While the majority of Colorado Springs enjoys a period of unprecedented growth, residents of southeast Colorado Springs, specifically those living within zip codes 80916 and 80910, face a lack of infrastructure, resources, and opportunities that help a community flourish. The Lift Southeast initiative invites churches from across the Pikes Peak region to join city leaders, community funders, and other leading organizations in creating opportunities, connections, and support for our city’s most diverse neighborhoods.
Consider how your church or business can bring resources, finances, connections and support alongside organizations doing good work in the Southeast. Below is a list of local organizations that are tackling some of the greatest issues in the Southeast that are ready to partner with you:
Solid Rock CDC:Focus: Food Insecurity & Economic DevelopmentBuild a diverse economy that emphasizes the importance of affordable housing, small business development and healthy community environments.Find Out More |
Hillside Connection:Focus: MentorshipLeveraging the game of basketball to create pathways to opportunity for kids in Southern Colorado Springs.Find Out More |
Thrive Networks:Focus: Business TrainingThe Thrive Network’s goal is to eliminate economic barriers by providing people in communities with tools to activate and launch their own success, primarily through entrepreneurship.Find Out More |
RISE Coalition :Focus: Community EngagementSoutheast COS will be a destination for culture and diversity in our city. Mission: Enhancing Southeast COS from within though resident led change.Find Out More |
WeighOut Ministries:Focus: MentoringWeighOut Ministries empowers youth and engages community to build relationship between families, schools, businesses, churches, government, and community stakeholders. |
COSILoveSchools:Focus: Community PartnershipCOSILoveSchools Initiative is an effort to bring together churches, businesses, nonprofits, and others to support local schools. Specifically, focusing on District 2 and District 11. |