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Aspen Community Foundation Donates $582500 to Nonprofits from Aspen to Parachute
Foundation: Aspen Community Foundation
The Aspen Community Foundation's giving network has given $582,500 to nine nonprofits in the Roaring Fork Valley to help kids and families, the Aspen Times reports.
The giving network, a group of local philanthropists, aims to improve the health and well-being of youth and families in the area in the years to come.
The organizations receiving the money are: Family Resource Center Roaring Fork ValleyAspen Hope CenterCASA of the Ninth ExpectationsChildren's Settlement of the Roaring Fork ValleyGarfield Family ConnectionsSchool-Based Family Resource Center Re2 One Door Family Resource CenterYampah Mountain High School
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