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INSIDE THIS ISSUE SPECIAL FOCUS: THE NEEDS OF WOMEN AND HOW CATHOLIC CHARITIES IS STEPPING UP
28 days of GIVING HOPE TO WOMEN WHO ARE HOMELESS
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GIVING HOPE TO WOMEN WHO ARE HOMELESS We are asking for your love and support during the month of February. Please consider a monthly or one-time gift to Samaritan House to help the growing number of women experiencing homelessness in the Denver area. Why Women Experience Homelessness • Domestic Violence • Poverty • High Rents / Lack of Affordable Housing • No Safety Net
Please Give Online Today! Your gift will provide food, shelter and access to a continuum of services to help women in need regain their dignity and independence.
Visit: SamHouseDenver.org/28DaysofLove
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W RKS Finding family at Marisol Health Joselyn felt alone until she found Marisol Health. The young mom said she discovered friends who cared for her like family. See PG. 14
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Couple gives fruits of farm to Samaritan House
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Samaritan House marks 30 years of service to poor
SHELTER AND HOUSING SERVICES
28 Days of Love invites community to shower women with care in February
LARRY’S LETTER PG. 4 From the desk of the CEO CHARITIES ON THE MAP PG. 5 News from every region GIVERS AND RECEIVERS PG. 6 Couple gives fruits of farm to Samaritan House PICTURE THIS PG. 8 Samaritan House marks 30 years of service to poor SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS SHELTER AND HOUSING: 28 Days of Love to shower women with care PG. 10 MARISOL SERVICES: Marisol Home offers last stop to homeless women PG. 12 MARISOL SERVICES: Finding family at Marisol Health PG. 14 RESPECT LIFE OFFICE: Crowd shares joy for life at every age and stage PG. 16 SHELTER AND RESPECT LIFE: Longtime director shares his journey to Catholic Charities PG. 18
Catholic Charities of Denver provides for the needs of the community along the Front Range in seven areas including shelter, affordable housing, early childhood education, Marisol Services (women’s services), counseling, parish outreach and senior services.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT PG. 20 Marisol Health volunteer sees beauty in every client A ROUND OF THANKS PG. 21 Parishes and people who gave ON THE CALENDAR PG. 22 A list of upcoming events, benefits and activities GETTING SOCIAL PG. 23 Highlights of the top social media posts online
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LARRY’S LETTER
MARISOL TO END THE NEED FOR ABORTION Our vision of Catholic Charities is to provide a continuum of care that eliminates the need for abortion—due to homelessness or lack of family support or lack of medical care. In 2016, we converted our pregnancy resource centers into medical centers and renamed them Marisol Health. We acquired two maternity homes, so now we can provide seven beds for homeless women experiencing pregnancy. We converted our Father Ed Judy House into Marisol Homes and went from nine to 16 units, housing more single women and children. And, there’s another option for single women and children, Marisol Home at Garrison, where women can pay a small rent if they’re not ready to go out on their own. Too often, a family in poverty today is a young woman with a child. First, we have to stop the poverty of death, which is abortion. Then we have to provide the support and the resources so that each woman can not only give life to her child — but to have a life with her child. We want each person to know, “God loves you” and then show that love in reality, through a continuum of care. So when a woman comes into Marisol Health and, possibly, on to one of our maternity homes, she can also be put on the waiting list for one of our Archdiocesan Housing apartment buildings, which could be two years out. We can provide that ongoing care for them, all the way through. At the same time, we offer them an opportunity to grab a rope of self-sufficiency, to get back on their feet. That may be getting a GED or going back to school. We also provide day-care centers. Catholic Charities provides all the resources a woman may need to regain a life for herself and her child. The continuum of care is working. Now we need to branch out, to find employers and partnerships and opportunities for these young women and their children. That’s where we are now. It’s working and we need to do more of it. And with your continued help, we will. Each new Marisol Health center we open on Colorado’s Front Range may cost $1 million or more. We currently have centers in Denver and Lafayette. We want to open new ones in Boulder, Greeley and Fort Collins. Help us extend this continuum of care across all of northern Colorado so that women in desperate need can find mercy, compassion and care. God bless,
Larry Smith President and CEO of Catholic Charities
Charity Works is published quarterly by The Catholic Alliance for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Denver, a 501(c)(3) established to serve those in need along the Colorado Front Range. As the charitable arm of the Archdiocese of Denver, and inspired by God’s love and compassion, Catholic Charities extends the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to the poor and those in need.
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CHARITIES ON THE MAP
Catholic Charities is active in every region of northern Colorado. Below is a snapshot of the supporters, volunteers and staff who have shared the love, mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ along the Front Range.
DOWNTOWN DENVER Some 500 residents of Samaritan House and its women’s shelter were served a warm Thanksgiving Day dinner prepared by the culinary teams of the Sheraton and The Westin downtown Denver hotels. For 15 years, the hotel staff and volunteers have served the scrumptious meal to help make the holiday bright for those experiencing homelessness.
EAST DENVER Catholic Charities and the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo partnered to hold a special night Jan. 18. The rodeo opened with prayer, a choir from a Catholic parish sang, and Charities’ special guests waved to crowds during a stagecoach ride. A portion of the ticket sales were donated to Catholic Charities.
