The City of Durango Community Support Funding Application is now LIVE on our website! If you are interested in applying this year, please visit https://unitedway-swco.org/csf-application/ and help us spread the word! This application is open to all nonprofits serving residents in…

Let’s help all kids be ready for kindergarten with accessible, high-quality pre-K programs

With many people in our communities struggling to make ends meet, you have probably seen various new calls to donate from mutual aid groups, GoFundMe pleas, and new entrepreneurial nonprofit startups. United Way of Southwest Colorado and our partners have…
Support High School Retention Programs Over 500,000 kids will drop out of high school in the United States this year alone. This number is unacceptable. We as a community need to step up our efforts to ensure that all…

United Way Says YesI have to admit, I am a stickler for rules. However, the bureaucracy of the government job I had for a while sometimes felt stifling – we often had to say, ”No,” to some really good ideas…

SERVING ALL COLORADO COMMUNITIES Service provided in part by United Way of Southwest ColoradoGet Connected. Get Help.We know it can often times be difficult and overwhelming to know where to go for help.2-1-1 Colorado streamlines services and provides one central…

Led by the United Way of Southwest Colorado, TeamUP AmeriCorps is a program that places AmeriCorps members throughout Southwest Colorado to focus on improving the lives of community members from cradle to career. Currently, members are serving to improve…

Team UP Southwest Colorado uses collective impact to make sure all children in Montezuma and Dolores Counties can thrive from cradle to career. https://teamup-swco.org WE BELIEVE every child, regardless of background or zip code, deserves access to… …a high…

What is Pagosa Outreach Connection? We are a collaborative multi-agency effort aimed at providing normally a one time, emergency “last resort” assistance to individuals or families facing near term financial crisis. Who is Pagosa Outreach Connection? Funding agencies include…

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE COALITION Who is CEAC? CEAC is a collaborative multi-agency effort aimed at providing one-time, emergency assistance to individuals or families facing financial crisis. Housing Solutions for the Southwest serves as the administrative agency for CEAC and…