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2025 Youth Health and Wellness Grant Recipients

A Precious Child: A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential. Funding to add and sustain school-based Satellite Resource Centers to increase access to basic needs for low-income youth.

Clothes to Kids Denver: Clothes To Kids Denver provides new and quality used clothing in a boutique setting to Denver area students from low-income or in-crisis families, free of charge. Funding to underwrite new underwear, socks and shoes, filling a gap of items provided to all youth that cannot be procured through in-kind donations.

Colorado LiftED Foundation (formerly known as Colorado "I Have a Dream" Foundation): Colorado LiftED Foundation provides comprehensive academic and emotional wellness programming for underserved youth. Funding to underwrite over 600 one-hour therapy sessions, expanding access to culturally responsive mental health services while supporting master's-level therapist interns.

Denver Area Youth Services (DAYS): Denver Area Youth Services (DAYS) fills gaps in school-based services by providing accessible, culturally sensitive, trauma informed behavioral and mental health services for youth at no-cost, regardless of their insurance status. Funding to increase access to youth mental health services.

Denver Broncos High School Coach of the Week: The Denver Broncos High School Coach of the Week highlights high school flag and tackle football coaches who go above and beyond for their student athletes. Funding to provide equipment grants for recognized coaches.

Denver Broncos High School Game/Jamboree of the Week: The Denver Broncos High School Game and Jamboree of the Week series highlights a high school football matchup and supports the participating schools with a pre-game tailgate featuring Denver Broncos Cheerleaders and Alumni. Funding to provide equipment grants for participating schools.

Every Kid Sports: Every Kid Sports provides youth sports grants to kids ages 4-18 from income-restricted families so that they too can experience the positive benefits of playing. Funding to increase access to youth football programming for Colorado youth.

Food Bank of the Rockies: Food Bank of the Rockies is the largest hunger-relief organization in the Rocky Mountain region, working to ignite the power of community to nourish people facing hunger. Funding to support the Totes of Hope program at Fort Morgan Middle School, Fort Morgan High School, and Lincoln High School, as well as co-sponsor a Food Bank of the Rockies semi-truck in partnership with CommonSpirit Health.

Food For Thought Denver: Food For Thought Denver provides weekend food assistance to children experiencing hunger to ensure they have the nourishment needed to thrive in school and life. Funding to underwrite "PowerSacks" at Cheltenham Elementary and Colfax Elementary Schools during the 2025-2026 school year in partnership with CommonSpirit Health.

Futures Football: Futures Football is a tackle football program for middle school students in the Denver Metro Area. Funding to support middle school football team equipment and programming costs.

Girls Flag Football Research Study: In partnership with Children's Hospital Colorado, the Denver Broncos Foundation has conducted a two-year research study to investigate the physical, mental, and emotional effects of participating in organized flag football. Funding to support a third year of this research study to examine key concepts underlying safe and sustained sport participation for female adolescents.

Girls Middle School Flag Expansion: Following the sanctioning of girls high school flag football, the Denver Broncos Foundation aims to expand opportunities for girls to play prior to high school. Funding to launch middle school flag football programs in both the Cherry Creek School District and Thompson School District.

Gold Crown Foundation: The Gold Crown Foundation offers youth programs in sports, arts, and education, fostering skills development and positive mentorship in a supportive environment. Funding to underwrite the launch of girls flag football league and deepen developmental pipeline to girls high school flag football programming.

Good Sports: Good Sports drives equitable access in youth sports and physical activity, by providing new sports equipment, apparel and footwear and helping children in high-need communities achieve their greatest potential, on the field and in life. Funding to underwrite youth flag and tackle football equipment needs to remove the financial barrier of youth sports participation and increase youth safety.

Juvenile Assessment Center: The Juvenile Assessment Center provides a coordinated site which contributes to the safety of youth, families, and the community through early intervention, comprehensive assessment and improved access to appropriate services in the 18th Judicial District. Funding to support assessment and referral services for justice-involved youth.

Kind Therapy (formerly known as Khesed Wellness): Kind Therapy provides accessible and affordable mental health and wellness services with a focus on individuals, families, and communities who face systemic barriers. Funding to expand high-quality no-cost mental health services and improve outcomes for justice-impacted youth through Kind Therapy's Justice-Impacted Youth Pro Bono Program.

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare: Mile High Behavioral Healthcare aims to provide a caring, seamless continuum of behavioral healthcare to those in need. Funding to underwrite mental health services and experiential activities for LGBTQ+ youth.

Positive Coaching Alliance: Positive Coaching Alliance trains coaches, parents, and athletes to create a positive, character-building youth sports environment that promotes both performance and personal development. Funding to expand PCA workshops and training outreach focused on mental health and the well-being of youth football athletes.

Project PAVE: Project PAVE is dedicated to ending violence by empowering youth to build healthy relationships by providing effective and accessible Healthy Relationships Education Programs and Early Intervention Mental Health Services to middle and high school youth in underserved communities. Funding to underwrite True Man character development programs in conjunction with Denver Broncos youth and high school football programming.

Second Wind Fund: Second Wind Fund exists to help youth (up to 19 years old) at risk for suicide access professional counseling services by removing financial and social barriers. Funding to support geographic expansion to provide in-person therapy services in all Colorado counties.

Special Olympics Colorado: Special Olympics' Unified Champion Schools program unifies students with and without intellectual disabilities using sports as a catalyst to create welcoming school environments and behavioral changes. Funding to underwrite new Unified Champion Schools featuring flag football across Colorado.

The Aspen Institute: The Aspen Institute's Project Play Colorado initiative to increase opportunities in sports participation for Colorado youth with a goal of preventative mental health, physical health and positive holistic youth development. Funding to increase youth sports participation in Colorado to 63% by 2030 — aligned with Healthy People 2030 benchmark — through youth football participation and growth.

Upstream Edu: Upstream partners with schools and districts to provide simple, evidence-based mental health tools that help students build resilience, reduce anxiety, and strengthen overall well-being. Funding to expand Tier SEL curriculum into five new school sites across Denver Public Schools and Adams County School District 14.

WellPower: WellPower partners with the Division of Youth Corrections, Colorado Crisis Services and the 2nd Judicial District to fill gaps in government-provided mental health services for justice-involved youth. Funding to expand mental health services and wraparound support for justice-involved youth.