Learn how you can help support smaller Colorado nonprofits due to the impacts of COVID-19
Colorado Nonprofits need you
As we continue to watch 2020 unfold including COVID-19, social and racial justice unrest, economic uncertainty, the election season and more, we want to provide information to the community on how to best support Colorado’s smaller nonprofits that may need assistance during this volatile time.
Current Nonprofit Needs
Denver Urban Gardens supports more than 180 community gardens and 17,000 gardeners on 31 acres of land across the Denver metro area.
Children’s Farms of America is dedicated to helping communities establish urban farms for city kids.
* funding support for our daily food pantry managed by our partner Struggle of Love Foundation — serving up to 900 residents each day who are in need of food for their families.
* excess fresh produce to be distributed through our network of food distribution sites.
* funding to pay youth to work in the Montbello Urban Farm and Farm-School network (currently 9 schools growing food to be distributed to low-income residents)
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensFarmsOfAmerica/?ref=page_internal
Seeking 2,020 donations of $20 and have raised $9,000. Also in need of food and gas gift cards.
FOOD AND GAS GIFT CARDS: We are also happy to take food and gas gift cards for clients who have lost income as a result of COVID-19, just to help make ends meet during this difficult time. Gift cards can be mailed to our office: Our Front Porch, 6740 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80220.
JARCC is seeking volunteers for upcoming projects/workshops/events that might be of interest to individuals.
Star Institute needs to raise funding for their Sensory Within Distance program, family scholarships and high quality homemade masks.
Online services – STAR Institute’s virtual groups have had an incredible impact on the families we have been able to serve. Can you support a family with a scholarship place for our groups program? $300 enables a family to participate in a group program supporting regulation, social skill building, and school readiness. Donate here and write “Groups Scholarship” in the comments section.
STAR needs pediatric and adult sized masks for our clients. Can you help STAR with high quality home made masks of different designs? Adults and children on the autism spectrum often struggle with the straps over their ears, adapted mask designs can mean the difference between tolerating a mask or not. Contact info@spdstar.org if you can be part of a team making adapted sensory masks.
Denver Urban Gardens supports more than 180 community gardens and 17,000 gardeners on 31 acres of land across the Denver metro area.
Children’s Farms of America is dedicated to helping communities establish urban farms for city kids.
* funding support for our daily food pantry managed by our partner Struggle of Love Foundation — serving up to 900 residents each day who are in need of food for their families.
* excess fresh produce to be distributed through our network of food distribution sites.
* funding to pay youth to work in the Montbello Urban Farm and Farm-School network (currently 9 schools growing food to be distributed to low-income residents)
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/ChildrensFarmsOfAmerica/?ref=page_internal
Seeking 2,020 donations of $20 and have raised $9,000. Also in need of food and gas gift cards.
FOOD AND GAS GIFT CARDS: We are also happy to take food and gas gift cards for clients who have lost income as a result of COVID-19, just to help make ends meet during this difficult time. Gift cards can be mailed to our office: Our Front Porch, 6740 East Colfax Avenue, Denver, CO 80220.
JARCC is seeking volunteers for upcoming projects/workshops/events that might be of interest to individuals.
Star Institute needs to raise funding for their Sensory Within Distance program, family scholarships and high quality homemade masks.
Online services – STAR Institute’s virtual groups have had an incredible impact on the families we have been able to serve. Can you support a family with a scholarship place for our groups program? $300 enables a family to participate in a group program supporting regulation, social skill building, and school readiness. Donate here and write “Groups Scholarship” in the comments section.
STAR needs pediatric and adult sized masks for our clients. Can you help STAR with high quality home made masks of different designs? Adults and children on the autism spectrum often struggle with the straps over their ears, adapted mask designs can mean the difference between tolerating a mask or not. Contact info@spdstar.org if you can be part of a team making adapted sensory masks.
