To be considered for our scholarship opportunities, students need to complete 40* hours of community service from at least three Japanese American organizations that JACGP is partnered with and have at least 5 hours per organization. Download the Letter of Attestation form to present at the time of volunteerism below.
Note: Due to Covid restrictions we are trying to be flexible with volunteer hour eligibility. Please reach out to jacgp.contactus@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns about volunteer hours or the application process. The volunteer hours requirement is evaluated and subject to change each year and will likely increase in the future.
To connect with the organizations directly, we’ve provided contact information below.
* Hours may change year to year. 40 Hours are required for Graduation Year 2025. (Updated 10/11/2023)
Organizational Contacts
Brighton Japanese American Association
Chris Horiuchi, President
brightonjaa@gmail.com
Denver Nisei Bowling Association
Cindy Kondo – buggrwr@aol.com
Nikkeijin Kai of Colorado
1215 19th St., Suite A
Denver, CO 80202
303/296-7858
Calvin Hada – calvinhada@gmail.com
Japanese American Community Graduation Program
P.O. Box 13665
Denver, CO 80201-3665
jacgp.contactus@gmail.com
Japanese American Resource Center of Colorado
P.O. Box 2134
Denver, CO 80201-2134
Dean Tsutsui – dtsutsui@msn.com
Japanese Business Association of the Rockies
Mile High Chapter Japanese American Citizens League
P.O. Box 13061
Denver, CO 80201
Dylan Mori
Nisei Veterans Heritage Foundation
Wayne Berve – wayneberve@msn.com
Sakura Foundation
1255 19th Street
Denver, CO 80202
www.sakurafoundation.org
Stacey Shigaya – staceys@sakurafoundation.org
Simpson United Methodist Church
6001 Wolff St.
Arvada, CO 80003
303/428-7963
Cindy Kondo – buggrwr@aol.com
Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple
1947 Lawrence St.
Denver, CO 80202
303/295-1844
www.tsdbt.org
Jon Campbell
