Mancos Valley Resources

“After form 990 is completed it is presented to all board members. After approval from the board Form 8879-TE is signed and the return is electronically filed.”

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“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Mancos Giving Tree provides holiday gifts, meals and energy vouchers to families in the Mancos area at Christmas time. In 2023, about 95 individuals were offered assistance by about 12 volunteers who donated about 60 hours of service. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Mancos Valley Chorus presented free concerts in Montezuma County including concerts at 'The Valley Inn' retirement home, Mancos Elementary School and for the general public at the Methodist Church in Mancos as well as in Cortez. 34 volunteer members provided about 1,456 hours for service to approximately 1,360 attendees. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Mancos Trails Group worked to provide 1.2 new miles of hiking trails at Aqueduct for the Cross Cut Trail, Aqueduct Trail-heads were constructed with BLM, Aqueduct sign-age completed with BLM's help and provide took trailer improvements. Approximately 11,193 residence of Mancos and visitors benefit from these projects. There were 40 volunteers that provided about 1,857 hours of service. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Friends of Chicken Creek Cross Country Ski Corp provides a non-motorized recreation winter area for Nordic skiing, skate skiing and snowshoeing on a safe ground surface in the San Juan National Forest. About 608 hours were donated by 24 volunteers in 2023, and about 6,000 people used the ski runs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Pay It Forward Fund uses donated funds to assist residents in the 81328 zip code area that are in need of financial assistance because of unexpected medical needs or personal hardships. 21 families were helped in 2023. About 125 hours were donated by 2 volunteers in 2023. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: Mt Lookout Grange #338 (MLG) rents its building out for community events and, in cooperation with Mancos Food Share, provides community dinners and 2 fund raising events. In 2023, about 27 volunteers provided approximately 150 hours of service to help over 2,000 individuals. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: MVR is a community based umbrella organization dedicated to preserving and enhancing the unique agricultural, charitable, cultural, educational, historical, and recreational assets of the Mancos Valley. 16 projects and organizations were helped in 2023. MVR also provided six scholarships to residence of Mancos Valley to further their education. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: Four Corners Food Coalition managed a large food pantry providing food to about 6,000 individuals during the year. 24 volunteers provided an estimated 608 hours of service in 2023. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 12: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 13: Mancos Outdoor Adventure Kids provides activities for youth in the Mancos area. Because of the pandemic no services were provided in 2023. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 14: Montezuma Youth Alliance involved at risk youth in the following activities: Take 6 high school and middle school students to the Purgatory SOS program; provide a safe place for youth to be in the evenings (Teen Night); Take two youth ambassadors to a Tony Grampsas conference; provide Reading Buddies in collaboration with MPL and offer a Reading Buddies extension to include youth from 9 to 17 years old;execute a strategic planning meeting with SC; and provided a successful Skate Night series from May to November. In 2023, these efforts were able to reach about 60 youth with the help of 7 volunteers providing 150 volunteer hours. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 15: Mancos Valley Farmers Market provides a venue at Boyle Park in Mancos for local growers to market and sell there produce to local residents. In 2023, at least 600 customers took advantage of the market. Over 200 volunteer hours donated by eight volunteers. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 16: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 17: Turning Wild hosted a youth woodworking education class and completed a youth metalworking project resulting in public art. In 2023, six volunteers spent about 60 hours teaching classes to approximately 40 youth.”