Concrete Couch Sponsorship Program · Pikes Peak Workforce Center for youth in El Paso County,...

Concrete CouchSponsorship Program

Hello.We’re Concrete Couch and we help communities come together to do amazing things.

The people we bring together create murals, bridges, towers, mosaics, park benches, friendships, wacky experiences, grow spinach (and other delectables), and yes, make the occasional concrete couch.

They also grow confidence, connection, hope, self-esteem, skills and optimism.

We love what we do. We think it’s important. And we hope you’ll come along and be a part of it.

Want to read about why we do what we do? See "7 Core Beliefs" on the next page.

Want to join us? Peruse the rest of this booklet, and find the right project for you.

Thanks! from all of us at Concrete CouchAlex, Becky, K8e, Joel, Jerry, Steve, Thom, Sherrie, Dan, Leah, Matt, Sophie, Eric, Natalie, Greg, et al

Mission Statement: To work with kids and community groups to create public art, to build community, and to create environments and experiences that humanize our world.

1) Community mattersIt’s what holds us together. But the places where community happens are disappearing. We want to create new ones. And strengthen the old places.

2) Making things is fun workCreativity is a fundamental human force that connects us to who we are. When we make things, we’re being our best selves.

3) Junk is just raw material waiting for an ideaYou’d be amazed what we can do with a pile of stuff that’s headed for the landfill.

4) Every community has strengths, assets and resourcesWe love discovering these resources, and creating a venue for the sharing of skills, knowledge, tools, and ideas. Projects move forward, and our communities grow stronger.

5) Sharing things with others makes people happierSharing food, music, tools, materials and knowledge makes us all feel better about ourselves and our world. We’re never happier than when were sharing our gifts

6) Happy people who feel valued contribute moreWe love watching what happens when a person is given a welder, an engaging project, new amigos, and a firm, loving steer. This is sheer magic and it’s what gets us out of bed in the morning.

7) Getting dirty is liberatingMost of our best times involved dirt, dust, paint, glue and some kind of unidentified gunk (respirators where appropriate). We make a mess to make things functional and beautiful.

Our 7 Core Beliefs

To fulfill our mission we work with a lot of groups!

A few of them are listed in the pages which follow, as well as information about who they are, what we do together, and financial information for sponsors.

Pikes Peak Workforce Center

TESSA

Warrior Transition Battalion

Cheyenne Village

Will Rogers Elementary

Community Prep School

Manitou Skillshare

Mountainside Elementary

Music Jam

“Park and Rec”

S.C.A.M.P

WHO we serve

Cheyenne Village serves adults with developmental disabilities such as Autism, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Mental Retardation in El Paso, Teller and Park Counties.

● Individuals living alone or with family caregivers who do not receive government funded services

● Lack opportunity for peer support, socialization, and fun

FOCUS on the basics Create programs for developmentally disabled individuals of various skill levels through group activities.

● Socialization ● Peer activities ● Fun through successful

collaboration● Art and Infrastructure to

campus buildings

Cheyenne VillageLocated in Colorado Springs, CO

Cost to meet our financial need

Affordably priced programing offered by Concrete Couch is funded up to 50% by Cheyenne Village. Remaining costs are covered by our Donors.

● Project Goal: Complete 1-2 fully funded projects ○ Annual Program Cost : $3,000 - $6,000

■ Financial Need: $1,500 - $3,000

Skills Master: $500➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP Table➢ Opportunity for your group

to work on a project

Opportunity Provider: $1,000➢ Plus your name/business

listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall.

Benefactor: $3,000➢ Plus two hand-made art

tee shirts commemorating the project

➢ Advertise your business/group through the CC e-newsletter

➢ Mini project for your group at your facility

Cheyenne VillageLocated in Colorado Springs, CO

WHO we serveCPS is a D-11 Alternative Charter School serving at risk teens facing significant life challenges. For most students CPS is a “last resort” school.

