Thanks to more than 700 business volunteers, DPS students across the city received an extra boost in their efforts to learn to read this year. Through Power Lunch & TutorMate, volunteers were matched 1:1 with a student whom they read with throughout the year. In...
Denver Public Schools (DPS) has more than 90,000 students, and only 17,000 are being served by afterschool programs. With more than 60,000 students qualifying for free & reduced lunch, a key indicator of poverty, this means thousands of students are left without a...
Graduation season in Denver Public Schools (DPS) is a profoundly special and exciting time. Over the past couple of weeks it is estimated that more than 3,600* DPS students have crossed the commencement stage to receive their diploma and embark upon the next phase of...
For the 165 members of the DPS Foundation run team, the 10th annual Colfax Marathon was more than just a race; it was an opportunity to make a difference in the life of a DPS student. For the third year, the DPS Foundation was a Charity Partner of the Colfax Marathon...
Honoring three outstanding businesses for their work in supporting Denver Public Schools! The School Partners Program, a collaboration between DPS Foundation, Mile High United Way, and Denver Public Schools creates meaningful partnerships between Denver’s community...
Denver School of the Arts Jazz Workshop Band | Hamilton Middle School Swing Dancers & Band | Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy | North High School Drum Line For the past 13 years, the Achieve Gala has provided DPS students from various schools a stage to show off...
9NEWS and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation recognized Denver entrepreneur Marco Campos for his outreach to Denver Public Schools students with their annual 9NEWS Leader of the Year Award on March 20. Campos is the Managing Principal at Campos EPC, a...
Raymond Pryor has always embraced his family’s mission of a life of service. During his time at East High School, Denver Public Schools’ largest and highest-performing comprehensive high school, Raymond has been at the forefront of closing the opportunity gap. As a...
The DPS Foundation is excited to announce the A to Z Fund recipients for the Spring 2015 cycle! Since the A to Z Fund’s inception in 2006, the DPS Foundation has awarded nearly $1.26 million in support through 946 A to Z Fund grants. The Spring 2015 cycle awarded...
Senator Bennet recently said, “All of us have different policy issues we focus on, but in my mind if you want to cure this problem of poverty in our country, the way to do that is by making sure that people can read when they’re in the first grade. That’s the most...
