Monthly Archives: June 2024

Fostering Belonging Across Colorado: A Recap of the Belonging Colorado Launch Event On June 11, the Belonging Colorado launch event, hosted by the Denver Foundation, brought together a diverse group of leaders and community members at the iconic Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. This event served as a platform for insightful discussions, powerful speeches, and the unveiling of the Colorado Belonging Barometer. Through work from the Colorado Health Institute, the barometer revealed that only about half of Coloradans feel a sense of belonging in their local communities. This statistic underscores the need for initiatives like Belonging Colorado, which aims to [...]

Q & A with Adam Frisch, RFL Academy 2006 Photo by Evan Semón Photography In 2022, Adam Frisch drove over 24,000 miles on his campaign trail for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, one of the largest and most diverse rural districts in the U.S. An RFL Academy alum who’s lived in Aspen for over 30 years, Adam has embraced politics as “elective community service.” Whether it’s addressing affordable housing through serving on the Aspen City Council or becoming a part-time substitute teacher in local public schools during COVID, the leadership skills and civic engagement Adam learned through RFL have been [...]