July 2018

By Dan Burke, 28 July, 2018

Beth at the coffee machine behind the counter at Dirt Coffee

Yes, summer is racing to its conclusion, and our Summer Earn and Learn students are finishing up their jobs this Friday. For many, it’s their first paid employment experience, and it’s been a great success!

Through the Summer Earn and Learn program, students have worked in various positions, gaining valuable work experience and building confidence. The program not only provides employment opportunities but also emphasizes the development of essential skills such as time management, communication, and teamwork.

As the program wraps up, students reflect on their experiences and the growth they've achieved. The skills and lessons learned during this summer will undoubtedly serve them well in their future endeavors.

We congratulate all the participants for their hard work and dedication. Here's to the next step in your journey!

By Dan Burke, 2 July, 2018

Damaged pavement on the East side of the parking lotWe hope you’ll bear with us this summer with a project that will result in some dust, noise and truck traffic on neighborhood streets. Construction caution fencing is already going up around our parking lot as a projected 87-day construction project begins today.

As the photos show, the Colorado Center for the Blind’s parking lot has deteriorated badly in recent years. Rather than simply repave, we decided to use the opportunity to do more than just lay new asphalt. The total project will put utilities underground, upgrade parking lot lighting, provide more walkways and landscaping around the parking area, build a concrete dumpster pad to withstand heavy trucks, and reconfigure the front of the building and the sidewalk approaches to it. Time to complete the planning and permitting processes for this project are the reason we let it go so long.