DSW 2020: The Westwood Revolution
Re:Vision, XATRUCHO Concepts, and Cultura Craft Chocolate chat with Sterling Rice Group for Denver Startup Week.
Healthy Food for Denver's Kids Grantees
The Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids (HFDK) Commission awarded $5,961,555 in grant funding to feed Denver’s children and provide education about food and nutrition. The funds were distributed through HFDK’s first round of competitive grants to non-profits and local government agencies, including DPS, who lead community-based food programs.
The Healthy Food for Denver’s Kids (HFDK) Commission awarded $5,961,555 in grant funding to feed Denver’s children and provide education about food and nutrition. The funds were distributed through HFDK’s first round of competitive grants to non-profits and local government agencies, including DPS, who lead community-based food programs.
CI Volunteers at Re:Vision Westwood’s No Cost Grocery Program
I wipe the sweat away from under my mask, take a swig of Gatorade, and get back to work breaking down boxes at Re:Vision Co-op. The CI staff decided to join the finely tuned operation that is Westwood’s No Cost Grocery Program this past Wednesday. The program has been operating to distribute rescued food boxes to Westwood residents every Wednesday from 3 – 5pm…
I wipe the sweat away from under my mask, take a swig of Gatorade, and get back to work breaking down boxes at Re:Vision Co-op. The CI staff decided to join the finely tuned operation that is Westwood’s No Cost Grocery Program this past Wednesday. The program has been operating to distribute rescued food boxes to Westwood residents every Wednesday from 3 – 5pm and will be doing so through August 19th. The 4 of us are a microcosm of about 15 volunteers and Re:Vision Community Promotoras stacking and breaking down empty boxes, unboxing food items, directing traffic, and getting water for everyone. It’s a hot day but we have juices, produce, snacks, packaged foods, milk, and thermometers to box and send down the assembly line. When 5 o’clock rolls around we’ve run out of food items to package on my end of the line and thankfully everyone (including volunteer residents) are going home with a box of food. I remember overhearing that nearly 300 boxes were distributed in that 2 hour span…
KDVR Fox 31: Denver Foundation grant money helps 90 plus non-profits
“They say if they didn’t have this food from us, they wouldn’t have anything to eat,” Bahena told FOX31.
DENVER (KDVR) — The Denver Foundation has awarded another round of grants to Colorado non-profit organizations, in response to COVID-19.
They’ve awarded $2.3 million to over 90 non-profits across the state—most recently, $700,000, through their Critical Needs Fund.
One of the recipients, Re:Vision, says that grant money was vital in continuing their emergency services.
They’re a non-profit organization that helps people across southwest Denver access food.
Re:Vision is located in Denver’s Westwood neighborhood, which was struggling before the COVID-19 pandemic.
TIME Magazine: How Small Business Owners Are Banding Together to Adapt During the Coronavirus Pandemic
“It was really about coming together, relying on each of our own networks that we already had to create more awareness about each other’s businesses, to help drive more support to the whole collective,” Ronkanen said. “We have a really strong local community here in in Westwood and the majority of the businesses that are all part of this are all Latino businesses, so really just wanting to keep money within our community, having our community still feel supported was a top priority.”
For others, creating a strong community as small business owners is about providing resources to vulnerable businesses. When the pandemic guidelines hit Denver, Cultura Craft Chocolate founder and owner Damaris Ronkanen had just opened a new café and chocolate factory in the city’s Westwood neighborhood; she chose to close the cafe and her retail side in mid-March to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. After speaking to other small business owners in her community, Ronkanen that while her business had a better chance at survival (she recently received a PPP loan), there weren’t adequate resources being directed to truly small, “microbusinesses” (under nine employees) that she knew or for businesses that could no longer work under the new pandemic guidelines, like a local food truck.
