Community News
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• Colorado Springs makes affordable housing progress and is named a ‘House America’ city
The City of Colorado Springs has made progress in affordable housing and has been named a “House America” city. House America is a national partnership in which HUD and USICH invite mayors, county leaders, Tribal nation leaders, and governors to use the historic investments provided through the American Rescue Plan to address the crisis of homelessness through a Housing First approach by immediately re-housing and building additional housing for people experiencing homelessness. Through the American Rescue Plan, the City of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Springs Housing Authority will distribute 101 emergency housing vouchers and $5.7M in HOME Investment Partnerships grants to help more residents obtain the safety of a stable home. - KXRM
• Colorado Springs proposes ordinance to combat human trafficking
Colorado Springs City Council members are considering an ordinance to crack down on illicit spas and massage parlors within the city. If it is passed, it will be unlawful for a massage parlor to operate within the city of Colorado Springs without a valid massage business license for each premise starting Sep. 1, 2022. The Colorado State Attorney’s Office says across the state, they have seen a growing list of examples of human trafficking operations being run through spa and massage parlors across the state. In September 2021, a woman was arrested in Colorado Springs after police said she operated a tantric massage business in the city as a front for prostitution. - KXRM
Local Organizations
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Chinook Center - The Chinook Center is a progressive, mission driven community space that empowers and connects people and grassroots organizations working for social, economic and environmental justice in the Pikes Peak region.
Inside Out Youth Services - IOYS builds access, equity, and power with LGBTQ+ young people, through leadership, advocacy, community-building, education, and peer support.
Care and Share Food Bank - At Care and Share Food Bank, our core purpose is to bridge the gap between hunger and abundance. Our mission is to provide food, partnering opportunities, and education to fight hunger and food insecurity in Southern Colorado communities.
Council of Neighbors and Organizations - Empowering neighbors and neighborhoods to take action in their communities through education and connection.
Never A Victim - Our mission is to empower all women and young girls to NEVER be a victim through teaching awareness, avoidance, and simple no-nonsense self-defense techniques to fit all women regardless of age, background and fitness level.
Gill Foundation - Tim Gill was inspired to start the Gill Foundation by a 1992 anti-gay ballot measure in Colorado. Today, the foundation is one of the nation’s largest funders of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender equality, having invested more than $390 million in programs and nonprofits across the country working to advance equal rights for LGBTQ+ people.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of the Pikes Peak Region - CASA of the Pikes Peak Region is a nonprofit organization that trains and supervises volunteers to represent the best interests of victims of child abuse, neglect, and severe domestic conflict. CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court and in the community. The desired result is that children be placed in safe, loving homes where they can thrive.
Leadership Pikes Peak - Our mission is to build a thriving community through leadership and service/ We provide community leadership programs for experienced professionals, young professionals, women, and teens. The programs range from four to ten months and are geared toward providing skills, knowledge, and connections so that their participants can serve in the community effectively. These programs have more than 2,400 graduates who, as community trustees, work to make the Pikes Peak region a wonderful place to live, work, and play.
Recent Events

State Fair of Texas: North Texas Food Bank
Description Big Tex hosts our largest canned food drive of the year, and we need your help! This is the most popular event of the year, and spots will fill up quickly! The North Texas Food Bank is the beneficiary of weekly promotions at the State Fair of Texas. Friday, September 29: Opening Day! Attendees can bring 2 jars of Peanut Butter and…

Conservation-in-Action Volunteer Work Day
Projects include Trail Maintenance, Educational Prairie Bed Project, and Habitat Restoration We are trying out new volunteer dates. We are another Saturday to our group volunteer days! So far, it will be the 1st AND 3rd Saturday of the month. Saturday mornings bring heavy traffic to the Preserve so please plan accordingly as projects start promptly…

Conservation-in-Action Volunteer Work Day
Projects include Trail Maintenance, Educational Prairie Bed Project, and Habitat Restoration We are trying out new volunteer dates. We are another Saturday to our group volunteer days! So far, it will be the 1st AND 3rd Saturday of the month. Saturday mornings bring heavy traffic to the Preserve so please plan accordingly as projects start promptly…

Feed The City: Dallas
Feed The City is a monthly volunteer opportunity where individuals come together at a local venue to make lunches for people in need. The lunches consist of sandwiches, chips and fruit. Feed The City events are open to all. It doesn’t matter how many people show up or what ages the volunteers are.

Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up
Join For the Love of the Lake every second Saturday for our monthly Shoreline Spruce Up at White Rock Lake Park. Volunteers collect litter though out White Rock Lake Park, up White Rock Creek, and along the shoreline. Our Second Saturday Shoreline Spruce Up tradition happens rain or shine, snow or heat without fail. We…

2023 Hispanic Mental Health Conference
We at the Cannenta Foundation are excited to present our first annual Hispanic Mental Health Conference. The Hispanic Mental Health Conference will provide opportunities for mental health professionals from across the state to learn how to serve the growing Hispanic community.Sessions will be held in English and Spanish on best practices for mental health professionals…

The 48th Annual Harambee Festival
The original purpose created a safe space for children to enjoy an alternative to Halloween. It’s grown to include free groceries for the food insecure, free back packs with school supplies, and free health screenings and more. The children participate in fun educational activities while the parents enjoy live entertainment. On the last Saturday of…

“Places Between” and “Make It. Make Sense.”
Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Tammie Dupuis explores the intersections of her heritage as an Indigenous and Western European person in her exhibition, Places Between. Using both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of making and seeing, her work spans several different processes and…

“Places Between” and “Make It. Make Sense.”
Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Tammie Dupuis explores the intersections of her heritage as an Indigenous and Western European person in her exhibition, Places Between. Using both Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of making and seeing, her work spans several different processes and…

“Space Cowrie” and “Perceiver/Perception”
Two new exhibitions are now on view at the Office of Arts & Culture’s ARTS at King Street Station gallery. Space Cowrie is a multimedia exhibition exploring African diasporic desire – the whirring space of longing, grief, joy and healing. Through experimentation with traditional and nontraditional forms, Le’Ecia Farmer examines both the fragmented and whole sides of individual…
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