The LOR Foundation and the Early Childhood Council of the SLV

In this latest podcast with the LOR Foundation, we get together with Kathryn Trujillo, an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant with the Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Kathryn discuss the focus of the Early Childhood Council, a couple of the neat projects they collaborated on, future plans, other project ideas, and so much more. Enjoy...

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LOR is a private foundation that works with individuals and organizations to kick-start projects that benefit rural places in the Mountain West. Our name shares our values: livability, opportunity, and responsibility.

We believe that many small actions can create lasting change, and we support solutions to problems the community has identified as priorities. Sometimes that help is funding. And sometimes it’s simply connecting people and organizations with resources—and to each other. Today, we are working with Taos, New Mexico, Lander, Wyoming, Libby, Montana, and Cortez and Monte Vista, Colorado.

Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley

Helping To Build A Better Future

“We envision a community where all members prioritize and invest in our children to build a thriving society.”

“Our Mission is to strengthen the local system of early childhood care and education through research, advocacy, policy, and innovative practice.”

Early Childhood Council Contact Information:

Name: Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley
Phone: 719-937-4010
Email: office@eccslv.org
Address: 401 Santa Fe Ave, Alamosa, CO 81101
Website: https://eccslv.org/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eccslv
Resource Guide: https://eccslv.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ECC-Resource-Guide-2022-w-cover.pdf

Monte Vista’s LOR Community Officer Contact Information:

Contact Name: Ivette Atencio
Organization Name: The LOR Foundation (Monte Vista)
Address: 101 Chico Court, Suite A, Monte Vista, CO 81144
Email: Ivette@lorfoundation.org
Facebook Page
Phone: (719) 850-2312

LOR Foundation Home Office Contact Information:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorfoundation
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LORfoundation/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorfoundation/
Email: info@lorfoundation.org
Phone: 307-699-5343

Previous LOR Foundation Podcasts:

Podcast 1: Getting to Know the LOR Foundation. SLVoices sat down for an intimate one on one interview with Community Officer Ivette Atencio to find out more about her background, how she became involved with LOR, what this private foundation is all about, some of innovative solutions they’ve helped with in other towns, and how you can get involved.

Podcast 2. The LOR Foundation and the City of Monte Vista. This second podcast with the LOR Foundation features Monte Vista City Manager Gigi Dennis. Listen as Gigi tells us of her own fascinating history as well as some of the history of the town of Monte Vista. Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gigi Dennis discuss at length incredible projects that have had a direct impact on our community, along with others that are still in the works. Enjoy…

Podcast 3. The LOR Foundation and Bill Metz Elementary School. This third podcast with the LOR Foundation features Bill Metz Elementary School Principle Gabe Futrell. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Gabe discuss some of the wonderful projects that are helping the school teachers, students and parents. These include a teacher revitalization space, family fun nights and of course the positive impact these projects have already had. Plus they both touch on some future solutions also funded by the LOR Foundation. Enjoy…

Podcast 4: The LOR Foundation and the Children’s Specialty Clinic of the SLV. This fourth podcast with the LOR Foundation features Dr. Mikaila Pence, Pediatrician & Medical Director of the Children’s Specialty Clinic of the San Luis Valley. Joining Dr. Pence is DJ Enderle, Board Member and City Planner for Monte Vista. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio, DJ and Dr. Pence discuss this new children’s clinic serving neurodevelopmentally diverse children and their families. We also talk about the outdoor therapy space, slated to open this fall; how it came to be, the result of the LOR grant funding and so much more. Enjoy…

Podcast 5: The LOR Foundation and the Monte Vista Recreations Department. This fifth podcast with the LOR Foundation features Dervin Taylor, Director of the Recreations Department for the City of Monte Vista. Listen as Monte Vista Community Officer Ivette Atencio and Dervin discuss the new projects the LOR Foundation has helped fund for outdoor recreation activities such as new soccer and baseball equipment. We also talk about the Monte Vista Youth Cheerleaders, the overall reaction to the new equipment, other projects on the horizon and so much more. Enjoy…

Pictures are courtesy of SLVoices, the LOR Foundation, and the Early Childhood Council of the SLV, all used by permission. Logos are property of their respective organizations. Open/Close audio by L. Roy Aiken. Music by Purple Planet Music and/or Audionautix. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

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