Westword: Re:Vision Shifts Gears to Help With Food Access Now
Since 2007, Re:Vision has been concerned with food insecurity in Denver's Westwood neighborhood; the organization was founded to create a network of family gardens to make up for a lack of fresh produce available in this section of southwest Denver, where grocery stores are few and far between. But the sudden economic downturn caused by the current coronavirus pandemic has made the needs of the community much more urgent.
Mark Antonation
Since 2007, Re:Vision has been concerned with food insecurity in Denver's Westwood neighborhood; the organization was founded to create a network of family gardens to make up for a lack of fresh produce available in this section of southwest Denver, where grocery stores are few and far between. But the sudden economic downturn caused by the current coronavirus pandemic has made the needs of the community much more urgent.
"Our core program is really focused on long-term food access and helping families learn how to grow their own gardens," says Re:Vision executive director JoAnna Cintrón. "But we knew we had to leverage our connections to address immediate food needs."
Tu Casa Magazine: Exitoso Primer Festival de Mole en Denver
Por Arturo García
El sábado, 29 de febrero, tuve la oportunidad de darme una vuelta por Re:Vision en el barrio Westwood de Denver donde celebran el primer Festival de Mole. En este festival, distintos participantes, chefs y amateurs, compitieron para entregar su mejor receta. El jurado estuvo compuesto por nada menos que los asistentes que aprobaron n los distintos moles que se ofrecieron. En esta exhibición destacaron las recetas oaxaqueñas, poblanas, yucatecas y de otras regiones de México.
Denverite: What happens to a co-op in a food desert during a pandemic?
Westwood is first in the city in a lot of things. It has the largest concentration of renters in Denver, the largest population of children and has a relatively high rate of COVID-19 infections.
My partner and I moved to the neighborhood in December, and shortly thereafter joined up as members of the Westwood Food Cooperative. Food insecurity is a problem for this neighborhood, and the co-op down the street from us fills an important need.
https://denverite.com/2020/04/16/what-happens-to-a-co-op-in-a-food-desert-during-a-pandemic/
Cooperative Offers Solution In West Denver Food Desert
The Westwood Food Cooperative is not scheduled to open until 2016, but right now residents can buy memberships that will eventually give them access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The cooperative will be the neighborhood’s first full service grocery store, and it will be owned by the residents themselves.
The Westwood Food Cooperative is not scheduled to open until 2016, but right now residents can buy memberships that will eventually give them access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The cooperative will be the neighborhood’s first full service grocery store, and it will be owned by the residents themselves.
Programa de cultivo de alimentos en casa
Se buscan familias del suroeste de Denver, interesadas en comer saludable por medio de la siembra y cosecha de alimentos en su propio jardín. La fecha límite es el 30 de Abril.
Se buscan familias del suroeste de Denver, interesadas en comer saludable por medio de la siembra y cosecha de alimentos en su propio jardín. La fecha límite es el 30 de Abril.
Cooperativa de Alimentos de Westwood está formada por 300 familias latinas de Denver
En la ciudad de Westwood, en Denver, existe un barrio hispano que ha puesto en práctica un “sistema alimenticio de propiedad comunitaria” que produce alimentos saludables y busca abrir un mercado bajo la figura cooperativa (Westwood Food Cooperative –WFC), donde todos sean parcialmente dueños.
En la ciudad de Westwood, en Denver, existe un barrio hispano que ha puesto en práctica un “sistema alimenticio de propiedad comunitaria” que produce alimentos saludables y busca abrir un mercado bajo la figura cooperativa (Westwood Food Cooperative –WFC), donde todos sean parcialmente dueños.
Denver food desert getting relief
A “food desert” in one of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods is moving closer to having a fresh-food oasis.
A local nonprofit group, Re:Vision, and the Denver Office of Economic Development, are working to bring better and healthier food to the Westwood neighborhood in southwest Denver.
A “food desert” in one of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods is moving closer to having a fresh-food oasis.
A local nonprofit group, Re:Vision, and the Denver Office of Economic Development, are working to bring better and healthier food to the Westwood neighborhood in southwest Denver.
