HIGHLIGHTS
- CoBiz Financial Donates $5000
- Lafarge Donates $5000
- HIPPYCorps Alum Receives Governor's Service Award
MORE NEWS
- From Frat to PAT
- Grant Recipient: Denver Post Charities
- Catholic Charities PAT receives Excellence Award
- HIPPY - 1 of 10 Parenting Programs with an Economic Impact
- PAT Virtually Eliminates the Achievement Gap
- Program Directors named as Buell Early Childhood Leadership Program Fellows
- HIPPYCorps Member Receives Governor's Service Award
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FROM FRAT TO PAT: The Path From Pledge To Parent Educator
(L-R) Michel & Jonathan at PAT training
Their story starts at the front door of the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center on the University of Northern Colorado’s campus in fall of 2006. Jonathan Jauregui and Michel Infante were both on their way to turn in their “interest” information to the Sigma Lambda Beta International Fraternity. They introduced themselves to each other, exchanged numbers, and quickly became friends. Over the next five years, Michel double majored in sociology and Spanish, and Jonathan, or Jona, earned a degree in psychology with a minor in sociology. Somehow, they both found time to join Sigma Lambda Beta, a Latino-based social fraternity based on the principles of brotherhood, scholarship, cultural awareness, and community service. (continue)
Thank you for your support and attendace! It was an awesome event.
UNITED WAY EARLY LITERACY SOCIAL INNOVATION FUND GRANT
On Wednesday, February 29th, Governor Hickenlooper, Lt. Governor Garcia, and Mile High United Way CEO Christine Benero held a press conference at the State Capitol to unveil Colorado Reads: The Early Literacy Initiative, and to announce the eleven organizations receiving United Way Early Literacy Social Innovation Fund grants. The Colorado Parent & Child Foundation received a $371,097 grant to support the expansion of HIPPY and PAT programming to serve an additional 295 children and their families in 14 Colorado Counties through the work of 8 partnering HIPPY and PAT sites. Coverage of the event was published in The Denver Post on Thursday, March 1st
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20075469.
