“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between man and nature shall not be broken.” - Leo Tolstoy |
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ULC celebrated Earth Day on April 22 at the Oxford Vista Campus. Check out the video below featuring ULC's Aaron Miripol and Aaron Martinez as they share more on our commitment to sustainability with clean energy upgrades, and some tips that will help all of us reduce the carbon footprint on planet Earth. |
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Happy Retirement Stella Madrid |
ULC would like to wish Stella Madrid a happy retirement from the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). Stella's passion and commitment to making Denver a more equitable place to live is second to none.
"Stella will forever be a part of Denver's history for her contributions to DHA and those we serve," said Ryan Tobin, Chief Real Estate Officer at DHA. "I am personally grateful for having her support, trust, and resolve in the best and worst of times and know I can always reach out to her for advice. Her compassion has helped shape this amazing city and those like me to follow in her footsteps."
Stella, thank you for your amazing work - today we honor you!
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Welcome Denver Area Youth Services |
ULC is excited to welcome the Denver Area Youth Services (DAYS) to our Harlan Nonprofit Center. DAYS is a 501(c)3 that seeks to help families become unified, strong, and stable by providing services to help children, youth, and families overcome challenges that threaten the family system. These services include mental health services, home-based family services, foster care, independent living placement for adolescents, and supervised parental visitation for children, youth, and families in need.
"I heard about Urban Land Conservancy several years ago and thought it sounded like a very worthy and thoughtful endeavor," said Noel A. d'Albertis, DAYS's Executive Director and CEO. "Given the toll COVID-19 has taken on all businesses, we were not surprised to hear that our landlord was selling the building and that we would need to seek out new office space. As I started looking for new space to lease, I recalled ULC and the focus on nonprofit spaces. After a very brief look, I found that you indeed had some vacancies and reached out to Autumn Buehler. We initially looked at a space in the Tramway Nonprofit Center but ultimately went with a space in the Harlan Nonprofit Center as it was a better fit for our needs. Our work with ULC has been easy and appropriate for what we were looking for. I appreciate the efforts to meet our financial limitations and the opportunity to be located where other nonprofits are providing needed services. I especially appreciate that there are opportunities to meet our growing needs for space as we hope to expand our services. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with Urban Land Conservancy."
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Looking for Office Space? |
Are you inspired by the journey of DAYS (above)? Are you a mission-minded organization looking for office space? Do you want to be surrounded by like-minded organizations?
ULC has office space available at both the Harlan Nonprofit Center I and II buildings in Lakewood, Colorado. Located right off of the main Alameda transit next to the Belmar Shopping Center, Harlan Nonprofit Center is a perfect place to house your organization. To learn more, click here!
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Partner Spotlight of the Month:
Energy Outreach Colorado
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Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) leads a network of industry, state, and local partners to support, stabilize, and sustain Coloradans to afford their energy needs. Established in 1989, EOC was formed on the belief that everyone deserves affordable access to the vital resources that power our homes. When everyone can afford and maintain their home energy usage, they can focus on living rather than merely surviving.
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At EOC’s beginning, the primary intent was to get individuals caught up on their utility bills. But by the early 2000s, when gas prices had started to increase, EOC saw that nonprofit organizations working to help community members also needed additional assistance in affording their own energy costs. In 2006, EOC started the Non-Profit Energy Efficiency Program (NEEP) to help lower the costs of nonprofit’s electricity bills. From there, EOC expanded into three categories: single-family, multi-family, and nonprofit.
EOC has helped pass legislation to raise millions of dollars for energy assistance and energy efficiency. Their advocacy work provides low-income households access to previously unattainable benefits such as home and building energy efficiency upgrades funded in full and rate structures that don’t disproportionately affect the low-income population.
To learn more about EOC, click the button below.
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