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Jefferson Area Teacher Mini-Grant Award Winners Announced

Today we are excited to announce the three winners of the Jefferson Area Teacher Mini-Grants. The goal of these grants is to inspire teachers at Molholm Elementary, Edgewater Elementary, Lumberg Elementary... Read More

Volunteers Needed: Jefferson Elementary Track Meet

  This Saturday, September 17 we are continuing the great tradition started by Lumberg Elementary’s gym teacher Steve Zott. 4th-6th grade students from Edgewater, Lumberg, Molholm and Patterson will be... Read More

Support Edgewater Collective While Shopping

Amazon has provided an easy way to shop AND raise funds for nonprofits in the process as part of their AmazonSmile program. The AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of each eligible... Read More

We Have a Winner!

Congratulations to Jefferson Junior/Senior High School graduate and future Colorado State University student Casey Deyanira for winning the Jefferson Computer Scholarship! Today we went to Target and shopped for a... Read More

20th and Depew: Affordable Housing Opportunities in Edgewater

At the northeast corner of Depew Street and 20th Avenue in Edgewater sits vacant retail stores and a deteriorating parking lot. Since King Soopers moved to its present location on... Read More

Edgewater Collective Receives Grant from the Daniels Fund

We are excited to announce that we have received a $100,000 Daniels Fund grant to support our work as the backbone organization supporting the Jefferson Success Pathway. The Jefferson Success Pathway is a... Read More

School Funding: Cultivating Partnerships for Thriving Edgewater Schools

This article from Chalkbeat Colorado explains how funding disparities are growing as parent and community groups are filling gaps in school funding. In our education work, in schools where over 90%... Read More

Thriving Stories: Helping Parents Start Their Own Businesses

In October, we brought in Inez Talamantes from Arriba Mi Negocio to lead a workshop for parents that were interested in starting their own business. Part of our mission focuses on thriving... Read More

Renter’s Rights Workshop

Join us for a free Renter’s Rights Workshop Housing law Protections for renters Unsafe housing conditions How to reach out to your landlord. English Workshop: April 2, 2016 1-2:30 pm... Read More

Board Member Spotlight: Joan Seivert

  What drew you to become involved with Edgewater Collective? It was time for me to get involved in my neighborhood. I am retiring from my career this year and... Read More
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