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We're sad to announce that our executive director, Judy Cara, will retire on December 31, 2024. Judy has been our executive director since the chapter’s launch in October 2021. Judy is now ready to hand over leadership of the chapter to a new executive director who will continue the impact of Friends of the Children – Colorado Springs on the lives of the children and families we serve.
Under her impactful leadership and mentorship, the chapter has grown to nine employees with almost 50 children enrolled in the program. Judy’s dedication has resulted in a thriving nonprofit organization that’s having a profound impact on children and their families in our community. Among Judy’s many accomplishments are creating a clubhouse and office space in D11’s Jack Swigert Middle School, securing $3M over three years to support the chapter’s growth and raising funding to build a playground for the children in the program, the Swigert students and children in the surrounding community. We wish Judy a well-deserved and happy retirement with her husband, Jim, who already has some travel plans in the works!
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