Homelessness and live music

BY STAFF REPORT

Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods, a registered neighborhood organization that serves the greater Capitol Hill area, presented its annual S.E.E.D. awards on Jan. 12.

is is the fourth year for the S.E.E.D. Awards Program, which exists to help organizations meet immediate funding needs for smaller projects that encourage civic entrepreneurship and/or promote neighborhood engagement. To be awarded S.E.E.D. funding, a project must enhance the greater Capitol Hill community and align with CHUN’s mission and values. S.E.E.D. is an acronym for Smart solutions-oriented development, Enrichment, Environmental sustainability, and Diversity in the community. is year, more than $5,000 were awarded to the community organizations.

2023 S.E.E.D. recipients

B-Konnected e project: the implementation and scaling of a tenant housing stability tool.

Learn more: bkonnected.org will interest children of all ages, as well as their parents..

A number of early southern Colorado residents were Mexican citizens, who eventually lost their lands and wealth. And Mexican women lost many rights they had under Mexican law, since American women could not own land at that time.

Dawn Di Prince, History Colorado’s executive director, said: “In some ways, it is hard to fathom that old handwritten pages would wield such power over the lives and lands of so many in this part of the world, but this treaty dramatically altered the lives of many families who call southern Colorado home today.

“ e document is also connected to the displacement of indigenous tribes and has been referenced in hundreds of court cases ranging from international border disputes to water and mineral rights claims.”

If You Go

History Colorado is at 1200 N. Broadway in Denver. Parking is available across the street in the garage attached to the Denver Art Museum. Admission charges vary. 303-HISTORY, HistoryColorado.org.

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Queer Community Cultural District

“ e S.E.E.D. awards are an opportunity for our organization to fuel creativity through local solutions and community-based impact investments,” said John De enbaugh, executive director of CHUN, in a news release. “We are proud to be celebrating our fourth year of providing much-needed funding to local groups and organizations in our community so that they can continue their important work.”