
Publication Date: May 22, 2022
Source: YourHub - The Denver Post
Documentary featuring Village Exchange Center screens at Cannes Film Festival
Publication Date: May 20, 2022
Source: Colorado Sentinel
Local Documentary wins Cannes Award
Publication Date: May 20, 2022
Source: Denver 7
Colorado Film Screens at Cannes…Finally
Publication Date: May 19, 2022
Source: Westword
My Father’s House – Arts & Culture Round Up
Publication Date: May 19, 2022
Source: Denver Gazette
Mosaic of Cultures: behind-the-scenes with Beto Mojardin
Publication Date: May 13, 2022
Source: Aurora TV
Aurora nonprofit ready to help underserved families with pandemic recovery assistance grants
Publication Date: March 2, 2022
Source: 9News.com KUSA
Almost half of Colorado households with kids struggle to serve nutritious food. These free meals could help.
Publication Date: February 10, 2022
Source: Colorado Newsline
Colorado Nonprofit Sees Influx Of People Needing Assistance
Publication Date: February 10, 2022
Source: CBS Denver
The Pandemic Has Been Hard. It’s Been Harder on Immigrants.
Publication Date: November 17, 2021
Source: Colorado Newsline
The Transformation of a Lutheran Church into a Multicultural Center & Multi-faith Worship Space
Publication Date: November 11, 2021
Source: The Planning Report
Personal Relationships Help Close Vaccination Gap In Colorado’s BIPOC Community
Publication Date: September 22, 2021
Source: CBS Denver
Aurora NAACP launching BIPOC economic development business center
Publication Date: September 8, 2021
Source: Sentinel Colorado
Nonprofit supporting immigrants, refugees rebuilds after fire destroys shed
Publication Date: September 6, 2021
Source: 9News.com KUSA
Hate Believed To Be Fueling Crimes Against Village Exchange Center In Aurora
Publication Date: September 4, 2021
Source: CBS Denver
Colorado’s child poverty rate was improving pre-pandemic, but that trend is likely to change
Publication Date: August 26, 2021
Source: Colorado Newsline
Afghan Immigrants Watch As Chaos Unfolds, Resettlement Agencies Expect More To Come To Colorado
Publication Date: August 17, 2021
Source: CBS Denver
COVID In Colorado: Adams County Offers Incentives To Help Boost Vaccinations
Publication Date: August 10, 2021
Source: CBS Denver
$100 gift cards being offered with COVID shots at these Colorado locations
Publication Date: July 27, 2021
Source: 9News.com KUSA
$1.7 million for Village Exchange Center Community Center renovation project (Crow)
Publication Date: July 15, 2021
Source: Colorado Politics
Bus stop by bus stop, Denver-area health officials microtarget vaccine hesitancy
Publication Date: June 30, 2021
Source: The Colorado Sun
Reactivan programas y recursos para la comunidad en el Village Exchange Center
Publication Date: June 30, 2021
Source: Telemundo Denver
Thousands of COVID-19 vaccines to be given through community clinics statewide
Publication Date: February 22, 2021
Source: KKTV.com 11 News
Vaccine equity and anguish propel novel pop-up clinics along Colfax corridor
Publication Date: February 18, 2021
Source: Sentinel Colorado
Aurora organization starting community finance program for quarantined workers
Publication Date: January 30, 2021
Source: The Denver Channel
Village Exchange Center launches fund for low-wage workers unable to quarantine
Publication Date: January 29, 2021
Source: Sentinel Colorado
DOUBLE FEATURE: Film shorts portray Aurora’s diversity, unity and polarization
Publication Date: January 21, 2021
Source: Sentinel Colorado
Immigrant families received some pandemic aid, but Colorado advocates say need is much larger
Publication Date: December 10, 2020
Source: The Denver Post
The Case For Empathy: My Father’s House At The Denver Film Festival
Publication Date: November 2, 2020
Source: (SALT) Magazine
How a Lutheran Church Transformed Into a Multicultural Center for Aurora
Publication Date: October 23, 2020
Source: Westword
After success of mobile food pantry, Aurora launches Commitment to Care program
Publication Date: August 28, 2020
Source: 9News.com KUSA
SVP Denver COVID Response: Village Exchange Center
Publication Date: June 15, 2020
Source: Social Venture Partners Investee Spotlight
Village Exchange Center Launches Urban Farm During COVID-19
Publication Date: May 19, 2020
Source: Our Community Now at Colorado
SVP Denver Partners Help Launch Left Behind Workers Fund
Publication Date: May 15, 2020
Source: Social Venture Partners Investee Spotlight
Aurora activists help distribute $250,000 to struggling undocumented immigrants
Publication Date: April 28, 2020
Source: Sentinel Colorado
Aurora, Colorado’s most diverse city, is ready to distribute COVID-19 info to a community with 160 languages
Publication Date: March 5, 2020
Source: Denverite
DOWN FOR THE COUNT: Aurora working for an accurate Census against the odds
Publication Date: March 1, 2020
Source: Sentinel Colorado
Come Celebrate Village Exchange Center’s 3rd Anniversary of Positive Community Impact
Publication Date: January 9, 2020
Source: Our Community Now at Colorado
Aurora Is Growing Fast — And Isn’t Slowing Down
Publication Date: May 1, 2019
Source: 5280 Magazine
Aurora embraces role as the top landing spot for immigrants in Colorado
Publication Date: July 16, 2018
Source: The Denver Post
Aurora congregation donates St. Matthew’s church, land to new nonprofit refugee center
Publication Date: June 20, 2017
Source: The Denver Post
Refugee Center Village Exchange Center to Open in Aurora
Publication Date: June 6, 2017
Source: Westword
Local documentary wins Cannes award
Source: Denver 7 - The Denver Channel