Strategic Investment Grants Partners
Mile High United Way is proud to award $6 million in the 2018-2020 Strategic Investment Grants to 100 of the highest-performing organizations in Metro Denver. These selected partners are implementing strategies directly aligned with Mile High United Way’s four Community Impact Goals and demonstrate impact with measurable outcomes.
- Strategic Priorities
- Emergency & Basic Needs
- Collaborating for Impact
Strategic Priorities
Mile High United Way's Strategic Priorities Initiative Areas:
| Ability Connection Colorado, Inc.* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start  |
Adams County School District 14 Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
ARTS/Baby Haven* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Bayaud Enterprises Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All  |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent  |
Boys and Girls Club of Metro Denver* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
| Boys Hope Girls Hope of Colorado Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Bright by Three* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Catholic Charities* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Center for Work Education and Employment Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Centro San Juan Diego Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| City Year Denver Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Clayton Early Learning* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Colfax Community Network Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| College Track Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Colorado Association of Black Professional Engineers and Scientists Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Colorado UpLift Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Colorado Visiting Nurse Association Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| Colorado Youth for a Change Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Denver Area Council, BSA* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Denver Asset Building Coalition Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| Denver Kids, Inc. Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Denver Public Schools Foundation* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Denver Scholarship Foundation Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
| Denver Urban Scholars Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Early Excellence Program of Denver* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| ECDC African Community Center of Denver Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Environmental Learning for Kids Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Family Star* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| First Steps at Monarch Montessori Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Florence Crittenton Services* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Focus Points Family Resource Center Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Girl Scouts of Colorado* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Girls Inc. of Metro Denver* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Goodwill Industries of Denver Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
| Heart & Hand Center* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
HOPE Center* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Hope Communities Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| Invest in Kids* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Jeffco Schools Foundation Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
KIPP Colorado Schools* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Metro Caring Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Metro Denver Partners Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Mi Casa Resource Center Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| Mile High Early Learning Centers*
Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Mount Saint Vincent* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Mountain Resource Center Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| mpowered Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Open Door Youth Gang Alternatives Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
OpenWorld Learning* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
| Project VOYCE Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Reach Out and Read Colorado* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| Roots Family Center Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
Scholars Unlimited* Initiative Area: Reading Matters  |
Sewall Child Development Center* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Sun Valley Youth Center* Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Swallow Hill Music Association Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
The Bridge Project- University of Denver* Initiative Area: Reading Matters |
| Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of Denver (VORP) Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Volunteers of America* Initiative Area: Reading Matters |
Warren Village* Initiative Area: Giving Children a Strong Start |
| Women's Bean Project Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
Work Options for Women Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
WorkLife Partnership* Initiative Area: Creating Economic Opportunity for All |
| YESS Institute Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
Youth on Record Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
YMCA of Metro Denver Initiative Area: Developing Tomorrow's Talent |
*These agencies are eligible for the Child Care Contribution Credit. Learn more about tax credits here.
Emergency & Basic Needs
Mile High United Way's Emergency & Basic Needs Initiative Area:
| Colorado Legal Services Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs  |
Comitis Crisis Center Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Crisis Center Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| Denver Inner City Parish Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Family Tree, Inc. Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Food Bank of the Rockies Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| Growing Home Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Jewish Family Service of Colorado Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
La Raza Services, Inc. Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| Latina Safehouse Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
SafeHouse Denver, Inc. Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| St. Francis Center Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Sunshine Home Share Colorado Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
The Action Center Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| The Delores Project Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
The Gathering Place Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
The Senior Hub, Inc. Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
| TLC Meals on Wheels Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Urban Peak Denver Initiative Area: Emergency Basic Needs |
Collaborating for Impact
Mile High United Way's Collaborating for Impact Initiative Area:
| Office of Children's Affairs/
Denver Afterschool Alliance Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact  |
Adams County Youth Initiative Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
| Denver Early Childhood Council Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
Denver Education Attainment Network Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
| The Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County Initiative Area: Collaborating for Impact |