Challenges facing CPS Students

● Learning disabilities● Difficult home situation● Behavioral issues● Economic issues

FOCUS on the basics Providing students with the engaging opportunities to build basic life and job skills through one or two public art programs each school year since 2001

SKILLS

● Communication● Public Speaking● Woodworking● Concrete Forming & Masonry● Innovation through creativity

Community Prep SchoolCPS - D-11 Charter School for at risk youth located in Downtown Colorado Springs

Cost to meet our financial needAffordably priced programing offered by Concrete Couch is funded at 50% by CPS. Remaining costs are covered by our Donors.

● Project Goal: 2 fully funded projects○ Annual Program Cost: $2,500 - $10,000

■ Financial Need: $1,250 - $5,000

Community Prep School CPS - D-11 Charter School for at risk youth located in Downtown Colorado Springs

Shovel-Ready: $625➢ Invitation to Opening Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your group to

work on a project

Job Creator: $1,250➢ Plus your name/business listed

on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall.

21st Century Skills Leader: $5,000➢ Plus two hand-made art tee

shirts commemorating the project



WHO we serveServing participants ages 5 to Senior Citizen from Manitou Springs, Old Colorado City, Colorado Springs, and beyond.

Meets the needs of

● Low income and thrifty minded individuals who want to build and fix things

● After school program for teens

● Enrichment program for home educated students

● Teens fulfilling community service work

FOCUS on the basics A free weekly drop-in program offering building experience utilizing donated recycled materials with opportunity to work in collaboration fabricating items for other nonprofits in the Pikes Peak Region.

SKILLS

● Basic building skills● Use of basic household hand &

power tools● Painting● Woodworking● Welding ● Design

Manitou Skill Sharelocated at the Manitou Art Center

Cost to meet our financial needFAB LAB is 100% Donor funded.

● Project Goal: 50 weekly 2 hour sessions per year○ Annual Program Cost: $7,500

■ Financial Need: $5,000 ● $1,250 per semester / $100 per

week

Manitou Skill ShareLocated at the Manitou Art Center

Community Builder $100➢ Opportunity for you and

your group to work on a project

Semester Investor: $1,250➢ Plus advertise your

business/group through the CC e-newsletter

Community Revitalizer: $5,000➢ Plus your name/business

listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/structure.

➢ Invitation to year end Gala Event.

➢ VIP Table for five.

WHO we serve

A District Eight school, Mountainside Elementary serves approximately 500 students, kindergarten through fifth grade. Special challenges:

● Deeply affected by deployment, war news, injury and death within the community

● 65% qualify for free lunch program

● Transient population

Mountainside Elementary Schoollocated on post at Fort Carson

Cost to meet our financial needMountainside Elementary contributes $2,000 toward the affordably priced programing offered by Concrete Couch.Remaining costs are covered by our Donors.

2014 Build 3D installation featuring characters from favorite children’s books.

Project Goal: 100% funding for school year program○ Annual Program Cost: $8,000

■ Financial Need: $6,000

FOCUS on the basics

Combining imaginative building and construction techniques in a safe learning filled atmosphere, CC projects are closely tied to the academic curriculum of the school. Students have benefited from CC programing since 2007.

SKILLS

● Collaboration● Communication● Innovation through creativity● Problems Solving● Design● Construction

Mountainside Elementary Schoollocated on post at Fort Carson

Fun: $1,000➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your

group to work on a project

Adventure: $3,000➢ Plus your name/business

listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall.

Benefactor: $6,000➢ Plus two hand-made art

tee shirts commemorating the project



WHO we serve

Members of the community - kids and adults - by providing an opportunity play and build musical instruments. Music Jam Band members perform at CC events and celebrations and will play at any non-profit event at no charge.

Music Jam Concrete Couch ~ CS Independent at Vermijo & Nevada

Cost to meet our financial need Music Jam is 100% Donor Funded

● Project Goal: 50 weekly 90 minute sessions per year○ Annual Program Cost: $3,000

■ Financial Need: $2,400

FOCUS on the basics

Participants play and make instruments in a weekly musical making experience called “Music Jam”. Groups can make instruments and start their own “Music Jams”.

