LITTLETON IMMIGRANT INTEGRATION INITIATIVE RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
 Colorado civic and government participants in the Littleton Immigrant Integration Initiative (LI3), connectingimmigrants.org, are addressing changes in their community brought about by immigration. In 2005, local leaders launched LI3 to foster closer ties between native-born residents and immigrants, encourage civic engagement and greater cultural understanding, and connect immigrants with services that bolster their professional, educational and health outcomes.
Recognizing LI3’s accomplishments, the Washington, DC-based Migration Policy Institute selected this Trust grantee as one of four recipients of its inaugural E Pluribus Unum prizes for exceptional immigrant integration initiatives. Doug Clark, Mayor of Littleton, accepted the $50,000 award at a reception at the Library of Congress on May 20.
The prize rewards exceptional efforts that uphold and update the ideal of “out of many, one.” The winners, selected from more than 500 applicants, reflect the diversity of government and non-government organizations involved in immigrant integration efforts at the state and local levels. LI3 offers a one-on-one citizenship mentoring program, and operates an innovative One-Stop Information Center to assist immigrants on topics ranging from jobs, education, health and dental care, transportation, banking and housing.
For more information about The Colorado Trust’s support of strengthening healthy communities through immigrant integration, please contact Ed Lucero, Senior Program Officer, 303-837-1200.
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