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Merage Mini Heroes

The David & Laura Merage Foundation created the Merage Mini Heroes program to bring some joy to young children of the dedicated and courageous healthcare professionals who are putting in long hours away from their families.

CareForAllChildren

CareForAllChildren recently partnered with Home of the Harveys, a modern American family that shares their journey through life with the online world. Day and Matt recently had daughter Pria join their family and realized the new array of responsibilities that arise when you have a child.

Black Cube Artist Relief Award

The Denver Post featured Black Cube’s effort to support Colorado artists impacted by COVID-19 by awarding 10 exceptional videos by Colorado-based artists.

ELV Cares Campaign

During a time when it’s easy to focus on the negative, Early Learning Ventures (ELV) has launched a social media campaign that shares “feel good stories” from within the early childhood community.

Equitas Joins Mental Health Colorado

On April 16th, 2020, The Equitas Project became a part of Mental Health Colorado to jointly work on mental health and criminal justice reform. Equitas’s focus on criminal justice and mental health fits perfectly with Mental Health Colorado’s mission of creating healthier minds across the lifespan.

CareForAllChildren believes that every child deserves access to high quality and affordable child care. It's time politicians cared as much as parents do. Things have to change and you have the power to do it!

Early Learning Ventures, is a groundbreaking endeavor engaging the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to address the operational challenges facing early care and education.

Merage Foundation Israel envisions a prosperous and cohesive Israeli society that is committed to the well-being of all its citizens. We believe in community building, leadership development, and above all, the power of empowerment.

Black Cube is a nomadic art museum that nurtures the self-sufficiency of artists and inspires people to discover and appreciate contemporary art beyond traditional white museum and gallery walls.

Colorado Says Yes to Universal Preschool

Nov 20 2020

Earlier this year the David and Laura Merage Foundation launched #CareForAllChildren to shine a light on the childcare affordability crisis and help parents see that it is not their personal financial failing. Childcare, which is essentially the start of a child’s education, is a public good and as such we— employers, policy makers, and taxpayers—all […]

Oct 02 2020

Chalkbeat Colorado recently released an article ‘We were overlooked: Colorado’s child care providers face a rough road to recovery.’ The article talks with Darlene Lowe, a home care provider in Arvada. Darlene discusses the difficulties she faced when the pandemic hit and the eight children she normally cared for stopped coming, and therefore gravely impacted […]