Tag: myron stratton home
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Colorado Springs’ earliest nonprofits and charities, children the first focus
Colorado Springs has always had an impressively strong history of philanthropy. Today that has grown to almost 5,000 nonprofits in the metro area, almost 1,000 in the city itself. It all began, along with the city, in the 1800s and here are some of the city’s first nonprofits and charities: 1897: Early Connections Learning Centers…
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Affordable-housing expansions increase supply for low-income Colorado Springs residents
The need for income-dependent affordable housing in Colorado Springs remains high, but two new expansions coming online are expected to make a dent in the gap between demand and supply. The Myron Stratton Home’s Chamberlin Hall The wait was worth it, John Sanchez says, looking around his new home at Chamberlin Hall. He became number…
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Fountain Valley Senior Center under financial strain, appeals for help
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Every Tuesday, 84-year-old Frances Gagliano gets picked up from her house in a courtesy van and seven minutes later arrives at the Fountain Valley Senior Center to eat lunch and play bingo. She also attends special events like dinner dances, birthday parties, shopping trips and…