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2024

10/30/24 – Ma Kaing Scholarship Fund featured in “Word of Thanks” segment on Next with Kyle Clark at 08:19 in broadcast (9News)

10/4/24 – 10th Annual Spring Intercultural Champion Awards Ceremony shouted out as “The Most Colorado Thing We Saw Today” on Next with Kyle Clark at 17:28 in broadcast (9News)

July 2024 – Career Coaching Collaborative Helps Newcomer Restart Career in Dentistry (Colorado Workforce Development Council)

7/16/24 – Here’s one way Colorado is tackling its primary care doctor shortage (Fox 31 Denver)

6/21/24 – Opinion: Training foreign doctors already in Colorado will go a long way to solving state’s physician shortage (The Colorado Sun)

5/29/24 – Many lack access to quality early education. Home visiting programs are bringing it to more families. (EdSurge)

4/16/24 – Colorado adult education providers say they may lose grant funding and have to trim classes (Chalkbeat Colorado)

4/4/24 – HB-1311 Cuts Child Poverty in Half, Benefits 45% of Coloradans (Gary Community Ventures)

3/7/24 – Denver job fair successfully connected hundreds of immigrants with potential employers (Enstarz)

3/6/24 – Denver job fair helps connect hundreds of newly arrived immigrants with employers (Denver7)

3/6/24 – Denver job fair bridges employment gap for newly authorized immigrant workers (BNN)

2/14/24 – Employers have a new way to attract and retain talent: Upskill with English (Forbes)

2023

11/14/23 – Immigrants Power Colorado’s Economy – Spring Institute President & CEO Paula Schriefer, adult education student Natalia Preister, and program images featured in video project by Colorado Fiscal Institute

10/21/23 – LETTER: Prop II is critical to strengthen Colorado’s universal preschool program (Aurora Sentinel)

10/13/23 – CCLP awarded 2023 Spring Intercultural Champions by Spring Institute (Colorado Center on Law & Policy Blog)

10/12/23 – Colorado’s expansion of high school diploma programs for adults hits a pothole (Chalkbeat Colorado)

9/13/23 – Local nonprofits offer scholarships for post-secondary education in honor of Ma Kaing (Denverite)

6/22/23 – A tremendous victory for Colorado’s diverse adult learner population (Colorado Newsline)

4/13/23 – Welcome.US storytelling collaboration featuring Spring Institute HIPPY Home Visitor Fatema and program participant Mahtab

4/13/23 – Colorado Senate OKs letting community colleges issue high school diplomas (Colorado Politics)

4/6/23 – Jueves de Color (Spanish language interview) – Gina Millan from COLOR and Policy Advocate Emily Ochoa from Spring Institute talk about SB23-007: Adult Education in Colorado | Jueves de Color- Gina Millan de COLOR y la Defensora de Políticas Emily Ochoa de Spring Institute hablan sobre SB23-007: Educación para Adultos en Colorado

3/3/23 – New coalition seeks Colorado tax code changes to fund child care, education, nursing, and more (Chalkbeat Colorado)

2/7/23 – Adult education in Colorado could get a leg up with a new bipartisan bill (Vail Daily)

1/26/23 – Colorado adults who never finished high school could get more help toward a diploma (Chalkbeat Colorado)

1/23/23 – Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas (Colorado Springs Gazette)

1/23/23 – Colorado community colleges could soon issue high school diplomas (Colorado Politics)

2022

12/15/22 – Colorado grant program awards $1.3 million to reduce barriers to the outdoors (Colorado Politics)

10/28/22 – Early childhood education navigation services available for immigrant and refugee families (KidsFlash)

10/19/22 – Rose Community Foundation Invests $1.825 Million in Local Policy and Advocacy Ecosystem 

5/11/22 – LETTERS: Letting internationally trained medical graduates practice in Colorado is a win for the state (Aurora Sentinel)

5/6/22 – Doctors Trained Abroad Want to See You Now (Stateline – The Pew Charitable Trusts)

5/1/22 – Opinion: Colorado’s medical residences are less welcoming to international graduates than the rest of the U.S. – And it’s only going to make the state’s looming shortage of doctors worse (The Colorado Sun)

