by Alicia Corliss | Nov 21, 2022 | Notes From the Director
Spotlight – Local Food Security In 2010, community members organized Mountain Roots Food Project under fiscal sponsorship with Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley as a grassroots initiative to build a sustainable local food system. This 12-month...
by Alicia Corliss | Nov 3, 2022 | Notes From the Director
Just getting started… November 1, 2022, marked the 15th anniversary of the merger of the Gunnison Area Community Foundation (founded in 1997) and the Crested Butte Community Foundation (aka Friends of Paradise, founded in 2002). Dozens of community...
by Alicia Corliss | Oct 6, 2022 | Notes From the Director
Community Housing: A complicated problem requiring innovative solutions Workforce housing. Affordable housing. Safe housing. Reliable housing. The specific challenges around local housing can be different for everyone. While progress is being made up and down...
by Alicia Corliss | Oct 6, 2022 | Notes From the Director
Defensive Driving Makes Us All Safer on the Roads Gunnison native Amber Flynn is a former recipient of a CFGV Defensive Driving Scholarship, and has reflected on how the experience helped provide her with the necessary tools to protect herself behind the wheel...
by apearcy108 | Aug 15, 2022 | Notes From the Director
State of the Community: Substance Use and Abuse In March of 2022, the Gunnison Valley Community Health Coalition (of which we are a member organization) released a report called the State of the Community 2022 Report: Behavioral Health Needs and Gaps Analysis for...
by Alicia Corliss | Jul 22, 2022 | Notes From the Director
Community Grants Stories: Nurturing the Next Generation In a time of ever-increasing need in our community, we sometimes don’t have the resources to prioritize the other aspects of life that help us thrive. Meeting basic needs is fundamental to caring for our...
