Foundation Open House WOWs the Community!

The Five Star Education Foundation hosted an Open House at FutureForward at Bollman. This event highlighted the incredible opportunities provided to Adams 12 Five Star Schools students in career and technical education FutureForward programs. Students highlighted their program with cool equipment and their personal stories on how the FutureForward programs have prepared them for success after high school. The Foundation invited community partners and city officials to check out the impact of these programs and invest in student success. The event with a celebration when the Foundation awarded $250 mini-grants to programs to support their students.

Congratulations to:

• Engineering
• Video Production
• Behavioral Health
• Business Program at Mountain Range High School
• Firefighting
• Family and Consumer Sciences at Northglenn High School
• FutureForward at Bollman Counseling Department 

We are thrilled to receive $7,000 from Groove Auto's nonprofit partner, the Keep Driving Foundation, at the Foundation's Open House. Because of this donation, the Automotive Technology program will receive support and prepare our students to be skilled, certified workers of tomorrow.

Thank you for investing in student success!

Thank you to the Foundation's Open House sponsors for supporting this good work!

Huey's Home Goods at Horizon High School brings the Five Star Foundation Resource Closets to 37 schools in the Adams 12 Five Star Schools district!

Thank you to the Horizon High School team for hosting a fantastic kick-off to this program. The Assistant Principal Lisa Saunar and Dean of Students Nicole Ward (also the Resource Closet Manager) have been the driving force for launching a Foundation Resource Closet at their school. A group of incredible students who believe in ALL Means ALL set up Huey's Home Goods to make it a welcoming spot for Horizon students  and help kids SOAR.

Foundation Resource Closets are intended to be ‘triage support’ as students are tapped into long-term community resources. This initiative is increasing school attendance, providing social-emotional support to students and their families, and allowing the schools to ensure students are safe, healthy, and fed so they are learning-ready.

GRANT WRITING 101 CLASS

The Five Star Education Foundation is hosting a grant writing class on October 18th! The class objectives:

• Understand best practices in the grant writing process
• Understand the different types of grants available and where to find them 
• Learn key terms in grant making
• Review the Foundation YES Fund and local grant opportunities
• Share ideas and ask questions