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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Spread the Warmth 2023
For the fifth year in a row, Denver Rescue Mission is joining forces with CBS4 for our Spread the Warmth Campaign. As temperatures drop and the snow falls, shelter and meals can be a lifeline for some of the...
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Homeless & Employed
Erin has always made sure her daughter, Jordan, and son, Allen, had two things: a roof over their heads and food to eat. But there was one night when she wasn’t sure she’d be able to...
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Letter From Our VP of Homelessness Resolution: July 2022
I often think about the life journey that brings people through the door at Denver Rescue Mission. As I sit and talk to people, no two stories are the same.
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More Than a Roof
David spent 20 years sleeping in tents, struggling with addiction and feeling like life would never get any better. But when the kindness of strangers saved him from some of Denver’s coldest nights...
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The Driving Force of a Mother: Love
Mother's Day is an opportunity not only to express our appreciation for the way the mothers in our STAR Program care for and love their children but also to speak truth into their lives.
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God Opened the Door
Joella has lived in many places—the streets of Chicago, her sister’s home, Denver Rescue Mission’s transitional housing location called The Crossing, and now—finally—an apartment of her own...
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Letter from Our CEO: May 2022
Dear Friends, Lately, I just cannot stop thinking about the Bible verse Jeremiah 29:13: “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your What I love about this verse is that God wants us to no...
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The Mission in My Words: Kathleen Hayes
Kathleen Hayes Kathleen is a sixth grade special education teacher and a single mom of two She loves to set an example for her children and students through her volunteer work at the Mission on how every per...
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A Christmas to Remember
Although our Christmas celebrations are all unique, many vulnerable neighbors won’t get to wake up in a warm home with their loved ones... That’s why we want to do our part to make this Christmas one to ...
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