Hello ELK Families!
LEAF: Learning Environmental Activities for Families. These programs welcome family members of all ages. We send out this family-oriented newsletter, full of community events, upcoming ELK programs, community resources, college prep tips for parents, and more! /
Estos programas son para todas las edades. Enviamos este boletín orientado a las familias, lleno de eventos de la comunidad, próximos programas de ELK, recursos de la comunidad, consejos de preparación para la universidad para los padres, y mucho más!
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ELK Weekly Nature Challenge/
Reto De La Semana
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** THIS WEEK's NATURE CHALLENGE: **
Send us a photo of your favorite ELK trip! It can be a
camping, fishing, snowshoeing, family hike or enjoying
each others
company. Send us a photo you took on your personal device or see if you can find a photo of your favorite trip on our Facebook Photo Library ! Then, post it on our
ELK Facebook Page
. If you do not have Facebook, please send to Chris at:
curias@elkkids.org
or text: 720.251.0947.
All posts and submitted photos will be entered into a weekly drawing for a $10 gift card!
Please follow all
Denvergov.org health safety tips and advice if you do venture to a park
or other public space.It is still important to get outdoor during this uncertain time, but please ensure you're staying at least six feet away from others. Enjoy!
** EL RETO DE ESTA SEMANA: **
¡Envíenos una foto de su viaje favorito de ELK! Puede ser un campamento, pesca, raquetas de nieve, caminata de familia o disfrutando de la compañía de los demás. ¡Envíenos una foto que tomó en su dispositivo personal o vea si puede encontrar una foto de su viaje favorito en nuestra biblioteca de fotos en Facebook! Luego, publíquelo en nuestra página de Facebook ELK. Si no tiene Facebook, envíe a Chris: http://curias@elkkids.org o envíe un mensaje de texto al: 720.251.0947.
¡Disfruta tu segundo "Reto semanal de la naturaleza"! Cada semana, ELK tendrá un "Reto semanal de la naturaleza" aquí mismo, en nuestro boletín electrónico de LEAF.
¡Todas las publicaciones y fotos enviadas se ingresarán en un sorteo semanal por una tarjeta de regalo de $10!
Por favor siga a
Denvergov.org
para consejos de salud y consejos si decide aventurarse a un parque u otro espacio público. Todavía es importante salir al aire libre durante este tiempo incierto, pero asegúrese de estar al menos a seis pies de distancia de los demás. ¡Y disfruta!
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Upcoming Community Events/Resources
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Here's a list of the essential workers covered by the order:
Health Care Operations
Critical Infrastructure
Critical Manufacturing
Critical Retail
Critical Services
News Media
Financial Institutions
Providers of Basic Necessities to Economically Disadvantaged Populations
Construction
Defense
Critical Services Necessary to Maintain the Safety, Sanitation and Critical Operations of Residences or Other Critical Businesses
Vendors that Provide Critical Services or Products, Including Logistics and Technology Support, Child Care and Services
In a statement, Polis said, "We know that this global pandemic is putting an unprecedented strain on Colorado's health care and emergency workers. More than 80,000 of our emergency workers have children under age 8, and without child care, many of these workers will not be able to perform the jobs that are most crucial to containing the spread of the virus. I thank this group of childhood providers, advocacy groups, school districts and foundations for their partnership with the Colorado Department of Human Services and Gary Community Investments to establish a system of emergency child care for our workers on the frontlines of this crisis."
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Additional Food Distribution sites:
Far Northeast:
- Evie Dennis Campus
- Montbello Campus
- McGlone
- Green Valley
- Greenwood
- Archuleta
- DMLK
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Montbello Organizing Committee and Struggle of Love Foundation Providing Food for Those in Need During Covid-19 Shelter in Place.
The Food Bank of the Rockies Montbello Mobile Food Pantry will be hosted as usual on the
1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at Academy 360 at 9:00am. The address is 12000 E 47th Ave.
This is the Mobile Pantry usually hosted at the United Church of Montbello. Nonperishable and perishable food will be available.
People can access food at the Struggle of Love Foundation at A360 (12000 East 47th Ave. 80239) Monday through Friday between the hours of 11 and 2 pm. Volunteers will bring prepacked bags to your vehicle. For those who don't have transportation, volunteers will bring bags of food to your home. To arrange to pick-up or for the delivery service, call
720-240-7200.
