The Den Teen Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to giving local teens a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment where they can hang out without any social pressure and just be themselves.

About the project:  Our project offers the youth a variety of activities. We have 6 different gaming consoles spread across 3 TVs, over 2k in games and DVD's, a tournament-style foosball table, a dartboard, an arts-and-crafts room, board, and card games, a large variety of puzzles, a stand-up arcade game, a microscope, and access to streaming services such as Netflix.

The goal of The Den is to get the youth to re-engage with each other, their families, and school. We want to help lower our dropout rate, and give them a viable alternative to turning to drugs and alcohol. We hope that by letting the youth have a strong say in The Den, that they will take ownership of it, help police it, and learn social skills that will assist them in adulthood.

The true success of The Den will be when teens get actively involved and take ownership of the future of the center. When we see them willingly engage, care about, and work towards acquiring better/different equipment, decorations, or even expanding to a larger location. Also, when we see extremely introverted teens come out of their shells and blossom, then we will be a success.

Christmas for Seniors works hard during the holiday season to ensure Craig’s oldest citizens are not forgotten.

2020 was unlike any other our world has seen, so WFMC adjusted.  Members gave an amout that they were comfotable with, and chose to give to a group who is often overlooked, yet was hit hard by the Covid 19 Pandemic.   Women for Moffat County was proud to present $1200.00 to this great organization during the 2020 Holiday season.

2019 Recipients

Northwest Colorado Arts Council and Maybell Rodeo Club. 

Maybell Rodeo Club: 2019 Award Winner $3,464.00

About the Organization: The main focus of the Maybell Rodeo Club is to give the young and aspiring rodeo athletes of Moffat County a safe and fun place to ride and improve their skills. Maybell families have been putting on rodeos and competing in Maybell for generations. They have made countless memories and friendships that last a lifetime. Over the years, there became a bit of a lull in young kids to compete, which led to a lull in local events. Now that a new generation of kids is getting started, we are extremely motivated and hopeful to give them those same opportunities.  Even though the kids are our main focus, we are going to provide opportunities for all ages to get in on the action. It will also provide so many fun events for the people of the community to go and watch and support. It's time to put Moffat County back on the rodeo map!

About the Project: The fairgrounds at Maybell It has been neglected for quite some time, but it was a main attraction for generations and brought people from near and far to all of its events. While we have several events planned throughout the year, our goal is to host a kick-off event during the horse drive in May. The event would host a ranch bronc riding and a variety of food choices. The town will already be packed with spectators so it is sure to draw a crowd. In order to reach our goal, we will need to complete several tasks before the arena can be operable. 

Grant funding awared for, but not limited to:

PA System 
Arena Lights
Supplies for building repair
Arena Groomer 

Congratulations to the Maybell Rodeo Club!

Northwest Colorado Arts Council: 2019 Award Winner $1,136.00

About the Organization: The mission of the Northwest Colorado Arts Council is to provide pathways for the arts and humanities to be a vital resource in Moffat County that results in sustaining educational, economic and creative opportunities.

The Council is just over a year old as an organization and our first year has been spent composing the foundational elements necessary to start building an arts and culture focused community--- networking rural artists, educating artists, educating the community, successfully collaborating with other local entities, demonstrating what a thriving arts scene could look like for Moffat County, showing our community that art has value and economic benefits. We've spent a year 'connecting dots', building relationships, establishing resources--- all in an effort to ensure that we have the appropriate partner participation and support needed for the big picture creation of greater economic impact and diversification within our community.

About the Project: Articulture is the Council's recently launched creative space in the heart of downtown Craig (525 Yampa Avenue). The Council's vision and goals for Articulture include helping revitalize and normalize art in the community by promoting an 'Art is for Everyone' concept, provide a central art hub for local artist representation, and to establish/collaborate positive community relationships--- cultivating community pride! Articulture plans to accomplish these goals by focusing on education in the form of community classes and workshops. Not only art focused classes but also 'outside the box' ideas for a broader inclusion such as professional development, date night activities, and family focused activities. The other approach to achieving our goals included community engagements--- exhibitions, visiting artists, demos/dialogues, open studio blocks, specialty events, meeting space, and base camp for the Northwest Colorado Arts Council.

Our biggest need for the space in order to provide dynamic classes and to comfortably and professionally host our community members within the space is general purpose equipment--- classroom chairs, tables, lighting, security and media presentation system. All general purpose equipment will be established as an inventory asset of the Northwest Colorado Arts Council.

Grant funding awarded for, but not limited to:

Extendable Table 
Metal bistro chairs
Floor lamp w/ spot lights 
Zmodo Security Camera System
Smart TV & HDMI cable

Congratulations to the Northwest Colorado Arts Council!

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