Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund
The mission of BRIC is to be a perpetual resource that supports the growth and sustainability of Black communities. To champion Blacks to invest in themselves and their communities, be a leading voice for change, and own their power of resilience. When done collectively, Black communities rise and thrive.
“The Pirates have always sought out to be more than a football & cheer organization. The pandemic, economic downturn, and social unrest from the George Floyd murder was an unfortunate opportunity for us to go beyond our traditional boundaries of support. We had to significantly increase our capacity to serve and be creative in generating funding sources. It was a challenge, but our families trusted us and needed us. We have tripled down on our partnerships, provided basic need grants, and transformed our services to wrap around entire families. We knew if our families weren’t whole, our student athletes wouldn’t stand a chance. The task was daunting and strained our operations and resources, but we are a part of the Northeast Denver community, and as trusted leaders in times of crisis, it’s what we have and will continue to do.”
- Herman L. White, Board Chair Park Hill Pirates Youth Organization
Financials
Programs
BRIC Grants Program
The BRIC Grants Program directs resources to address systemic racism and its impact on Black communities to Black-led and serving nonprofits across the seven-county Metro Denver region that fit one or more of the identified priorities identified by the Black community-led advisory committee:
o Emerging Community Issues/Needs.
o Health – racial trauma, infant/mother mortality, underinsured, uninsured, Medicaid eligible and/or, COVID-related loss of benefits.
o Housing – renters and/or, people involuntary displaced or experiencing homelessness to provide access to housing/home ownership for low-income community members.
o Economic Opportunity – business or workforce development or access to living-wage jobs.
o Racial Justice – community organizing, advocacy, law, and/or policy reform.
o Youth – youth organizing, youth-led programs and/or, culturally responsive programs
Communities Lead Communities Thrive
BRIC is a Steering Committee Member of Communities Lead, Communities Thrive, a coalition of smaller Colorado nonprofits who serve Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQ+, and rural communities who have come together to ensure that our organizations and the communities we serve are not left behind as we strive for an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. CLCT recently drafted and passed HB 22-1356, securing $35M in infrastructure and capacity support for grassroots marginalized-led and serving Colorado nonprofits. more info - www.coclct.org
Volunteering + Events
A Conversation with Nikole Hannah Jones
We are excited to announce that Nikole Hannah-Jones will join us during Black Philanthropy Month for a dynamic conversation to discuss the over 400 years of challenges, triumphs, and giving of Black people in the United States.
For available sponsorship opportunities contact: LaDawn Sullivan - [email protected]
Tickets available on July 15th - details soon on www.bricfund.org/events
Stay tuned for more details to come!
THE BRIC FUND IMPACT REPORT
Learn about the impact of the BRIC Fund through its digital report - August 2022!