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April 18, 2024: Serving Our Neighbors Experiencing Homelessness
Speakers: David Rout, executive director of Homeward Alliance, Cherri Houle, executive director of House of Neighborly Service, and Nicole Armstrong, executive director of The Matthews House.
Resources: April 2024 Community Issue Briefing Presentation; Homeward Alliance Handout; Homeward Alliance 2023 Year in Review
Recording: April 2024 Community Issue Briefing Live Recording

February 21, 2024: How Nonprofits Measure and Communicate Outcomes and Impact
Speakers: Cheryl Campbell, executive director of Children’s Speech and Reading Center; Brian Schaffer, executive director of Crossroads Ministry of Estes Park; and Kristi Briles, executive director of Respite Care.
Resources: February 2024 Community Issue Briefing Presentation
Recording: February 2024 Community Issue Briefing Live Recording

October 12, 2023: Arts and Cultural Experiences
Speakers: Wendy Ishii, Bas Bleu Theatre, Laura Valdez, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery and Ryan Howard, Children’s Museum of Northern Colorado.
Resources: October 2023 Community Issue Briefing Presentation

September 14, 2023: Environmental Resiliency, Northern Colorado and Beyond
Speakers: Laura Quattrini, Big Thompson Watershed Coalition, Hally Strevey, Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed, Jim Tolstrup, High Plains Environmental Center, and Helen Goody and Hellen Castro, Trees, Water & People.
Resources: Complete September 2023 Community Issue Briefing Presentation

June 8, 2023: Workforce Preparation, Training, and Development
Speakers: Yvonne Myers, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce; Tracy Mead, Project Self-Sufficiency of Northern Colorado, Allison Seabeck, The Warehouse Business Accelerator; and Mike Freeman, Innosphere Ventures
Resources: Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce Presentation; Innosphere Ventures Presentation

May 11, 2023: Immigration Today: How does Northern Colorado Support our Newest Residents?
Speakers: Amy Hoeven, Community Dreamer Fund, Patricia Miller, Alianza NORCO, and Arpi Miller, ISAAC of Northern Colorado
Resources: Community Dreamer Fund presentation; Alianza NORCO presentation; Video – ISAAC of Northern Colorado: How We Work; ISAAC of Northern Colorado presentation; Immigrant Fact Sheet; Video – Animated Map Shows History of Immigration to the US

April 13, 2023: Childcare: The Economy and Our Future
Speakers: Liz Means, Early Childhood Council of Larimer County, Anne Lance, Teaching Tree; Laurie Dale Marshall, Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success; Gail Yant, Thompson Valley Preschool; and Allison Hines, Boys and Girls Clubs of Larimer County
Resources: PDF of the presentation; Early Childhood Council presentation; EVCIS presentation; Larimer Child Care Connect ;Larimer Child Care Fund (in partnership with United Way of Larimer County); Workforce Roadmap Report ; Larimer Thrive by Five ; 2023 Childcare Ballot Initiative

March 9, 2023: Behavioral and Mental Health
Speakers: Laurie Stolen, Larimer County Behavioral and Mental Health Services; Michael Allen, SummitStone Health Partners; Scott Smith, Alliance for Suicide Prevention; and Brian Kingsley, Poudre School District
Resources: PDF of the presentation; Poudre School District presentation; Larimer County Behavioral and Mental Health Services presentation; 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

February 9, 2023: Regional Housing Challenges
Speakers: Kelly Evans, Neighbor to Neighbor; Jeff Feneis, Loveland Housing Authority; Becky Ezzell, Loveland Habitat for Humanity; and Cindy Hammond, Loveland Habitat for Humanity
Resources: PDF of the presentation; Neighbor to Neighbor video; Loveland Habitat for Humanity video