Sustainable Local Food System 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 partnership...
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 members gave...
Local Housing Challenges 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 the Valley, the problem is complex and calls for...
Defensive Driving Instruction Keeps Teens Safe 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 during an...
An Overview of the Crisis 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 Gunnison County. Earlier...
Opportunities for Local Youth 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 community. As humans, we also need...
