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Causes: Community Foundations, Philanthropy
Mission: The red lodge area community foundation serves our community by connecting people and building community by catalyzing change and sharing resources to build a strong, vibrant, resilient, inclusive community.
Programs: Robust arts & culture: catalyze the community to fully develop its sense of place with regard to arts, culture, the natural environment, and the downtown district.
resilient community & responsive leadership: our work is focused on building strong connections that prepare the community to resolve needs and take advantage of opportunities. We will develop tri-sector leaders who move easily across landscapes and boundaries. We will build awareness of and provide support to existing programs, build communications that connect people to programs, and provide resource development for new resources. We will support and inspire progressive, sustainable and impactful economic development.
connected youth: connecting youth to their community with a three pronged approach: a youth volunteer program to connect at-risk youth to their community, a mentoring program to connect youth to caring adults, and a college access program to connect youth to hope for the future.
thriving nonprofits: nonprofit organizations are an essential part of carbon county. They play an important role by providing critical and needed services, employing local residents, and improving the quality of life for community members. Strong, healthy nonprofits are more likely to be able to innovate and thrive. A thriving nonprofit sector, in which all organizations have access to the best technology, resources and know-how, can help create and sustain healthy, vibrant, communities.