Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning

⏰ Reminder: Applications for Colorado Welcome Back: Nursing close July 31!

If you're an internationally trained nurse ready to continue your career in the United States, there's still time to apply.

Spring Institute's Colorado Welcome Back program provides free guidance and support to help internationally trained nurses navigate licensure, prepare for employment, and reconnect with their profession. Together, we're helping build a healthcare workforce that reflects and serves Colorado's diverse communities.

📅 Application deadline: July 31

Learn more and apply today: springinstitute.org/colorado-welcome-back

We’re grateful to Next with Kyle Clark for kicking this year’s Ma Kaing Scholarship Fund campaign led by the RACC Refugee Action Coalition of Colorado! 💙

Thanks to Kyle's support, the first 50 donations of $5 will be matched. Join us in supporting refugee students as they pursue their educational dreams and build brighter futures!

Links to the 9NEWS broadcast, Colorado Gives fundraising page, and scholarship application are available here: https://view.levitate.ai/ #/newsletter/a2a80cf858284cc4bbbbd17bcecf9fa3

We’re incredibly grateful to our friend Kyle Clark for his longtime support of the Ma Kaing Scholarship Fund! Last night, Kyle helped kick off this year’s fundraising campaign by featuring the fund again on 9NEWS as a Word of Thanks on Next with Kyle Clark and pledging to match the first 50 donations of $5.

📺 Watch: Missed the broadcast? Stream it here (Word of Thanks segment starting ~8:09 mark): https://youtu.be/bgnzEW4AirA?si=rZ3qEBBQawfgNu-2

💙 Donate: Follow Kyle’s instructions or go directly to this fundraising page to make a contribution to help support promising students pursuing their educational dreams: https://www.coloradogives.org/story/ma-kaing-scholarship-2026

🎓 Apply: Scholars can learn more about eligibility and submit an application here: https://forms.gle/xfB2dYz4FQKtNcfr5

Together, we can support the next generation of scholars building brighter futures for themselves, their families, and our communities!

Portrait of Ma Kaing provided courtesy of Hope Communities / Michelle Christiance Photography

Spring Institute is closed today in observance of U.S. Independence Day, which takes place tomorrow, July 4th 🇺🇸

As our nation marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, we celebrate the enduring ideals of freedom, opportunity, and democracy while recognizing that the work of creating a more perfect union continues. At Spring Institute, we believe there is nothing more patriotic than building a thriving intercultural community through learning, language access, and advocacy, and welcoming newcomers who strengthen our communities with their resilience, talents, and contributions. ♥️🤍💙

Wishing everyone a safe, joyful, and meaningful Fourth of July!

We're proud to stand alongside fellow members of RACC Refugee Action Coalition of Colorado and our partners in KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER in this joint statement.

RACC & our allies in KEEP FAMILIES TOGETHER—Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - CIRC, American Friends Service Committee Colorado, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network - RMIAN, Casa de Paz Colorado, Colorado People's Alliance, & Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning—have issued a joint response to the recent SCOTUS rulings on Asylum & TPS.

Find the statement at springinstitute.org/for-media

Are you an internationally trained nurse looking to continue your career in the United States?

Spring Institute's Colorado Welcome Back program helps internationally trained healthcare professionals navigate the path to licensure and employment so they can reclaim their careers while strengthening Colorado's healthcare workforce. Together, we're building a workforce that better reflects and serves our state's linguistically and culturally diverse communities.

We're now accepting applications for the Colorado Welcome Back: Nursing track through July 31. The program is free, and participants are selected through an application process.

Learn more and apply today at springinstitute.org/colorado-welcome-back

Primary Election Day is here! 🗳️ If you haven't voted yet, take a few minutes to review the gubernatorial candidate questionnaire before heading to the polls. An informed vote is a powerful vote.

🗳️ Today is Colorado’s Primary Election Day! Completed ballots are due by 7 PM. In person voting is available until 7 PM. Coloradans can still register to vote, then vote in person before that deadline.

To support nonpartisan voter education, RACC collaborated with Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition - CIRC to develop a questionnaire that was distributed to the campaigns of all candidates appearing on the Colorado gubernatorial ballot.

Five candidates responded: Michael Bennet, Scott Bottoms, Paul Noel Fiorino, Jeff Peckman, and Phil Weiser. The campaigns of Barb Kirkmeyer and Victor Marx did not respond.

We encourage you to review each candidate's responses and make an informed decision about your vote today. The publication of these responses is intended solely for voter education and does not constitute an endorsement of any candidate.

🔗 Read the responses: springinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2026GovPrimary.pdf

For voter registration & other election information, visit GoVoteColorado.gov