Helping Colorado Families

Building Community with Colorado Refugees

Project Worthmore has helped 7,000 refugee families gain self-sufficiency in the Denver area since 2012.

Lydia Rueger | May 21, 2019

Support For All Gender Expressions

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Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent April 2017

Helping Students Through Individual Tutoring

Offering free, individual, after school tutoring and mentorship for low-income students.

Lydia Rueger | February 23, 2016

Preventing Sexual Assault Among Youth

The Blue Bench, a Denver-based nonprofit, is working to eliminate sexual assault in the community.

Lydia Rueger | July 24, 2018

Creating Brain Building Moments

Vroom teaches parents and caregivers how to create brain building moments with kids.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent January 2017

7 Groups that Connect New Moms

These local groups offer moms the chance to connect with other like-minded women in a welcoming community.

Lydia Rueger | September 24, 2019

Support for Abused Children

Bikers Against Child Abuse, an entirely volunteer-run nonprofit, exists to empower victims of child abuse, so they do not have to feel afraid.

Lydia Rueger | March 26, 2019

Teaching Trades to Kids With Autism

High school students with autism can receive school credit in auto mechanics, carpentry, and computer science through TACT.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent August 2017

Providing Bikes for Kids with Disabilities

The Two Angels Foundation provides adaptive bikes to children with a wide range of disabilities.

Lydia Rueger | June 25, 2018

Helping High School Students Prepare for College

How the Denver Scholarship Foundation is helping Denver students reach their dreams.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent February 2018

Empowering Family Through Art

The Creative & Confident Girls class from Whole HeART’s Family Center focuses on art and self esteem.

Lydia Rueger | May 24, 2016

Inspiring a Love of Books

Imagination Library of Denver was founded to inspire an early love of reading and learning in children.

Lydia Rueger | June 25, 2019

Buddy Benches Give the Gift of Friendship at School

Buddy Benches give kids a place to sit if they are feeling lonely are recess.

Lydia Rueger | July 28, 2016

Teens Lead Communication about Race and Policing

Teaching high school students how to speak about race, policing, and community justice in their own communities.

Lydia Rueger | September 27, 2016

Hope for Homeless Families in Colorado

Legacy Grace Community Development Corporation works to get homeless families and individuals into affordable housing.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent March 2018

How a Local Organization is Caring for Newborn Babies

Volunteers help Warm-Hearts Warm Babies serve Colorado babies in need.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent November 2017

Where to Donate Holiday Gifts to Kids in Denver

A helpful list of nonprofit organizations accepting gifts for Colorado families in need.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent December 2017

Preserving the Stories of Senior Citizens

At just 14, Rebecca Chapman—now a senior at East High School—started the nonprofit, Stories Worth Saving, to preserve the life stories of the older generation.

Lydia Rueger | August 26, 2019

Providing School Clothes For Students

Helping Colorado Families.

Lydia Rueger | Colorado Parent September 2017

Empowering Shirts for Kids With Cancer

The Yacht family founded BraveHoods in 2013, with the mission of giving a hoodie to a child with cancer for every shirt sold.

Lydia Rueger | January 22, 2019

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