Mi Voz- Word of Thanks

We are privileged to be featured on “Word of Thanks” during Next with Kyle Clark on 9 News Denver! 

As a comprehensive family and community resource center we are creating a future where all families in our community are safe, supported, and thriving. Since 1995, TFC/LF has been working alongside diverse families to provide high quality childcare and supportive services, with an emphasis on cultural attunement with the Latinx community. We provide services and support to Fort Collins families while also working to improve the systems within which families learn, work, live and play. TFC/LF emerged from a coalition of community members concerned about maintaining and enhancing the quality of life for working families. One of our three pillars of service is our program, Mi Voz (My Voice).

Mi Voz is a Leadership Development and community engagement program dedicated to making positive changes in mobile home parks and the North College corridor by utilizing community strengths to create community solutions. Mi Voz is working with the following resident-led projects:

1. Poudre Food Partnership: Our center is facilitating a working group to explore, learn, and brainstorm ways to identify and address the current barriers community members face when producing, purchasing, accessing, and advocating for local and regional agricultural products with the goal to secure a seat at the table for historically marginalized communities to have a say in policies and programs that directly affect their livelihood and health.
2. Community Hub: Our collective goal is to assist in the facilitation of this 100% resident led initiative ultimately leading to a self-sustaining project inspired by, led and owned by the residents of the North College corridor.
3. Leadership Lab:  Mi Voz offers residents leaders additional opportunities by inviting guests from both public and nonprofit sectors to update on policy and development affecting their communities. These leaders are also offered opportunities to sit on city wide committees, working and focus groups in order to be active voices in the betterment of their communities.
4. Mobile Home Park Support:  Residents are offered the support needed when they transition into creating their own resident-led organizations in their perspective mobile home parks either for advocacy and community building purposes as well as awareness on the steps towards Mobile Home Park resident ownership when parks go up for sale.

With your support and generosity, we can continue to strengthen the marginalized voices of community members and their families. Your donations have generational impact in the residents of Northern Colorado. 

• $25 provides basic hygiene products for a family of 4 for 1 month
• $30 provides a much needed car seat or booster seat to a family
• $50 provides childcare for families to attend a leadership class
• $80 provides class interpretation for 1 hour
• $100 provides meals for families to be able to attend a workshop
• $200 provides interpretation for an entire leadership class
• $1000 provides care for an entire month to a preschooler at our center

• $2,500 supports our community garden for an entire year
• $3,000 provides interpretation devices to Mi Voz to use for classes and events

Thank you for joining Kyle Clark in supporting The Family Center/ La Familia and the work Mi Voz provides to strengthen the community and its families!