Covid 19 Relief and Support For Avondale!
Thanks to our incredible partnership with The Colorado Trust, whom is our funder, we were able to provide the following much needed support to our community:
"Thank you" is just not a big enough phrase to show our gratitude.
ATTENTION PARENTS/STUDENTS!
District 70 is continuing a remote learning process.
The Avondale Resident Team (ART) immediately sent the following e-mail to our County Commissioners and School District 70:
"As you know, the Avondale Resident Team has been addressing the need for improved or enhanced access to technology (internet/wi-fi). With your help, we were able to get open wi-fi access at McHarg Park Community Center, which is now closed. In District 70’s plan, all classroom instructions will be on-line.
This poses a significant issue for rural communities, such as Avondale and Boone, where a significant amount of our students and families have no, limited and/or inadequate internet connectivity. We are facing the worst-case scenario exposing our inability to educate the “technology have nots.”
What’s the solution for those students who are in greatest need? We want a collaborative approach with our elected officials and education leaders to provide a solution to this issue.
Thank you and we look forward to hearing back from all of you in the immediate future."
We shared the information from District 70 and our concerns with Ms. Wiseman, SECOM Area Sales Manager, who has worked with the Avondale Resident Team and Pueblo County Commissioners, on a project that updated the wi-fi capabilities at McHarg Park Community Center in Avondale.
Thank you Pueblo County Commissioners and SECOM!
The Avondale Resident Team would like to thank Pueblo County Commissioner Garrison Ortiz for calling us within minutes of receiving the e-mail to discuss our concerns and Commissioners Wiseman and Hart for their continued support of the ART. Thank you to Teri Wiseman and SECOM for making the pictured internet packages available for home schooling in our area! Thank you all for ensuring that the students in our communities will have a fair opportunity to continue their education in an equitable manner.
The Avondale Resident Team is a non-profit, community led advocacy movement based in Avondale, Colorado.
Our Core Values
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All children and families have opportunities for growth and development
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Valuing our history is significant
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Our community is friendly and welcoming
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Necessity of knowledge and technology is important to us
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Direct partnerships with government and key stakeholders are always maintained
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Access to health care and community services are central to our health and well-being
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Living with hope and prosperity
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Everyone is treated with respect and dignity
How We Are Fighting for Health Equity
We are engaging our three target populations to ensure the voices of the under-served are being heard.
Youth: Middle and High School
We have formed an Avondale Youth Leadership Council (AYLC) consisting of middle and high school students. Some members are also part of the Spanish speaking community allowing us to form a bridge to the Spanish speaking community at large.
Elders 55+
Members of this age group are actively participating on the ART. The members of the group have attended multiple capacity building trainings, i.e., Advocacy and Language Justice. The most significant event held for this group has been the work with the El Pueblo History Museum, Avondale Memory Project. Numerous elders and their families were able to share their family histories with photographs dating back to 1904.
Spanish Speakers
Our community integration efforts are reaping rewards with the success of our first AYLC Parent's Night. During our parent's night we put into action our language justice training by utilizing interpretation equipment. Thus, allowing the Spanish speaking parents the opportunity to actively participate and provide their input into what they would like to see in our yr. 2 Implementation Plan.
We Are Avondale
Avondale is a community where opportunity and equity are created for all. It is a safe and proud community where respect is gained through creative leadership and accomplishments are achieved through collective advocacy. We are building a better tomorrow by encouraging a productive environment for everyone. Our success is built upon hard working leaders who are welcoming and dedicated to the community of Avondale. To know the greatness of Avondale, is to know the community, it's families and it's people!
