All posts by: joelnewton

Aspen Trees and Collective Impact

Last summer we moved into our home in Edgewater, and thankfully, the backyard landscaping looked beautiful. Four aspen trees were planted in the backyard and seemed to be growing well. After... Read More

After School Study Buddies

Volunteer opportunity description: Looking for Seniors (age 50+) from Edgewater and around, every Wednesday from 2:45pm – 6:00pm to help with after school study/supper club at Edgewater Elementary School... Read More

Jefferson Community Garden

Thanks to great interest from our community, our plots are all full for this growing season. We are still looking for volunteers with general garden maintenance. Email us for more... Read More

Coming Soon

Volunteer opportunities coming soon! If your nonprofit or organization focuses on children, youth or families in our area and needs volunteers, click here to let us know about your volunteer... Read More

Open World Learning Volunteers

Volunteer opportunity description: Volunteer at least once a week at the Edgewater Elementary OWL after-school program. The site operates from 3:15-6:00pm, each Monday-Thursday.... Read More

Extra Innings

We are so close to our $50,000 goal for the end of July that we thought we would extend our drive into extra innings to reach the goal. Our hope... Read More

Expanding Open World Learning’s Impact in Edgewater

All of the children in the Jefferson Articulation Area utilize iPads at school and home through a generous 1:1 program through Jeffco Schools. A piece of our cradle to career pathway is... Read More

Picking Fights in Jeffco

Thursday night the Jeffco School Board will finalize their budget for 2014-2015. One of the big fights is over whether to equalize funding for charter schools. Though charter schools are... Read More

Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy

Today we toured the first day of summer classes for the Jeffco Summer of Early Literacy program at Molholm Elementary. This excellent program is in its third year and has already... Read More

Role of Parents in Collective Impact

What is the role of parents in collective impact? Too often parents are seen as the problem instead of as partners in finding to the solution to student academic success.... Read More