Reform Efforts Increase Criminal Justice Reform 2003 Parole reform bill passes, but over $100 million in tax payer money is funneled into the construction of another state penitentia [...]
Social Justice Institute Forms Chinook Fund 2003 The Social Justice Institute (SJI) forms. The SJI trains neighborhood residents of Cole, Sun Valley, La Alma/Lincoln Park, and Bak [...]
Social Justice Awareness Program Chinook Fund 2004 The Social Justice Awareness program is created. SJA was created for businesses and non-profits to learn about oppressive framewor [...]
Lamar and Pueblo Private prisons Criminal Justice Reform 2004 Plans to build private prisons in Lamar and Pueblo are defeated because of coalition building across the state. Grantee Cha [...]
Making Change at Walmart & OUR Walmart Worker Justice 2005 Making Change at Walmart & OUR Walmart form to to persuade Walmart into being a more responsible employer, and to improve the [...]
Money Follows the Person Disability Justice 2005 Money Follows the Person (MFP) is integrated into healthcare funding. MFP is part of a comprehensive, coordinated strategy to assi [...]
Amendment 43 Resistance LGBTQIA+ Justice 2006 Amendment 43 passes, effectively banning same-sex marriage in Colorado. Chinook Fund deepens its support for the LGBTQIA+ communit [...]
Comprehensive Immigration Reform Immigrant Justice 2006 Demonstrations erupt nationally as immigrants and allies rally for immigration reform. Chinook Fund visibly participates at the f [...]
Chinook Fund is Radical Chinook Fund 2006 Chinook Fund becomes more radical as a funder and community organization, visibly taking a stand on immigration, marriage equality [...]
Food Deserts Environmental & Food Justice 2006 Food justice gained coalesces in social justice conversations and landscapes in Denver as food deserts emerge due to gentrificat [...]