SKILLS

● Collaboration● Communication● Innovation through creativity● Problems Solving● Instrument Building: Gourd

Drums, Giant Marimbas, and more.

Music Jam Concrete Couch ~ CS Independent at Vermijo & Nevada

Gourd Drum: $100➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your

group to work on a project

Semester Investor: $600➢ Above plus advertise

your business/group through the CC e-newsletter

Sound master: $2400➢ Above plus your

name/business listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/structure.

➢ VIP table for 5 at end of year gala event.

WHO we serve

● Colorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department connects locals to their environment through community service.

Special Challenges

● Infrastructure in need of repair in local parks

FOCUS on the basics

Concrete Couch identifies and designs projects in public spaces for local teens to help repair and beautify infrastructure like picnic tables, benches, historic stonework, and pavilions, as well as:

● Mural Painting● Tile work● Mosaic ● Collaboration● Community Building● Communication

Parks and RecreationColorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department

Cost to meet our financial needsPark and Rec is 100% Donor funded.

Project Goals: Complete 4 fully funded projects.Annual Program Cost: $12,000

Financial Need: $6,000 ( $3,000 per program)

Community Builder $500➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your group to

work on a project

Good Neighbor: $1,000➢ Plus advertise your


Community Revitalizer: $3,000➢ Plus your name/business

listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/park structure.

Benefactor: $6,000➢ Plus two hand-made art tee

shirts commemorating the projects


➢ Recognition at Parks and Recreation event

Parks and RecreationColorado Springs Parks and Recreation Department

Pikes Peak Workforce Centerfor youth in El Paso County, located in Colorado Springs, CO

WHO we serve

The Pikes Peak Workforce Center (PPWFC) offers aservices to youth between the ages of 14-21:

PPWFC supports youth with:● Job search assistance● Access to youth

resource room● Workshops● Pre-GED testing● Governor’s Summer

Job Hunt Program

FOCUS on the basics

Concrete Couch provides opportunities for youth to develop job-training skills in conjunction with PPWFC.

SKILLS

● Collaboration● Communication● Innovation through creativity● Problems Solving● Welding● Concrete Casting● General Construction

Cost to meet our financial needPPWCF is able to contribute partial funding toward small projects and is writing grants to help fund large scale projects. Remaining costs are covered by our Donors.

Project Goal: Complete 1-3 fully funded projects○ Annual Program Cost: $1,000 - $5,000

■ Financial Need: $500 - $2,500

Pikes Peak Workforce Centerfor youth in El Paso County, located in Colorado Springs, CO

Community Builder $500➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your group


Jobs Creator: $1,250➢ Plus advertise your


Community Revitalizer: $2,500

➢ Plus your name/business listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/structure.

WHO we serve

S.C.A.M.P is unique from other CC initiatives because it serves the youth and adults from our community, who are interested in creating public art, without a partnering organization.

Special Challenges

● Fundraising● Project Coordination● Skilled Leadership

FOCUS on the basics

S.C.A.M.P. consists of five separate week-long community workshops in Colorado Springs. Completing one project per week, volunteers make meaningful improvements in local parks, neighborhoods, or streetscapes.

● Community Building● Communication Skills● Basic Construction ● Mural Painting● Care for the

environment

S.C.A.M.P.Summer Community Arts and Mural Program

Cost to meet our financial needsS.C.A.M.P. is 100% Donor funded. Seeking Business, neighborhood group, or school sponsors

Project Goal: 5 fully funded projects during the summer. Annual Program Cost: $15,000

Financial Need: $7,500 - $15,000

S.C.A.M.P.Summer Community Arts and Mural Program

Supporter $500➢ Invitation to Opening

Reception➢ VIP table➢ Opportunity for your group to

work on a project

Good Friend: $1,000➢ Plus advertise your


Community Revitalizer: $1,500➢ Plus your name/business listed

on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/structure.