4/6/22 – Commentary: Fight inequality through Colorado’s state budget and tax code (Colorado Newsline)

2/11/22 – Universal free preschool is coming. How will Colorado ensure quality? (Chalkbeat Colorado)

Feb 2022 – Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger Community Spotlight

2021

12/27/21 – Littleton nonprofit gives grants to undocumented immigrants: Money goes toward scholarships, low-income assistance  (Highlands Ranch Herald)

11/26/21 – Colorado groups work to make it easier for international medical graduates to work in health care (Denver Post)

9/24/21 – Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning will play key role in helping Afghan refugees (CBS 4)

7/26/21 – Letter to Gov. Jared Polis from the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project: Tenants waiting on rental assistance shouldn’t be evicted (Medium)

6/30/21 – Letter to the Editor: Immigrants ready to work (Denver Post)

6/30/21 – Cultural navigation services keep patients healthy & feeling supported

6/23/21 – Fatima Boubina: Lighting the Way for Young Learners (Parents to Advocates participant featured in Council for Professional Recognition Newsletter)

6/16/21 – Meet the parent leaders behind Colorado’s biggest tax reform in decades (Colorado Newsline)

5/27/21 – Community-Led Health Promotion Groups in a Bhutanese–Nepali Refugee Community (Health Promotion Practice, doi: 10.1177/15248399211019057)

4/8/21 – House panel advances bill creating an Office of New Americans (Colorado Politics)

4/1/21 – GUEST COLUMN: A State Office of New Americans would mean more normal childhood, more resources for immigrants (The Sentinel)

3/31/21 – Commentary: Boost tax credits for Colorado’s working families (Colorado Newsline)

3/19/21 – UCHealth creates program to help with patients who don’t speak English (KRDO)

3/18/21 – UCHealth shares results of new ‘cultural navigator’ pilot program (9NEWS)

3/2/21 – Valley gains first certified medical interpreters (Gunnison Country Times)

1/20/21 – Opinion: America’s refugee program has been dismantled. Here’s how we should rebuild under Biden (The Colorado Sun)

1/12/21 – Refugee And Immigrant Women Show Promise As A Pipeline For New Colorado Early Childhood Educators (CPR News)

2020

December 2020 – Spring Institute featured in Girls on the Run of the Rockies’ social media series: More than Running

8/18/20 – Katko proposes Improving Opportunities for New Americans Act (Oswego County Today)

8/10/20 – Collaboration between childhood advocates and lawmakers yields monumental opportunity for Colorado’s children and families (Gary Community Investments)

7/9/20 – Polis signs bills on college admissions, work experience credits (Colorado Politics) 

7/8/20 – Spring Institute President & CEO Paula Schriefer delivers remarks at SB20-009 signing ceremony

2/18/20 – Guest Post by Spring Institute social work intern Lily Kapitan: What Trump’s travel ban means for Colorado (The Colorado Independent)

2019

12/19/19 – Guest Post by Spring Institute President/CEO Paula Schriefer: Denver’s Spring Café closure is a call to support immigrants and refugees (The Colorado Independent)

12/6/19 – Colorado lawmakers hope to improve access to adult education (CBS Denver)

12/6/19 – Denver coffee shop opened to hire refugees is now closing due to lack of applicants (Fox 31 & Channel 2 News)

12/5/19 – Cierra el café “con conciencia” de Denver por la política migratoria de Trump (EFE News)

12/3/19 – Spring Café linked refugees with state lawmakers. A shortage of immigrants means the Denver coffee shop will close (Colorado Sun)

3/18/2019 – Visionary health fair serves migrant families

2/7/2019 – ‘Just An Outsider’: Refugee Doctors, Nurses Face Widespread Underemployment

2018

12/6/2018 – Citizenship Begins at the Library

12/6/2018 – Spring Institute is one of the top 5 finalists of the Mytech Partners’ Make a Difference Community Partner Grant!

