The NoCo Foundation is pleased to partner with Colorado State University

Colorado State University Office of Engagement and Extension (CSU OEE) and the NoCo Foundation, with The Institute for the Built Environment at CSU providing critical community engagement and regional data analysis, have created a regional well-being report for Northeast Colorado in 2025-2026.

We believe that understanding and increasing regional well-being requires an approach that brings people, organizations, and communities together and that we can achieve more together than we can alone. A regional perspective can provide a stronger network of support and voice for advocacy, both locally and at the broader state and regional levels. Check this site often for updates. If you would like to get involved, please email info@nocofoundation to learn how to plug in.

Northeast Colorado Intersections Report Release Event

Colorado State University (CSU) and the NoCo Foundation are excited to announce the release event for the Northeast Colorado Intersections Report: Pursuing Community Well-Being on Thursday, April 30, from 8:00–10:30 a.m.

The event will be held in person at Northeastern Junior College.

Since early 2025, communities across Northeast Colorado have been working alongside CSU and the NoCo Foundation to shape this report. Through community meetings, focus groups, surveys, and one-on-one conversations, the report reflects the lived experiences and insights of residents and leaders from Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, and Yuma Counties.

The CSU Institute for the Built Environment (IBE) analyzed hundreds of data points that highlight the region’s resilience, grit, and interconnected challenges. Together, the data and community perspectives tell a powerful story, one that will help community leaders, residents, policymakers, and partners see complex issues not as silos, but as intersections that shape well-being across the region.

The morning will include:

• A welcome from CSU’s Vice President of Engagement and Extension Dr. James Pritchett and NoCo Foundation President & CEO Kristin Todd
• Reflections from leaders across CSU and the NoCo Foundation
• A local leaders panel discussion, moderated by Northeastern Junior College President Mike White, responding to the report’s findings and implications
  • Don Brown, Former Secretary of Agriculture, State of Colorado
  • Margo Ebersole, Executive Director, Rural Community Resource Center
  • Trisha Herman, Community Relationship Manager, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
  • Jim Yahn, Logan County Commissioner
  • Josh Sonnenberg, Aid to State Representative Dusty Johnson
  • Gillian Laycock, Town Manager, Town of Akron
• An opportunity for the community to start conversations for co-creating solutions

Tickets: $20

Project Contacts:

If you would like a project contact to present the report to your civic or leadership organization, please contact either John Chapdelaine or Tim Stahley.

John Chapdelaine, Vice President, Eastern Colorado
NoCo Foundation
John@nocofoundation.org  cell: 970-580-1013

Tim Stahley, Director for the Northeast Regional Engagement Center
Colorado State University Office of Engagement and Extension
Tim.stahley@colostate.edu  cell: 970-571-1317

The NoCo Foundation and Colorado State University produced a similar report for the Larimer and Weld County region in 2024. Learn more about the 2024 Northern Colorado Intersections Report, Pursuing Community Well-Being at https://nocofoundation.org/intersections/northeast-colorado/.

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