Key Initiative: Housing Stability

Funding Strategies

•The Weld Trust will support the collaborative organizations that address the needs of the most vulnerable population experiencing housing instability.

Key Initiative: Access to Resources

Funding Strategies

•The Weld Trust will support the development of career paths, STEM, and vocational/technical training opportunities for K-12 students in Weld County.

•The Weld Trust will support collaborative initiatives that provide site-based services for K-12 students in Weld County.

Key Initiative: Childhood Literacy

Funding Strategies

•The Weld Trust will support organizations that can improve childhood literacy education and resources for families.

•The Weld Trust will fund organizations that market and promote quality resources for families that will improve childhood literacy.

Key Initiative: Workforce Development

Funding Strategies

•The Weld Trust will align, convene, and work with countywide leadership and stakeholders to guide long-term sustainable strategies for workforce development.

•The Weld Trust will market resources for workforce development along with technical and vocational opportunities to Weld County employers, students of all ages, and institutions.

•The Weld Trust will support the development of a framework for internships, apprenticeship programs, and career pathways across Weld County.

Key Initiative: Healthy Habits

Funding Strategies

•The Weld Trust will strive to remove the most significant barriers to access so that Weld County citizens of all ages can build healthy habits.

•The Weld Trust will fund informational campaigns around Weld County to encourage the early development of healthy habits including exercise, diet and nutrition, and preventive health care.

Measurements of Success

The Weld Trust will measure our success through these big picture outcomes. We recognize that these outcomes may take many years, even decades to achieve. To measure progress toward these outcomes, there are specific metrics and indicators that will be tracked collaboratively with our partners and other funders providing the critical services that drive the outcomes described below.

Maximize access to nutritious food for all Weld County residents

Fewer Weld County residents with untreated behavioral health problems

Greater access to educational resources

Fewer Weld County residents experiencing homelessness

Food Security HousingStability AccesstoResources

Greater access to resources resulting in healthier lifestyle behaviors

Higher 3rd grade literacy and increased high school graduation rates

Childhood Literacy WorkforceDevelopment

T o p r o m ote excellence in h e a l t h a n d education in Weld Co u n t y . T o p r o m ote excellence in h e a l t h a n d e ducation in Weld C o u n t y

The Work Ahead

With our focus on funding strategic, measurable programs and valid scientific outcomes, we look with hope and positivity to a better future for everyone who lives in Weld County. A critical part of our approach will be the execution of this plan and sharing the lessons we will learn. We commit to improving our strategic framework, celebrating our successes as a community, and sharing where we can improve as we all move forward.