Dance Express 
Dance Expressis an inclusive dance company that serves persons with disabilities throughout Larimer County and beyond. Since 1989 the organization has celebrated diverse dance experiences, served as a source for modern dance training and performance, and provided access to the arts for persons with and without disabilities. Dance Express Fest, a summer dance event that promotes and benefits Dance Express, will be held at the Bas Bleu Theatre in Fort Collins on July 20 and 21.  For more information, please contact Mary Elizabeth Lenahan at danceexpressfc@gmail.com or 493-2113. Read on… Added on 5-11-12.

Running River Benefits 
Running River Benefits helps families of children with medical expenses that are not covered by insurance. The organization operates with only volunteer support but seeks donations for operating expenses related to  fundraising activities. For more information, please contact Jason Tanner at runningriverbenefits@hotmail.com or 203-1358. Read on… Added on 5-9-12.

CLEAR
CLEAR is a grassroots coalition created to inform Loveland citizens about the devastating impact that meth use has on the user, families, the community, and society as a whole. The organization provides impactful presentations to middle school and high school students and also uses community presentations to raise awareness and prevent meth use. The organization is seeking general operational funding to hire a part-time director to coordinate and implement more presentations to Loveland students. For more information, please contact Cindy Gray at cynthiaione@yahoo.com or 219-5025. Read on… Added on 5-9-12.

Japan America Society of Colorado
The Japan America Society of Colorado is a membership organization that strengthens cooperation and builds understanding between Colorado and Japan through business, education, and cultural programming. The organization has dedicated 2012 to expanding its reach outside of the Denver Metro Area and hopes to soon offer cultural activities such as traditional Japanese calligraphy and Japanese gardening to Northern Colorado residents. For more information, please contact Claudine Locascio at claudine@jascolorado.org or 303-592-5364. Read on… Added on 5-9-12.

Northern Colorado Resource Fair
The third annual Northern Colorado Resource Fair is Friday, June 22 from 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Thomas McKee Exhibition Hall at The Ranch. This event connects businesses who offer a product, service or fundraising opportunity with the Northern Colorado nonprofit community. Hosted by the Northern Colorado Nonprofit Resource Center, it is an expo of businesses that strongly support nonprofit agencies and are positioned to assist in several ways as nonprofits seek to grow their brand and donor base. To register for the 2012 NoCo Resource Fair, click here. For more information, please email info@ncnrc.org. Added on 5-7-12.

Meals on Wheels for Fort Collins
Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious meals to home bound seniors and disabled adults in the Fort Collins area. Northern Colorado Anesthesia Professionals has made a challenge match to support Meals on Wheels. NCAP will match donations dollar for dollar up to $10,000 from now until September. For more information, please contact Sheila Adams at sadams@fcmow.org or 484-6325. Read on… Added on 4-18-12.

Read Aloud Loveland
The purpose of Read Aloud Loveland is to promote the educational development of children. This is done through recruiting and training volunteers to read aloud to groups of children, educating parent and other adult caregivers on the value of reading aloud to children, and by providing reading materials and experiences for preschool-aged children, especially those who may not otherwise have much access to literature. Read Aloud Loveland is seeking funding to buy books for Read Aloud Loveland's Corrine Fabrillo Memorial Library, buy books to be given to preschool children who attend the organization’s functions and board books for newborns distributed by Healthy Beginnings, fund the Fantastic Four's Book Festival, and to buy, or have printed, educational material for parents and caregivers on the importance of reading aloud to young children. For more information, please contact Stevie Benkendorf at stevie_1@hotmail.com or 667-9110. Added on 4-18-12.

Fort Collins Baseball Club
Fort Collins Baseball Club (FCBC) has served the Fort Collins area since 1961. Today, FCBC has over 250 teams with more than 3,300 players, ranging in age from 5-18, who participate in spring, summer, fall and winter indoor leagues. FCBC’s Reduced Fee Scholarship Fund is used to support lower income families by offering reduced or waived registration fees for players in its recreational league. With population growth and the economic downturn, the organization is seeing demand for its scholarships increase every year. For more information, please contact Patricia Wunsch at director@fcbcmail.org or 484-3368. Read on… Added on 4-11-12.

Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County
The Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County’s mission is to prevent suicide in Larimer County by raising awareness, educating and training youth and adults about depression and suicide, and providing resources and support to those who have been impacted. The organization is a small, 2-person staffed nonprofit, so it is always searching for funding; specifically for the general operational fund that supports education programs for youth and adults, and its 6 support group services. For more information, please contact Lori Daigle at ldaigle@allianceforsuicideprevention.org or 482-2209. Read on… Added on 4-11-12.

Front Range Exceptional Equestrians
Front Range Exceptional Equestrians provides a unique blend of social, physical and emotional development through equine-assisted activities. Children and adults with special needs increase muscle strength, confidence, balance and self-esteem through therapeutic horsemanship. Front Range Exceptional Equestrians is a volunteer-run organization with on-going needs for program funding. The organization depends on community support and grants to cover the expense of boarding, feeding and caring for the horses that are the primary element of therapeutic horsemanship. For more information, please contact Donna Gustafson at ridewithfree@yahoo.com or 221-0646. Read on...  Added on 4-9-12.

Town of Milliken
The Town of Milliken is seeking funding to purchase vegetable seeds, small fruit/vegetable plants, and tomato cages in order to utilize a 6,250 square-foot community garden. The community garden was installed specifically to supply free fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income and underserved Milliken residents and/or children and seniors. The approximate amount needed to accomplish this project is $200. For more information, please contact Cheryl Powell at cpowell@town.milliken.co.us or 660-5049. Read on… Added on 3-26-12.

The Growing Project
The Growing Project is an agriculture education organization with programs designed specifically for vulnerable populations: horticultural therapy programs for at-risk youth, mentored community gardens in low-income and transitional housing areas, and fresh produce donations to food assistance organizations. In addition, The Growing Project hosts workshops, events, and educational opportunities open to all members of the community. Since all of the organization’s programs target low-income and/or vulnerable populations, continued financial program support is always a need. Additional needs include material donations of garden supplies, volunteer garden and youth mentors, volunteer organizational support (accounting, strategic planning, etc.), donated heavy equipment rental, and a long-term, semi-permanent land lease. For more information, please contact Megan Phillips at megan@thegrowingproject.org or 906-869-0372. Read on… Added on 3-14-12.

Junior League of Fort Collins
Junior League of Fort Collins is deeply committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community. With leadership from trained volunteers, the organization empowers Northern Colorado women to achieve a higher quality of life, which in turn benefits their children. Junior League fosters programs such as the Imaginations series, Kids in the Kitchen, and DIADS, but its signature project is the ABLEWomen Career Closet. The Career Closet serves over 500 clients a year and transforms women through esteem-building and interview-worthy career clothing. For more information, please contact Kerry Wicks at kddubya@gmail.com or 402-9711. Read on… Added on 2-27-12.

Women's Resource Center
The Women's Resource Center saves lives by connecting low-income women with free or affordable care for breast cancer, reproductive cancer, and other threats to their health. The organization also provides affordable dental care to low-income men and women through the Dental Connections Program. WRC is seeking additional funding for three innovative projects: support for its breast cancer project, which will provide 650 free mammograms this year; startup funding for the Dental Connections program providing affordable dental care to 525 men and women this year; and seed funding for a pilot program addressing Type 2 diabetes among low income and uninsured people. For more information, please contact Bill Stout at bstout@womens-resource.org or 484-1902. Read on…  Added on 2-27-12.

Hand Up Cooperative
Hand Up Cooperative empowers Larimer County's homeless and low-income neighbors to achieve self-sufficiency by providing a personalized pathway to gain and maintain employment. Last year the organization placed over 50 homeless individuals in stable jobs and most were then able to secure or retain permanent housing. Hand Up Cooperative is seeking volunteer mentors to support program participants as they seek employment or maintain their current positions. For more information, please contact Daniel Covey at dcovey@handupcooperative.org or 494-9700. Read on… Added on 2-08-12.

Northern Colorado AIDS Project
For over 25 years the Northern Colorado AIDS Project has been improving the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS, and helping to reduce the spread and stigma of the disease. The Northern Colorado AIDS Project is always seeking additional funding to support its capacity to provide critical and unique HIV/AIDS care and prevention services in the organization’s 16,000 square mile service region. For more information, please contact Regional Director Jeffrey Basinger at jeff@ncaids.org or 484-4469. Read on…  Added on 1-30-12.