Areas of Focus: Peacebuilding and conflict prevention, Water, sanitation and hygiene
Activity Type:
Community Development: General
Summary: A collaborative homeless camping development project to aid the homeless in the San Luis Valley of Colorado
La Puente Home, Inc. provides numerous supports for families and individuals experiencing poverty and mental health needs in the Alamosa and San Luis Valley region of rural southern Colorado. The City of Alamosa has recently donated three acres of land to provide a safer alternative for the homeless to camp. The city and La Puente is anticipating budget reductions in the coming year, which will greatly impact the development and organization of this much needed project. There is a need for water, windbreaks, shelter, picnic tables, parking, trees, as well as increased refuse and sanitation services. The intent of this small granted project is to start meeting the basic needs of the residents within this newly formed camp project. While this will be initially small in scope, the intent is to generate interest and collaborate to scale up the project in future years. Funds for this project will provide a shelter, picnic table, fire ring, bike rack, and parking for one campsite. Members of the Greeley Centennial World Community Service committee will provide service in the installation of the campsite equipment in summer 2020. The purpose of this visit is also to collaborate and build better relationships with members of the Alamosa Rotary club, city of Alamosa, and La Puente home. Through this collaboration, we will leverage collective resources in the future to scale up this project.
Completed
This project is "Completed". This means the project has been implemented and the report was accepted by the district leadership. The project will stay listed on this website as a testimony of the achievements of the project partners.
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8-Jun-20
System Entry
System Entry: Project signed by Carl Alm.
18-Jun-20
by Randall Looper
System Entry: Project approved by the District Approval Committee.
7-Jul-20
by Bill Kehl
System Entry: Check for DDF payment issued by Foundation Treasurer.
27-Jul-20
by Randall Looper
Matt,
Just wanted to make sure you have received the check for this grant.If you have not received it yet please let me know.
12-Oct-20
by Randall Looper
Matt,
Please complete a quarterly history log update on the current status of this grant.
13-Oct-20
by Matt Thompson
A team of Greeley Centennial Rotarians has made two trips to Alamosa to continue work on this project. In July 2020, we met with employees from the City of Alamosa to tour the 3-acre parcel of land. The city has since installed electricity, water, and fencing. The city is designing a windbreak/shelter that they will prefabricate so that a team of Rotarians can easily do the assembly and installation. In early October, a small work party toured the homeless campground and built some picnic tables to be installed at the campground. Once the city has completed the windbreak/shelter, the team will return to complete the installation of this project.
3-Feb-21
by Randall Looper
Matt,
Please complete a history log with the quarterly status of this project.
Thanks, Randy
4-Feb-21
by Matt Thompson
We are still working on the implementation of this project. There is some disagreement between the City of Alamosa and La Puente about prioritizing needs with this project. Additionally, there has been a challenge with sourcing materials. Greeley Centennial Rotarians have made two service trips to Alamosa this summer and fall to build better relationships and fulfill the request of need. This project should be completed by spring 2021.
27-Apr-21
by Matt Thompson
Quarterly update: our group is collaborating with the Alamosa Rotary Club, City of Alamosa, and La Puente organization to wrap up this project during a service trip in early June 2021. The vision for this project has changed slightly in response to evolving needs of local homeless and guidance from the City of Alamosa. The intent of the project remains the same.
13-Oct-21
by Matt Thompson
During an early October 2021 Rotary service trip to Alamosa, the grant funds have been spent in the implementation of this project, and we will be submitting a final report shortly.
14-Oct-21
by Randall Looper
System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
6-Dec-21
by Randall Looper
System Entry: Project reverted to "Paid".
28-Dec-21
by Matt Thompson
Final report and receipts uploaded.
29-Dec-21
by Randall Looper
System Entry: Project has been implemented and final report uploaded.
29-Dec-21
by Randall Looper
System Entry: Final report approved by the District Approval Committee.