SEWALL at LARADON
Sewall’s early childhood education program at the Laradon Center opened its doors on September 23rd.
The new program is a small victory for the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea community, which have long been considered a child care desert because there are so many young children and so few licensed child care slots in the area. The new preschool, which offers half and full-day classes, alone won’t eliminate that designation, but will help ease the shortage of care for 3 and 4 year-olds.
It’s “monumental for this community,” said Molly Yost, director of early childhood initiatives at Mile High United Way, which contributed $50,000 for preschool startup costs as part of its new $25 million United for Families campaign.
City data shows there are only enough licensed child care seats to serve 7{3636cb0a451a12ed88382a3e0ed28b2223ede70e167d2b3efd87582f6f12e3da} of children under 10 in Elyria-Swansea and 29{3636cb0a451a12ed88382a3e0ed28b2223ede70e167d2b3efd87582f6f12e3da} of children under 10 in Globeville.Read the full Chalkbeat article here.
The 75th Anniversary Sewall Child Development Center 2019 Beacon Celebration
Join us for an evening full of connection, food, drinks, and fun as Sewall celebrates 75 years of serving Denver with the We Are ALL Better Together Campaign for Sewall. Featuring keynote and campaign ambassador, DaeSean Hamilton, Denver Broncos Wide Receiver and MC, Reggie Rivers. You won’t want to miss the unique opportuntity to be entertained as they both team-up for an inspiring evening.
ZACHRY Group Carnival Games
Each year, Zachry Group and the United Way team up for employee giving events that are conducted in every Zachry Group office, location, work site, shop and facility. The company also matches employee contributions! In 2018, The Zachry Group pledged $7.8 million to over 150 United Way sites across America. This year, the Denver office selected Sewall as their community partner and recipient of their annual Carnival Games. Sewall is very grateful to partner with Zachry Group and the Mile High United Way.