10/24/2018 – Faces of Denver – Nelicia Miranda-Troup (The Spring Cafe)

9/23/2018 – Part I: Interview with Paula Schriefer, President/CEO of Spring Institute (aired on KOSI, KYGO, KEPN and KKFN the Fan)

9/30/2018 – Part II: Interview with Paula Schriefer, President/CEO of Spring Institute (aired on KOSI, KYGO, KEPN and KKFN the Fan)

9/21/2018 – What the cut to the federal refugee cap means for Colorado

9/11/2018 – From Our President and CEO: Reflections on Intercultural Champions (Rose Community Foundation)

9/6/2018 – 33 Nonprofit & Mission-Driven Coffee Shops Around the USA

6/7/2018 – AmeriCorps Encore recruiting now

4/2/2018 – A little help goes a long way toward adding job skills for the working poor

2017

4/20/2017 – Community-Campus Partnership Highlights Aurora Engagement

3/9/2017 – Spring Cafe Serves its Coffee with a Conscience by Employing Refugees

2/2/2017 – Emily Griffith Technical College Sees Influx of Volunteer Applications after the Election

1/28/2017 – The Well from Which We Drink

1/20/2017 – Coloradans answer: “What Do You Expect to See in a Trump Presidency?”

2016

10/12/2016 – Client Spotlight: Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning

9/21/2016 – Innovate for Good 2016 Puts Youth Initiatives at Forefront

9/2016 – Transitioning to Health: Immigrants and Refugees Look for Community and Health in Colorado

7/2016 – Internationally Trained Veterinarians Integrating in Colorado

3/24/2016 – Englewood Schools Partners on New Center Focused on Teaching Adults

2015

12/2015 – Colorado Welcome Back Program Helps Foreign Medical Professionals Reestablish Their Careers

7/23/2015 – Tap Foreign Talent to Stem Health Care Gap

2013

11/15/2013 – Back to Caring: Medically Trained in Their Native Countries, These Immigrants – Many of Them Refugees – Are Getting Help Doing What They Do Best: Caring For People

8/4/2013 – Colorado Welcome Back Helps Immigrant Health Care Pros Re-Enter Field

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"Spring Institute does a great job connecting new immigrants and refugees with the Colorado community through education, intercultural and other skill-oriented training, and advocacy."
"The Interpreter Network is a great place to work. They are respectful with the interpreters, reliable and dependable with the clients."
"Spring Institute is a small but impactful organization full of change agents advocating for intercultural learning and awareness and immigrant and refugee communities."
"Spring Institute makes a difference for refugee and immigrant community members by building skills and confidence among English language students, promoting multigenerational learning and health literacy, and advocating for policy change to strengthen our welcoming community."
"Spring Institute is an absolutely wonderful organization that helps many people to realize themselves professionally and take their first bold step into life."
"As an immigrant, it was very important for me to have the information and knowledge that Spring Institute gave me. They helped me a lot to write a resume, told me how to behave in interviews, helped answer many questions. It was a huge help."
"Spring Institute is such a wonderful and amazing organization! I love what they do and how they help the community and the people in it. Thank you for looking out for people!"
"Spring Institute offers youth programs in the neighborhood where we live and during times that are good for us. Our parents trust the staff and so do we."
"Spring Institute is a great partner with other community organizations. I appreciate the collaborative work and important work to be done with immigrants and refugees."
“The instructor was knowledgeable and helpful and the training has shaped me to be a great interpreter and good person.”
"Our interpreter from The Interpreter Network was great to work with and his expertise made our event much more inclusive."
"The training is neatly organized and taught by an experienced, caring instructor. All the material is valuable as it prepares you well to handle real life situations. "
"Spring Institute is one of the best organizations because they help refugees and immigrants when they arrive in the U.S. and for years after. Their programs help families, grandparents, babies, children, and high schoolers."
"The Interpreter Network by Spring Institute did a wonderful job partnering with us to prepare materials for family outreach events. Their dedication to meeting our needs was consistent and prompt."
"So grateful for the incredible services offered by the Spring Institute!"
"Spring institute is the best organization to help the new American community of refugees & immigrants to be integrated in the USA and involved in different opportunities."
"The Interpreter Network is amazing and gave me the best experience [as an interpreter]."
"Completing the Bridging the Gap medical interpreter training through The Interpreter Network was an incredible experience- super efficient and effective training. Our lead instructor has a wealth of experience in, and knowledge of, the field. I cannot recommend Spring Institute enough."
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"Spring Institute has very personable and supportive staff."

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