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Stay Home Colorado
March 26 - April 30th* 2020
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 2020 Census:
Make a Difference. Be Counted!
What is the 2020 Census?
The 2020 Census is a Constitutionally-mandated head count of every single person living in the U.S. done once every 10 years. It helps establish more than $13 billion in federal funding for Colorado.
When does the 2020 Census begin?
You will receive an official letter from the U.S. Census Bureau addressed to the residents of your home. This letter will provide you with a unique code that you can use to complete your Census online or over the telephone.
What's in it for our community?
Your 2020 Census answers will help:
- Federal, state, and local leaders make decisions about schools, hospitals, emergency services, roads, job training centers, and other projects that affect our community.
- Residents use the Census to support community initiatives involving legislation, quality of life and consumer advocacy.
- Businesses use Census data to decide where to build factories, offices and stores, which create jobs.
- Real estate developers use it to build new homes and revitalize older neighborhoods.
- Every 10 years, using the Census data, the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are redistributed based on population. Based on 2020 Census data, it is likely that Colorado could gain an additional House seat, creating Colorado House District 8.
Want to learn more? Go to: https://2020census.gov/en/what-is-2020-census.html.
Apply for a 2020 Census job!
The U.S. Census Bureau is still hiring! If you have already applied and have not heard back from the Census recruiters, make sure you are answering your phone, as they are calling applicants and will continue to do so in the coming weeks. The positions offer competitive pay, flexible hours, paid training, and weekly paychecks. To apply, go to: 2020census.gov/jobs.
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From
District
11 Councilperson Gilmore Office
Click
here for the full email
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here to sign up for their newsletter.
Housing, Rent or Mortgage assistance:
- Property Tax & Rent Relief Program - for residents older than 65, people with a disability, or low-income residents
- Temporary Rental & Utility Assistance (TRUA) - emergency rent and utility payments for those who qualify
- Denver Human Services offers eviction and rental assistance
- Even though DHS facilities are closed to the public until further notice and in-person transactions will be unavailable, staff will continue to offer critical support and safety services for Denver's families through online and phone services from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday through www.denvergov.org/humanservices or 720-944-4347. Services include:
- Applying for benefits (food, cash, medical, child care assistance, RTD Live)
- Reporting changes
- Submitting documents
- Checking benefits status
- Paying child support
- Access information about rental assistance
- Download applications for energy assistance & property tax relief
- To report child abuse or neglect, call 1-844-CO-4-KIDS (1-844-264-5437).
- If you suspect that an older adult -- or any adult that is considered "at-risk" -- is being abused, neglected, or exploited, call our Adult Protective Services hotline at 720-944-4347.
- Denver shelters and services for people experiencing homelessness remain open to the public. Anyone needing access to shelter or anyone who encounters someone who needs shelter access, can call 2-1-1 (between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) to be connected to available resources, including transportation assistance for those who are homeless and have disabilities.
- Loss of employment:
- Utility assistance:
- Mental Health:
- Other resources:
- Go here for a list of all city cancellations and postponements
- There's a need for volunteers to streamline donations of supplies and more. Contact Mile High United Way for more information.
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My Outdoor Colorado Presents: Fun with Family Nature Club, Learn & Play with Nature from your own home.
With Denver schools closing to keep kids safe and healthy we are here to provide a way for kids and families to enjoy learning more about the natural world around us! Each day will have it's own theme with activities updated weekly. You can also check out our additional resources for more explorations, experiments, crafts, and tools.
Monday: Nature Observations - Take, Make, or Create a Nature Picture or write about your day's observations in your neighborhood's natural spaces!
Tuesday: Nature Art - Share completed Coloring Pages or Original Works of Art in any medium including creative writing, and audio/video
Wednesday: Nature Over Time - On Wednesdays, we will start and projects and check in periodically to record natural cycles such as the growth of plants and the water cycle. (Some common household materials may be required)
Thursday: Nature Scavenger Hunt - New objectives set every week!
Friday: Nature Games - Stay tuned to learn more!
By participating in our themed activities and sharing results, you will be entered for a chance to win our weekly "electronic door prize giveaway", a $25 Walmart Gift Card. You can submit your pictures and/or descriptions to our Community Connector, Mary Reyes via Phone (720.990.3081), Email (Mary.Reyes@denvergov.org), or Facebook (message the https://www.facebook.com/westwoodFNC/ page directly) Do not put the photos directly on Facebook or these photos will not be counted for the door prize giveaway.
