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DOCR prepared donations for families impacted by the Marshal Fire in Boulder County.Dads of Castle Rock. (Castle Rock, Colo.)The Dads of Castle Rock started as a Facebook group to let dads crack jokes and have fun.

Program provides funding for priority social services for county residents. Pinellas County is accepting applications for funding through the Social Action Funding Grant Program.

The program works to support the city's economic recovery work to build back "an inclusive, sustainable, equitable economy" for Denverites.(Ryan Loughlin/Unsplash) (DENVER, Colo.) Denver Arts & Venues (DAV) will use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to make it easier for nonprofits to host events at city and county-owned venues.

In the third round of funding, McHenry County Board approved resolutions Tuesday to allocate more than $2.7 million of the American Rescue Plan Act grant monies to five nonprofit agencies. The funding will assist senior citizens, create affordable housing and provide food to those in need in efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of the COVID-19 crisis.

While most people in town know about the Fifth Street Shelter, a place that over the years has served many homeless in our community and those passing through, some homeless people do not fit into the requirements required of residents of the shelter.

You have probably heard it before: Volunteerism not only helps the community but volunteering also helps you. As a volunteer, you can meet new people, learn new skills and advance your career. Volunteerism provides a sense of purpose. It can boost your self-esteem and lift your spirits.

Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County (CACMC), a nonprofit group, recently was awarded funding from Advance McHenry County, a government program administering American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

The Gary Sinise Foundation is a non-profit foundation that constructs smart homes for veterans in an effort to ease the day-to-day challenges that they have. This organization does this through their R.I.S.E. program in an effort to help ease the daily constraints on post 9/11 defenders that were injured during their service. These homes are all provided mortgage free, and this allows the veterans to focus on other aspects of their lives without having to worry about paying a house payment. Through the R.I.S.E. program the organization also provides home modifications for veterans that need their houses to be more accessible.

We all know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but after these two events there is another day that isn't advertised as much. It is called Giving Tuesday. According to the Giving Tuesday website, this day has been celebrated for nine years and is used as a means for people to give back to their community and support the organizations that help those in need get back on their feet.