Curtis Park Community Center Summary
Curtis Park HOPE VI
Curtis Park Community Center (Phase
VI)
King Trimble Center
2980 Curtis Street
The
new 5,870 square foot building located at 2980 Curtis Street is adjacent to the
existing Curtis Park Community Center. The land was donated by the City and County
of Denver to the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). DHA used approximately $723,000
of HOPE VI funds to construct and furnish the new facility. On May 18, 2004, the
DHA Board of Commissoners approved resolution no. 2266 naming the building "King
Trimble Center" in recognition of King Trimble's lasting impact on the city
of Denver.The
operating hours for the King Trimble Center are Monday - Friday 6:30am to 7:00pm
and Saturday from 8:00-4:00. Programs include Dreams, Computer Classes and Youth
Media program as described below.
DREAMS
DREAMS
is an afterschool program designed to provide personal development, character
building life skills, homework assistance, supplemental education, technology
skills, and recreational activities to K-8th grade students. Instructors/case
managers work closely with school teachers and parents to ensure participants
are excelling in all areas of their lives. The program is broken-down into 2 segments;
K-5th grade and 6th-8th grade. K-5th grade students focus on teaching the fundamentals
of how to be a good person, a good student and a good community member, while
providing youth with the know-how and confidence to achieve their goals and making
responsible, positive decisions.
SR
D.R.E.A.M.S. for the 6th-9th grade students focuses on providing youth with service
learning activities to reinforce the importance of the following class topics:
recognizing social pitfalls, refusal skills, decision making, and staying in school.
This is a 10-week class that also encompasses, recreation, computer education,
homework assistance, and video training. Summer Activities: Summer Day Camp provides
K-5 students with fun summer activities. The environmental curriculum is thematic
and allows for both learning and recreational activities. Youth Camp, focusing
on computer literacy, media technology, and recreation is available for middle
and high school youth. This program is daily and year round.
Computer
Classes
Introduction to Windows, Introduction to Office, and Introduction
to the Internet classes are available both during the day and evenings. These
classes are designed for the beginner who needs basic computer skills in order
to enter the workforce. Open lab times are also available for students to practice
their new skills. Classes are held daily and each session lasts an average of
four weeks with overlapping sessions throughout the year.
Youth
Media Program
This training is designed to teach middle and high school
youth the importance of story and the value of their own stories with a strong
emphasis on media literacy. Participants gain hands-on experience in digital storytelling
with high tech video production equipment. Disciplines learned include scripting,
interviewing, camera operations, lighting, and editing. Classes are held daily.
Sessions vary and are year round.
In
addition, the following groups will have access to the facility to provide CSS
services as part of the HOPE VI program.
Denver
Area Youth Services provides youth groups, adult Life Skills classes and
substance abuse counseling to Curtis Park HOPE VI residents
Metropolitan
State College provides early learning education home-based services to
Curtis Park HOPE VI residents.
MiCasa
Resource Center for Women provides access to entrepreneurial-ship training.
Urban
League of Metro Denver provides job training, job readiness, job skills
development and job placement.
HealthSET
provides health education and health care coordination to senior and disabled
Curtis Park HOPE VI residents.
Content Archived: April 5, 2011
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