Aurora arts and languages among the focus of million statewide Afghan refugee grants

Village Exchange Center in Aurora. PHOTO BY PHILIP B. POSTON/ AURORA   | Several Aurora nonprofit groups were among the list of organizations that ...

June 20, 2023
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Village Exchange Center in Aurora. PHOTO BY PHILIP B. POSTON/ AURORA   | Several Aurora nonprofit groups were among the list of organizations that recently received grants from the Rose Community Foundation to support Afghan refugees in Colorado, including the Village Exchange Center and Aurora Mental Health and Recovery. In total, the foundation distributed $6 million in grants to organizations across the state that provide support to Afghan refugees in three separate categories: legal services, mental health needs and support in schools.

CARINA JUILIG