Belonging in Action Leadership Investment

This $50,000 campaign will accelerate The Third Place for Kids at a clear inflection point—building on early demand and results at Colorado’s only sensory-friendly community center for neurodivergent and disabled kids. In just six months, more than 2,300 children, parents, and caregivers have already found connection, relief, and joy; this effort ensures momentum translates into lasting, visible improvements and broader access.

Belonging in Action will close the remaining gap to purchase and install new equipment and complete renovations already backed by partial grants, including a STEM installation, an adaptive rock wall, and a sensory-friendly break room. Alongside these tangible upgrades, the campaign will expand offerings that strengthen everyday family well-being: parent support groups, sensory-friendly story times and music sessions, therapy-informed equipment that supports self-regulation through play, respite nights, and community events such as sensory-friendly movie theater showings and trained barbers hosting haircuts at the center.

To ensure families who need financial support can participate, 10% of funds will be set aside for scholarships for low-income families. A major donor’s leadership gift can be directed to completing the signature installations and renovations, or to scaling scholarships and programming—paired with clear reporting on purchases, installations, scholarship awards, and participation.

This campaign matters now because The Third Place for Kids is at an inflection point: in just six months, more than 2,300 children, parents, and caregivers have already found connection, relief, and joy at Colorado’s only sensory-friendly community center for neurodivergent and disabled kids. The demand and early results are clear, and the organization is ready to deepen impact by expanding the programs and equipment that strengthen family well-being and community connection.

Waiting risks slowing momentum and leaving key improvements unfinished. The campaign will close the remaining gap to purchase and install new equipment already supported by partial grants, while also ensuring families who need financial support can access the center through scholarships and expanded programming.

If this campaign succeeds, The Third Place for Kids will grow what it has started—enhancing its sensory-friendly space and strengthening the everyday moments that build confidence, connection, and community for neurodivergent and disabled children and their families.

The campaign will unlock a next phase of offerings that are not yet fully in place at the needed scale: parent support groups that reduce isolation; sensory-friendly story times and music sessions that build social confidence; therapy-informed equipment that encourages self-regulation through play; and respite nights that give caregivers a chance to rest and recharge. It will also help bring new, accessible features into the center, including a STEM installation, an adaptive rock wall, and renovations for a sensory-friendly break room.

This campaign will deliver tangible improvements to Colorado’s only sensory-friendly community center for neurodivergent and disabled kids by funding the remaining gap for new equipment and renovations already backed by partial grants—specifically a STEM installation, an adaptive rock wall, and a sensory-friendly break room. It will also expand direct family supports through programming, parent support groups, and community events, including sensory-friendly movie theater showings and hosting trained barbers for haircuts at the center.

The campaign will also deliver increased access by setting aside 10% of funds for scholarships for low-income families who otherwise could not afford a membership. Progress can be tracked and reported through clear internal records of equipment purchases and installation completion, scholarship dollars awarded, and participation in programs, support groups, and events.

Partnership for a major donor looks like making a leadership investment in the “Belonging in Action” campaign to help enhance the space and expand the programs that build confidence, connection, and community for families. A major gift can be directed toward closing the remaining gap for the STEM installation, adaptive rock wall, and sensory-friendly break room renovations, or toward expanding scholarships and family programming.

The campaign can offer a relationship grounded in shared outcomes—keeping partners informed as equipment is purchased and installed, scholarships are awarded, and programs and events are delivered to families seeking connection, relief, and joy.