Ent Credit Union awards 15 nonprofits

Ent Credit Union awarded 15 nonprofit agencies in the Pikes Peak Region $50,000 through its 2016 Youth Endowment Series program grants. The recipient agencies included the following:

• Care and Share Pikes Peak Region
• CASA of the Pikes Peak Region
• Children’s Advocacy Center of the Pikes Peak Region (Safe Passage)
• Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center
• Court Care for the Pikes Peak Region
• Dale House Project
• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Colorado Springs
• Newborn Hope
• Partners in Housing
• Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Colorado
• Suicide Prevention Partnership Pikes Peak
• TESSA
• The Home Front Care
• Tri-Lakes Cares

Since its inception in 2000, the YES program has awarded grants to more than 150 Front Range organizations that serve the diverse health, human services and other needs of children.Applications were evaluated by an employee panel based on the purpose of the grant and the projected benefit to the community, among other criteria. For more information, visit ent.com/YESGrants.