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Youth Health and Wellness Grant Spotlights
Food Bank of the Rockies
One in nine Colorado youth face food insecurity, negatively impacting their physical and mental health, social skills and performance in schools. The Denver Broncos Foundation and CommonSpirit Health are teaming up to tackle food insecurity through support for Food Bank of the Rockies's Totes of Hope™ program at Doull Elementary, which assists youth with nutritious, kid-friendly food to sustain them over the weekend when school is not in session and other food programs may be unavailable.
Additionally, the Denver Broncos Foundation and CommonSpirit Health are featured on a newly co-branded truck to ensure individuals have the food they need to thrive. This powerful partnership is driving impact across 32 Colorado counties and all 23 Wyoming counties to collectively impact the issue of food insecurity in our communities.
Second Wind Fund
Suicide is the leading cause of death for youth in Colorado, with nearly 1 in 5 Colorado high school students reporting that they seriously considered suicide within one school year. The Denver Broncos Foundation is partnering with Second Wind Fund to expand access to mental health services through a multi-year, multifaceted approach.
Funding is supporting geographic expansion to provide in-person therapy services in all Colorado counties with an intentional focus on expansion in rural and tribal communities to reach an additional 600 youth and provide 2,500 additional therapy sessions in the next four years. Funding is also launching a Young Adult Pilot Program to provide services to youth ages 19-21 — increasing the age limit at which a youth can access Second Wind Fund services from 19 to 21 —with an estimated reach of 780 youth and 3,120 therapy sessions provided during pilot program.
Girls Flag Football
The Women's Sports Foundation notes that by age 14, many girls are dropping out of sports at two times the rate of boys and girls have 1.3 million fewer opportunities to play high school sports than boys have. The Denver Broncos Foundation and Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) girls flag football pilot program is working to combat this issue, more than doubling the number of girls participating in high school flag football in Colorado.
Through grants for uniforms and equipment, team-hosted coaching clinics, jamborees, tournaments and more, the Denver Broncos Foundation is supporting schools statewide as they add girls flag football programming to their communities and collectively work towards sanctioning the sport at the state level.
Youth Health and Wellness Grants
Youth and High School Football
Youth and High School Football Programs
Improving youth and high school football through programs, clinics and camps that focus on character, player safety, team development and the benefits of football.