Denver eco-devo office loans $1.2 million to get grocer for Westwood
A $1.2 million loan approved by the Denver Office of Economic Development will be used to bring a neighborhood grocery store to the Westwood area.
Local nonprofit Re:Vision obtained the loan in late September from the Denver OED to acquire a building at 3738 Morrison Road in the southwest Denver neighborhood to house a grocery store for the neighborhood.
A $1.2 million loan approved by the Denver Office of Economic Development will be used to bring a neighborhood grocery store to the Westwood area.
Local nonprofit Re:Vision obtained the loan in late September from the Denver OED to acquire a building at 3738 Morrison Road in the southwest Denver neighborhood to house a grocery store for the neighborhood.
Re:Vision Refined
A simple name change from Re:Vision International to Re:Vision reflects the commitment of cofounders Eric Kornacki and Joseph Teipel to cultivate a thriving community from the ground up. They are enthusiastically encouraging residents of this urban neighborhood southwest of downtown Denver to create their own economic opportunities by using their own hands.
A simple name change from Re:Vision International to Re:Vision reflects the commitment of cofounders Eric Kornacki and Joseph Teipel to cultivate a thriving community from the ground up. They are enthusiastically encouraging residents of this urban neighborhood southwest of downtown Denver to create their own economic opportunities by using their own hands.
Re:Vision International is connecting Denver residents with good food
Everyone has moments of clarity, where they understand something important about their lives. Barbara Frommell acted on hers.
She quit a perfectly good job as a Denver city planner in order to become development coordinator for Re:Vision International, a nonprofit working to improve access to healthy food in low income communities in Denver.
Everyone has moments of clarity, where they understand something important about their lives. Barbara Frommell acted on hers.
She quit a perfectly good job as a Denver city planner in order to become development coordinator for Re:Vision International, a nonprofit working to improve access to healthy food in low income communities in Denver.
Change Comes to Westwood
Westwood has a storied history on Denver's west side, with a diverse population and vibrant culture, along with plenty of challenges. The neighborhood was long an afterthought in the city's plans, but City Councilman Paul López has been fighting to change that, with visible -- and colorful -- results.
Westwood has a storied history on Denver's west side, with a diverse population and vibrant culture, along with plenty of challenges. The neighborhood was long an afterthought in the city's plans, but City Councilman Paul López has been fighting to change that, with visible -- and colorful -- results.
Bantu Urban Farm Marries Somali Tradition With Sustainable Farming in Denver
Somali Bantu refugees have teamed with Revision and other local nonprofit organizations to launch the Ubuntu Urban Farm in Denver's Westwood neighborhood. They're planting the seeds to continue long-held cultural traditions with a twist: a much different climate.
Somali Bantu refugees have teamed with Revision and other local nonprofit organizations to launch the Ubuntu Urban Farm in Denver's Westwood neighborhood. They're planting the seeds to continue long-held cultural traditions with a twist: a much different climate.
Alums’ nonprofit brings fresh food and opportunities to impoverished Denver neighborhood
The road to transformation for one of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods began half a world away — in Nicaragua, where a 2006 service-learning project inspired two University of Denver students — economics major Eric Kornacki (BA ’09) and criminology major Joseph Teipel (BA ’07) — to fight poverty at home.
The road to transformation for one of Denver’s poorest neighborhoods began half a world away — in Nicaragua, where a 2006 service-learning project inspired two University of Denver students — economics major Eric Kornacki (BA ’09) and criminology major Joseph Teipel (BA ’07) — to fight poverty at home.
Grow your own, help the poor
A local non-profit that has won recognition for helping poor families grow vegetables is now offering its services to anyone who wants to make a difference.
Re:Vision International has worked with families in Westwood, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in southwest Denver, since 2009.
A local non-profit that has won recognition for helping poor families grow vegetables is now offering its services to anyone who wants to make a difference.
Re:Vision International has worked with families in Westwood, a predominantly Hispanic neighborhood in southwest Denver, since 2009.