One Submission per day per person equals one entry in the weekly drawing (up to 5 entries/person if you participate and share every day!)
**Images and text shared with us are done so with permission for use so that we may share them on the Family Nature Club Facebook Page**
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MI Colorado al Aire Libre Presenta: Diversión con el Club de Naturaleza Familiar, Aprende y juega con la naturaleza desde tu propia casa.
¡Con el cierre de las escuelas de Denver para mantener a los niños seguros y saludables, estamos aquí para proporcionar una forma en que los niños y las familias disfruten aprendiendo más sobre el mundo natural que nos rodea!. Cada día tendrán su propio tema con actividades actualizadas semanalmente. También puede consultar nuestros recursos adicionales para obtener más acerca de la exploracion, experimentos, manualidades y herramientas.
Lunes: Observaciones en la naturaleza: Tome, haga o cree una imagen acerca de la naturaleza o escriba sobre lo que observas durante el día en los espacios naturales alrededor de tu casa.
Martes: Arte de la naturaleza: colorea paginas o haz un trabajo original de arte acerca de la naturaleza, puede ser en cualquier medio, escrito, audio o video. Luego compartelo.
Miércoles: Naturaleza a lo largo del tiempo: los miércoles comenzaremos y proyectaremos y registraremos periódicamente para registrar ciclos naturales como el crecimiento de las plantas y el ciclo del agua. (Se pueden requerir algunos materiales reciclados comunes)
Jueves: Cazando un Teroso Natural!- ¡Nuevos objetivos cada semana!
Viernes: Juegos sobre la naturaleza: ¡esten atentos para aprender más!
Al participar en nuestras actividades temáticas y compartir sus creaciones, tendra la oportunidad de ganar en nuestro "sorteo electrónico de premios " una tarjeta de regalo Walmart de $25 semanalmente. Puede enviar sus fotos y/o descripciones a nuestro Community Connector, Mary Reyes por mensaje de texto (720.990.3081), correo electrónico (Mary.Reyes@denvergov.org) o Facebook messenger (envíe un mensaje a https://www.facebook.com/westwoodFNC/ pagina. No ponga las fotos directamente en Facebook o no sera tenido en cuenta como ganador.
Una presentación por día por persona equivale a una entrada en el sorteo semanal (¡hasta 5 entradas / persona si participa y comparte todos los días!)
** Las imágenes y el texto que se comparten con nosotros se realizan con permiso de uso para que podamos compartirlos en la página de Facebook de Family Nature Club ** Les recuerdo que ustedes NO deben compartirlas directamente en la pagina de facebook. |
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Upcoming LEAF/ELK Programs
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Tuesday, April 7th 4:00pm
ZOOM High School student Check-in
ELK was planning on hosting an Interview Prep Workshop but most students will be having their first day of online classes tomorrow. We will instead be hosting a check-in ZOOM meeting with all our high school students and parents to see how the first day went at 4:00pm. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you all! Please reach out with any questions.
How was your first of class online??
Apr 7, 2020 04:00 PM
Meeting ID: 615 051 427
Password: 669046
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Thursday, April 9th Time: TBD
ZOOM Interview Prep Workshop
Jueves, 9 de Abril hora: ser determinado
Taller de preparación para la entrevista de ZOOM
Building off of our first virtual workshop ELK Staff will be meeting via ZOOM with Leadership Corps Youth and Families to discuss the interview process and how we can all prepare for interviews for job, scholarships and college admission. Participants will have an opportunity to work individually and in small group sessions to work on crafting responses to standard interview questions.
Siguiendo nuestro primer taller virtual, el personal de ELK se reunirá a través de ZOOM con Leadership Corps Jovenes y Familias para discutir el proceso de la entrevista y cómo podemos prepararnos para entrevistas de trabajo, becas y admisión a la universidad. Los participantes tendrán la oportunidad de trabajar individualmente y en sesiones de grupos pequeños para elaborar respuestas a las preguntas comunes de la entrevista.
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Sincerely,
Loretta, Kim, Kristina, Ben, Amy, Justin, Christina, Taylor, Chris, Yesi, Ronika, and Rayven
Environmental Learning for Kids' Staff
    
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