The Mission in My Words: Scott Streble
For over 40 years, Scott has worked with nonprofits and NGO’s, photographing over 50 homeless shelters—including Denver Rescue Mission for 15 years—food banks, hospitals, family farms, and internationa...
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Grateful and Blessed!
Happy Thanksgiving from Denver Rescue Mission! In the spirit of gratitude, we extend warm wishes to you and invite you to join us in seeing how we helped our community in this season of thanks and giving bac...
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Meet Our New Therapy Dog, George!
A face that is beginning to be recognized and provide joy around our facilities is George, Denver Rescue Mission’s first therapy dog. George is becoming a staple in providing support and comfort as our gue...
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Announcing Our New President/CEO: Dennis Van Kampen
Denver Rescue Mission’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Dennis Van Kampen as our new President and Chief Executive Officer. For the first time in 25 years, the Mission is transitioning its top ex...
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Harvesting Hope: A Family Reunited
After years of addiction and separation from their children, Ralph and Lisa are grateful to the Mission's Bridge program for bringing their family newfound hope. Now, they are rebuilding relationships and lo...
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Letter From Our VP of Programs: November 2023
The holidays are a hard season for many of our guests here at the Mission. Hard, because the holidays are a time when our guests are most reminded of relationships lost, of the family members they are not in...
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The Mission in My Words: Larry Cook
Larry is a retiree from the printing business and has volunteered at the Mission for about 25 years. He volunteers weekly serving meals at the Lawrence Street Community Center, 48th Avenue Center and/or The ...
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The Connection Between Homelessness and Substance Abuse: How the Mission Helps
Our neighbors experiencing homelessness often face a list of complex challenges, ranging from domestic abuse to chronic health concerns to physical disabilities and other forms of trauma. A common misconcept...
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From Coats to Hope: Items to Donate This Season
Client Services offers families and individuals in need critical support through clothing, a food pantry, hygiene items, and more. Once a month, guests in need can come and pick up any items they need at no ...
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Looking Up
Having someone to look up to like Abel, Rodney and Tommy helps current participants at Harvest Farm feel supported and motivated on the road to recovery. As peer leaders, they are graduates of the New Life P...
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