CENTER

FROM PAGE 2 a news release. “We have a real commitment to invest in our communities and giving these bikes to fathers and kids is just one of the ways we are able to do that and have a positive impact.” e Denver Indian Center is a nonpro t that serves the American Indian and Alaska Native community of Denver metro area through a variety of programming. It is located in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood. To learn more, visit denverindiancenter.org. patients with nearly an unlimited number of visits with their primary care physician per year. If or when additional labs are needed, Peak Health Direct Primary Care works directly with the lab to o er these at or near cost. e o ce o ers both in-person and video visits, convenient appointment times — including during evenings and weekends — and can typically accommodate sameor next- day appointments. the wellbeing of kids, families and communities through the gift of a brand new bike and helmet,” states its website. Learn more at wishforwheels.org.

Peak Health Direct Primary Care is located at1855 S. Pearl St. Unit 4, which is located in Denver’s Platt Park neighborhood. Learn more at peakhealthDPC.com.

Peter Yu is the founder of Peak Health Direct Primary Care in Denver. Photo courtesy of Peak Health Direct Primary Care.

Council prioritizes funding for organizations that focus on remedying societal and institutional acts that continue to negatively impact the economic and social progress of African Americans residing in Colorado,” states its website. Learn more at denverblackreparationscouncil.org.

On June 28, a number of local nonpro ts hosted a celebration to thank the Denver Black Reparations Council for its grant donations.

Native American Bank is the only national American Indian-owned CDFI bank in the country. It is owned by Tribal and Alaska Native Corporations in 19 states along with four collaborative partners. Its Colorado location is at 201 Broadway, which is on the border of Denver’s Baker and Speer neighborhoods. For more information about Native American Bank, visit nabna.com.

Library

FROM PAGE 2 e Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St. in the Five Points neighborhood, reopened on Aug. 7, following its May 2022 closure for renovations. e renovations are part of the Elevate Denver Bond that voters passed in 2017. Renovations include a redesigned rst oor, a new teen space, new study rooms, refreshed community meetings rooms and cosmetic improvements on the second and third oors. e Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library is a full-service branch library and is one of ve African American research libraries part of a public library system in the United States. It houses collection archives and has a museum dedicated to Denver’s African American community.

It is now open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and ursdays; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays; and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, the community is invited to a reopening ribbon cutting ceremony from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Aug. 12. e event will include refreshments, entertainment and programming.

To learn more about Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library, visit history.denverlibrary.org/about-blair.

Logo courtesy of the Denver Public Library.

Wish for Wheels is a nonpro t that serves communities across the nation with a mission to “empower