Learn about our recent grantees by reading our grantee highlights and visiting their web sites to explore the breadth of support Comis Foundation provides. (Click any grantee name below to begin exploring.)
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Boulder Day Nursery
Boulder, CO
Boulder Day Nursery’s mission is to provide and promote high quality early learning programs, childcare, and family support services for low-income working families, in environments that respond to diverse ethnic, cultural and social traditions. BDN has been fulfilling this mission since 1917.Comis provided general operating funding to help support the Early Learning Programs and Health and Family Resource Program.
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Buffalo Prep
Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Prep was founded in 1989 by education and community leaders to help talented underrepresented students prepare for, obtain entrance into, and excel at demanding college preparatory high schools.Comis funding has allowed the program to expand and provide needed financial resources to students for the many extra-curricular activities available to all who can afford the additional costs.
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Child Care Aware of America
Arlington, VA
CCAoA advances a child-care system that effectively and equitably serves all children. We lead, collaborate with, support & convene partners to design and implement quality child-care and community-driven systems change locally, in states and nationally.Comis funding will allow CCAoA to lead and facilitate stakeholder engagement around the launch of Colorado’s new universal preschool program (UPK).
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Harmony Project Bay Area
Daly City, CA
HPBA provides free instrumental music training to youth from under-served communities in Daly City and Oakland. They commit to providing high quality music education from as young as 2nd grade through HS graduation.The Comis funding provided program administration, teaching hours, materials, and/or instruments as needed.
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ParentPossible
Denver, CO
Parent Possible equips parents of young children with the tools and information to be their child’s most valuable teacher, trainer and mentor in life. We promote and oversee delivery of parent engagement programs (Parents as Teachers, HIPPY, and Vroom), providing access and support, ensuring efficacy and impact, and advocating and collaborating with early childhood partners across the state.Comis funding provided for the opening and support of two new sites for the Enhanced Home Visitation program.
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We Care Services for Children
Concord, CA
Their Preschool Consultation Program brings mental health and behavioral support to preschools and provides skill-building for teachers, strategies to manage behavior and avoid expulsions, and capacity-building that remains long after our work ends. Expulsion from preschool is highly correlated to poor educational outcomes. Children supported are from marginalized and underserved families and successful educational experiences are vital to healthy growth and ability to reach their potential.Comis funding allowed for the expansion of services and support for staff struggling with the challenges of post-pandemic pre-k schooling for children up to the age of 5.