City and County of Denver

Programs

The Denver Preschool Program supports Denver families by offering tuition credits to increase access to high quality preschool. Unlike most preschool tuition assistance programs, the Denver Preschool Program is for ALL Denver families, regardless of income or neighborhood.

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Tax Payer Funded

Free Community Room

The new Michael B. Hancock Community Room is available for early childhood organizations and local nonprofits at no charge. You can reserve the room online here.

Preschool Tuition Credits

Denver Great Kids Head Start prepares preschoolers to enter kindergarten with the social, physical, emotional, cognitive skills and competencies necessary for continued school success. And NEW this fall, comprehensive child development programs, and support services will be available to pregnant moms, infants, toddlers and their families through our Early Head Start program!

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Nutrition and Wellness

USDA Approved Meals

Healthy Eating Intervention Programs

Nutrition Consultants

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Partnership Data-

Data for all partners including USDA, early childhood centers, Denver Health, Marion Downs Center, Rock Mountain Human Services, Sewall Child Development Center

Denver invites youth, ages 1 - 18, to enjoy breakfast, lunch, a nutritious snack or a supper meal that includes up to five food groups low in fat, preservative free and served with fresh fruit on the side. Registration or signing in is not required, just show up and eat up, and YES ... you can bring a friend, or two, or three, or more!

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Food Distribution

USDA Partnership

Volunteers and Staff

Public School Connections

Free Food for School Age Children

Low Cost Meal for Adult- $3/$4

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Food Delivery Sites

Food Distribution Network

Meals Distributed

Summer Meal Food Finder

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Denver invites youth, ages 1 - 18, to enjoy breakfast, lunch, a nutritious snack or a supper meal that includes up to five food groups low in fat, preservative free and served with fresh fruit on the side.

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USDA Partnership

Public School Connections

Events and Park Permits

Planning and Development

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The National Western Center will be a place where a child can cultivate her curiosity about where food comes from. Where a Colorado rancher can connect with other global ag innovators, to exchange ideas for weathering the industry’s storms. Where neighbors can shop for fresh produce at a public market, and buy local foods made at an on-site commissary kitchen. Where families can enjoy a night of music on a grassy South Platte River bend.

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250 Acre Campus

CSU Spur Campus

Stockyards

Cultural Events

Business Incubators

Food Lab

Teaching Kitchen

RTD Train Line

Office of Social Equity and Innovation

Youth Violence Prevention

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Living Labs

Denver is building a data hub, which is the foundation for a holistic approach to gathering, interpreting, and acting on data from across the city. Our system takes data from thousands of different sensors to provide real-time data to city employees. Data comes from resources like the traffic management center, police, bus, rail, road sensors, street lights, weather sensors, and universities. This equips Denver to improve the access and utilization of city services.

Internet of Things Platform

Data Sets

Data comes from resources like the traffic management center, police, bus, rail, road sensors, street lights, weather sensors, and universities. This equips Denver to improve the access and utilization of city services.

Our EDM system includes a map-based dashboard that incorporates data, such as air quality, traffic congestion, public safety, public health concerns, and more in real-time. The various pieces of information are consolidated into a single dashboard where information can easily be obtained and disseminated.

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Colorado Healthy Hospital Compact

Lean Academy

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Personalized nutrition consultations

Vouchers to purchase nutritious, allowable foods

Nutrition and health education on a variety of topics, such as meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby and shopping on a budget

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Mental Health Counseling

Oral Health Screenings

Asthma Checks

Pediatric Development Screenings

CSU Mountain Campus

CSU Fort Collins

CSU Extension

Programs

In response to the increased need to stay and learn at home, we’ve compiled some of our favorite fun and free educational resources related to food, water, health, and STEM.

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Free Online Courses

4-H Afterschool Agriculture

Master Gardeners- help grow your own food

Food Education Resources

Earth provides the nutrients to feed the world. Terra at the Spur campus brings agriculture to life, allowing people to understand where their food comes from, the challenges that lie ahead as the global population grows rapidly, and how we can all participate in shaping our food future.

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Greenhouses

Food Lab

Summer Camps

K-12 Academic Programs

Urban Agriculture Research

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Parenting Workshops

Employment Services

GED Classes

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Free Produce for Salad Bars

Data Sets

Produce Grown- 1,134 lbs

Extended Learning and Community Schools

Migrant Education Program

Food and Nutrition Services

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Elementary School Programing

Slow Food Denver Partnership

Denver Urban Garden Partnership

Learning Landscapes

Denver Urban Garden

Garden to Cafeteria Program

Slow Food Denver

Youth Farm Stand

Hunger Free Colorado

Learning Landscapes

Metro Caring

Food Bank of the Rockies