Benefactor: $3,000➢ Plus Invitation to End of

Summer Gala BBQ➢ VIP table for 5

WHO we serve

TESSA helping women and their children achieve safety and wellbeing while challenging communities to end sexual and family violence.

Programs

● Victims Advocacy ● Safehouse● Children’s Counseling● Adult Counseling● Community Outreach

FOCUS on the basics

Concrete Couch works with TESSA clients and families making art through sculpture, gardening, and drama.

● Programs located at the Myron Stratton Home

● Collaboration between TESSA and other non-profits

● 1 Day programs free to participants

TESSAof Colorado Springs, CO

Cost to meet our financial need

1 Day programs are offered free to TESSA clients and cost $500 per day. TESSA is able to fund 30% for separately run projects. Other costs are covered by our Donors. Annual Program Cost 2014:

Tessa ● Project Goal: 1-3 projects

○ Annual Program Cost: $500-$3,000■ Financial Need: $300 - $1,500

TESSAof Colorado Springs, CO

Family Protector: $300➢ Opportunity for you and

your group to work on, or prepare for, a project

Family Guardian: $1,500➢ Plus advertise your


➢ Your name/business listed on banner, ceramic tile plaque or painted on wall/bench/structure.

WHO we serve

WTB’s role is to provide primary care and case management for Warriors in Transition

Programs

● Counseling● Promote healing● Timely return to

civilian life ● Other services

FOCUS on the basics

Concrete Couch delivers hands-on lasting creative community projects on Post for Warriors in transition.

● Free to participants● Build Community

through creativity● Improve quality of life ● Safe and welcoming

environment to express creativity

Warrior Transition Battalion On Post at Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs, CO

Cost to meet our financial needThe Military contributes materials for each project. All other costs are covered by our Donors

● Project Goal: Complete 1 significant fully funded project. ○ Annual Program Cost $1,000 - $5,000

■ Financial Need: $900 - $4,600

Military Supporter: $900➢ Invitation to Opening



Community Creator: $1,250

➢ Plus advertise your business/group through the CC e-newsletter

Benefactor: $4,600


Warrior Transition BattalionOn Post at Ft. Carson, Colorado Springs, CO

WHO we serve

Will Rogers Elementary serves children and families in the Southeast part of Colorado Springs.

Special Challenges

● Only part-time arts educations available

● Students in need of learning rich programing through creativity and innovation

FOCUS on the basics

Provide supplementary integrated arts education to students at WRES.

● Complex ● Challenging● Innovation through

creativity● Engaging● Integrated● Real-world Initiatives

Will Rogers Elementarylocated in School District 11 in Southeast Colorado Springs, CO

Cost to meet our financial needsThrough D-11, WRES contributes 50% programing offered by Concrete Couch. The remainder is funded through our Donors..

● Project Goal:100% fully funded school year program○ Annual Program Costs: $1,000-$5,000

■ Financial Need: $500- $2,500

Skills Master: $500➢ Invitation to Opening



21st Century Leader: $1250➢ Plus advertise your


S.T.E.A.M. Master (“Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math”): $2500


➢ Invitation to end of year Gala event.

➢ VIP table for five.

Will Rogers Elementarylocated in School District 11 in Southeast Colorado Springs, CO

Mission Statement: To work with kids and community groups to create public art, to build community, and to create environments and experiences that humanize our world.

History: Around 1990 a group of artists, builders, teachers and one puppeteer began working with kids and community groups on creative projects like murals and puppetry programs. In 2003 these efforts coalesced into the non-profit Concrete Couch and in 2004 we received our 501(C)(3) status.

We worded our mission statement so that we could develop as the community and our teachers' interests grew and changed, and now we run many diverse programs… all creative, all build community, all strive to bring creative opportunity to people who can use it the most, all try to use recycled materials and the community’s available physical and human assets, and all are free.

We invite you to join our constantly evolving history!

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