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St. Vrain Family Center in Longmont is expanding to Boulder. They promote healthy parenting through education and services. They also provide safe visitation and co-parenting experiences. Executive Director Coreen Schmidt chats with host Nikki Kayser about their Boot Camp for New Dads,  groups for young dads, as well as support services for young moms.

St. Vrain Family Center

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Labor’s Community Agency is collecting toys, food and personal care items for the children of unemployed union families and the underprivileged. Executive Director, Dwayne Adkins, tells host Nikki Kayser about the increase need for assistance this year.

Labor’s Community Agency

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Co Citizens Lobby trains activists how to lobby their representatives and follow the legislative process.  Saturday, they will ask Governor Ritter why Colorado does not have feed-in tariff for solar energy. Betty Harris explains to host Nikki Kayser how it could work and why it would be an incentive for residents and businesses to produce more energy than they need. She mentions the arrival of the second solar leasing company to arrive in Colorado next week. Finally she takes on a bill that promotes a superior  bio-fuel. If you want notices, e-mail cocitizenslobby@gmail.com.

Colorado Citizens Lobby

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Patty Limerick is the Faculty Director and Chair of the Board of the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado, where she is also a Professor of History. Limerick has dedicated her career to bridging the gap between academics and the general public and to demonstrating the benefits of applying historical perspective to contemporary dilemmas and conflicts. She chats with host Nikki Kayser about the rewards of bring stakeholders, faculty, government, the public, humanists, scientists and folks of diverse backgrounds and political perspectives together for dialogue and understanding on issues of common interest.

Center West

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Volunteers,such as Kevin Neal, round-up donated blankets and sleeping bags and distribute them to the people they find sleeping on the streets in cold weather. Each night teams cover the county from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Director Brenna White, and volunteer, Kevin Neal relay to host, Nikki Kayser how grateful people are for their efforts.

A list of collection sites for blanket donations , such as Starbucks, is on Boulder Round-up’s facebook cause page. You can donate money there as well.

If you know of someone who is sleeping in the cold and in need of transportation or warm clothes, call 303-358-7036  5:00 PM to 10:00 PM.

To volunteer or donate warm clothes, call 303-468-4328.

Boulder Round-up on Facebook

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One of the affiliates of a state-wide organization, Partners matches volunteers with kids that could use a mentor. Janet Pirchio chats with host, Nikki Kayser about the difference someone can make in a child’s life.

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Metro Denver Partners

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Horizons K-8  School is a charter school in Boulder that has an annual school-wide project of community service learning, called “Making A Difference”. It culminates in a presentation to the public, on December 16th at 6:30 PM at 2525 Sioux Drive to inspire us all to make a difference in the world’s problems. Teacher Illya Kowalchuk and students tell host, Nikki Kayser, how they each contributed.

Horizons K-8 School

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Habitat Protection for the Preble’s Meadow Jumping Mouse could also enhance Front Range streams and water quality. Josh Pollock, Conservation Director explains.

Center for Native Ecosystems

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Stop aerial gunning, trapping and poisoning of wildlife on public lands. Wendy Keefover-Ring, Carnivore Protection Director runs the numbers by host, Nikki Kayser.

WildEarth Guardians

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Apply to be a volunteer naturalist who teaches groups of young people how to enjoy the flora and fauna on the trails. Fifty hours of training is provided February 16th through April 13th from 9:00 to 3:30.

Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks