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To create a pathway for our youth to discover sacred relationships with self, family, and community, to reduce violence and incarceration, so that youth of color can reach their full potential.
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“La Cultura Cura”
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Inclusiveness
Social Justice
Anti-Racist
Anti-Oppressive
Non Violent Resolution to conflict
Transformational Healing
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COLORADO CIRCLES FOR CHANGE
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Growing Futures: Colorado Circles for Change Nourishes Denver’s Next Generation
Colorado Circles for Change (CCFC) has been a cornerstone of Denver's most underserved communities for over 30 years. Founded in 1993 as the Victim Offender Reconciliation Program of Denver in response to a surge of youth violence and incarceration, CCFC has grown into a vital community institution rooted in the philosophy of La Cultura Cura: culture cures. Operating a youth center in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood of west Denver, CCFC serves low-income youth of color through holistic programs including restorative justice, rites of passage, mentoring, leadership development, and community organizing, all grounded in indigenous traditions and culturally responsive practices.
With support from Healthy Food for Denver's Kids (HFDK), CCFC is expanding its capacity to address food insecurity as a cornerstone of youth health and wellbeing. Through its programming, CCFC provides healthy meals and snacks to youth during all program hours, distributes food boxes twice a month for participants and their families, and offers monthly culturally rooted cooking workshops alongside quarterly family gatherings that connect community members to local gardens, farmers markets, and urban farming resources. Every food box includes educational materials on nutrition and sustainable food systems, and healthy eating education is woven into every program CCFC offers, reflecting the organization's belief that nutritious food is preventative medicine and a prerequisite for youth to thrive.
Impact
The impact of this work reaches far beyond the dinner table. By ensuring consistent access to healthy, culturally relevant food, CCFC is directly addressing the food apartheid and health inequities that concentrate hunger among Denver's youth of color, immigrants, and refugees. CCFC projects that annually, 300 youth will engage in healthy eating through its programs, helping young people not just survive, but develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to build healthier lives for themselves and their families.
Annual Community Impact: By the Numbers
- 300+youth participated in programming
- 4,000+pounds of food distributed
- 1,000+meals and 2,000+ snacks served
Looking Ahead
Looking ahead, CCFC aims to deepen its food and nutrition programming by expanding cooking class offerings, strengthening connections to federal nutrition assistance programs, and centering youth and family voices in shaping menus and food education. Recently, CCFC relocated to a new property in the Westwood neighborhood and is excited to deepen its programming and community presence there. As the organization continues to grow its reach across Denver's most under-resourced neighborhoods, CCFC remains committed to its mission of creating a pathway for youth to discover sacred relationships with self, family, and community to reduce violence and incarceration so that youth of color can reach their full potential.
“Muchas gracias por todo lo que nos apoyan para dar alimentos sanos a nuestros hijos.”
Thank you very much for all the support you give us in providing healthy food for our children.
HFDK Grant Award: HFDK04 (2023 to 2027): $1,244,836.48
With support from Healthy Food for Denver's Kids and Denver Public Health & Environment
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Phone
303-534-6167
info@ccfcdenver.org
Office
4000 Morrison Rd Denver, CO 80219