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Upcoming Events
Support Your Local Nonprofits
- HEART AND HAND CENTER – Virtual Camp
- 5/28/2020-7:0
- 5/28/2020-8:0
- Heart and Hand Center - Virtual I Heart Camp
- https://www.heartandhandcenter.org/iheartcamp
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/05/20/mercy-housing-inc-3/
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- Mercy Housing, Inc. - Home/Maker Art Virtual Event
- 5/29/2020-10:0
- 5/31/2020-5:0
- Home/Maker Art Virtual Event – a free, pop-up art exhibit to benefit the Mercy Housing Resident Relief Fund https://www.mercyhousing.org/events/home-maker-2020/
- https://www.mercyhousing.org/events/home-maker-2020/
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/05/20/mercy-housing-inc/
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- Virtual Giving Week – Support Moonshot Fellows
- 6/22/2020-10:10
- 6/26/2020-10:10
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO https://shoot4themoon.org/
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/05/19/a-precious-child-general-drive/
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- Volunteer Training for CASA of Mesa County
- 6/24/2020-12:0
- 6/24/2020-20:0
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/06/17/virtual-giving-week-support-moonshot-fellows/
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- Colorado Outward Bound School 2020 Black Tie & Get Outside
- 8/24/2020-10:0
- 9/27/2020-12:30
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/08/19/womens-foundation-of-colorado-annual-launcheon-via-new-virtual-program-and-house-party-formate/
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- Women's Foundation of Colorado Annual luncheon via new virtual program and House Party formate
- 8/27/2020-10:0
- 8/30/2020-12:30
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/07/27/earthlinks-virtual-fundraiser-learn-about-gardening-from-master-gardeners/
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- Community Foundation TRENDS Reporting Fellowship Deadline
- 8/30/2020-0:0
- 8/30/2020-0:0
- https://www.commfound.org/trends/reporting-fellowship
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/10/14/community-foundation-trends-reporting-fellowship-deadline-2/
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- EarthLinks Imagine Gala
- 10/14/2020-5:30
- 10/14/2020-7:45
- https://earthlinks-colorado.org/imagine/
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/10/14/earthlinks-imagine-gala/
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- Heart & Hand Night in Lights
- 10/16/2020-7:0
- 10/16/2020-8:0
- https://www.heartandhandcenter.org/night-in-lights
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/08/24/community-foundation-trends-reporting-fellowship-deadline/
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- PawsCo Wags & Whiskers Soiree
- 10/17/2020-6:30
- 10/17/2020-8:0
- https://pawsco.org/events
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/10/14/heart-hand-night-in-lights/
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- Swallow Hill Music One Epic Night – 12 Bands. 3 Stages.
- 11/7/2020-0:0
- 11/7/2020-0:0
- https://swallowhillmusic.org/one-epic-night/
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/10/14/swallow-hill-music-one-epic-night-12-bands-3-stages/
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- Family Promise Warming Ways for Winter
- 11/12/2020-5:30
- 11/12/2020-8:30
- https://www.familypromiseofgreaterdenver.org/events
- https://groundfloormedia.com/blog/2020/10/14/pawsco-wags-whiskers-soiree/
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
If you are young, healthy and showing no signs or symptoms of the virus, volunteers are needed to help to prepare meals, sort and distribute food or supplies and help keep facilities clean and safe.
#DOINGMYPARTCO
We’re seeing the power of a few dozen people reaching out to their personal networks, nonprofits/business connections and neighbors on #DoingMyPartCO. Let’s maximize the reach of these inspirational messages, ideas and actions to help continue to raise awareness. Below are resources/tips that will be regularly updated.
- Where to volunteer and donate during the coronavirus crisis in Colorado.
- COVID-19 Resources from B:CIVIC
- If you are a private sector company who wants to partner with the Innovation Response Team on acquiring testing, critically constrained medical supplies, technology, or support services for people who are isolated, please click here.
- How to help feed unemployed workers, hospital staff, school kids and others in need around Denver.
- Colorado Restaurant Response. initiative re-hires restaurant workers and keeps them employed during this challenging time to prepare and distribute healthy, ready-to-eat meals to food insecure families and unemployed service workers across the Denver metro area.
- CDHS is continuing to provide services to Coloradans during this difficult time. This website also offers resources for people who may be struggling to pay their bills.
- If you're looking for ways to help your fellow Coloradans, please look through this list of organizations that are seeking volunteers and donations.
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