DOWNTOWN DENVER Thousands of pro-life advocates gathered at the state Capitol for the annual Celebrate Life rally and march Jan. 14. Speakers Chris Stefanick and Abby Johnson led the rally before crowds marched the streets carrying banners, singing and praying for the protection of life at all ages and stages.
EAST DENVER The Wings over the Rockies Museum was abuzz Jan. 28 during the annual Marisol Services benefit called the Beacon of Hope Gala. Supporters of women’s services shopped in the marketplace, enjoyed dinner, watched stories of hope about clients, and enjoyed the young professionals lounge. The benefit set records for renewed enthusiasm and financial support for women in need.
DOWNTOWN DENVER Hundreds of paper ornaments with handwritten notes were sent to the Samaritan House shelter over the Christmas holiday. The community showed their support and prayers for the shelter residents by mailing in the oranaments, which decorated trees and walls inside the shelter.
DENVER For the first time, Catholic Charities hosted a new coffee event Jan. 25 for professionals to explore sharing their talents after retirement. The casual coffee session was attended by Catholic Charities staff members who shared their experiences of finding meaningful avenues to share their faith.
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GIVERS AND RECEIVERS
Couple gives fruits of farm to Samaritan House
For more than 100 years, the fruits of the Vettel family’s farm in North Dakota supplied grain across the country. This year, Sherri and Tim Vettel sold their family’s 1,000 acres and gave a portion of the sale to beneft Samaritan House. “I just hope and pray that it affects so many lives,” Sherri said. “We wanted to honor my parents memory and give thanks back to the Lord for everything he has done for all of our family.” Knowing their donated funds from the sale of the farm would further help develop Samaritan House, Sherri and Tim were compelled to make a difference for those transitioning into self-sufficiency. In the end, they received the greatest gift from the joy of giving, said the couple, who attends Spirit of Christ Parish in Arvada. “The giving was huge for me—just to know that we have been able to make that gift,” said Sherri, a convert to the Catholic faith. Their donation was made in honor of her parents, who modeled the practice of giving to Sherri and her siblings. “My dad hauled coal to supplement income when we were growing, up,” she said. “That’s how we heated our homes at the time. Even when it was cold and people couldn’t pay, my dad would deliver the coal.” The Vettels also made the donation under the Enterprise Zone Tax Credit, which gave them a significant cut on their Colorado state income taxes. They never considered keeping all of the proceeds from the sale of the the land; instead, they wanted to make a difference in others’ lives. “We had three kids go to college and two getting married. We could have easily saved the money, but it weighed heavily on our hearts that we needed to make a great donation as a tribute to my mom and dad,” she said. “I know so often with homelessness it’s such a vicious cycle. We felt like we had an opportunity to help families get on their feet and make a huge difference in their lives.”
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Tim and Sherri Vettel donated funds from the sale of their family farm to Samaritan House in honor of her parents, Emil and Irene Bader, pictured above in the frame.
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HISTORIC SAMARITAN HOUSE REDEDICATED ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Thirty years after Samaritan House made history as the first shelter in America built and designed for the homeless, a group of Catholic Charities donors and staff commemorated its years of mercy to the poor. Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of the Archdiocese of Denver celebrated Mass and rededicated the building located in downtown Denver on Dec. 10 before a reception that was held inside.
“There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread but there are many more dying for a little love.” -St. Teresa of Calcutta
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Samaritan House by-the-numbers
127,000 shelter nights provided annually
610,000 meals served *includes 200,000 meals to children in childcare 2,880 individuals sheltered samhousedenver.org
WHAT IS SAMARITAN HOUSE? The Samaritan House shelter is one of Catholic Charities’ full-time shelters that provide overnight and transitional shelter for men, women and families. Each shelter resident is matched with a case manager who helps them navigate the 120-day levels program. Each resident commits to goals that will help them obtain stable income and housing.
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28 days of GIVING HOPE TO WOMEN WHO ARE HOMELESS
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28 Days of Love to shower women with care Samaritan House is celebrating 28 Days of Love this February. And what better way to show love than through the kindness and support of those less fortunate—especially the growing number of homeless women in the community. According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s 2016 Point-in-Time survey, over 5,467 homeless men, women and children are homeless in the Denver area. Homeless women comprise 38.6 percent of this population. The community is encouraged to join each other to give and support women in need. In addition to providing comprehensive services to help women like Amy (see testimony below). Samaritan House provides safety, shelter, clothing, food and the renewed hope and self-sufficiency needed to integrate back into the community. The new Samaritan House Women’s Shelter opening this year will further help more women to receive the help they need.
Homelessness at-a-glance
5,467 homeless men, women and children counted in the 7 county Metro Denver area
Throughout February, Samaritan House will share a new story, fact or information about women experiencing homelessness. Learn more about how you can make a difference by visiting samhousedenver.org/28DaysofLove.
Of the 2,446 respondents in Denver County, 38.6% were female.
Grateful for shelter but longing for home
Source: Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s 2016 point-in-time study
One resident at Samaritan House Women’s Shelter shared her story of hope in the midst of poverty and loneliness.
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“Everybody hits rock bottom at one time in their lives. This is my rock bottom. I’m 31 years old. I had a fiancé once, but he committed suicide. I also had a job at Good Times. Then my brother, who is mentally ill and schizophrenic, got my keys and took off with my car. My wallet and ID were in there. I lost it all. We had no other choice than to be at shelters. I’m so grateful for the people at the women’s shelter. They don’t want to see us homeless. They give me a warm place to lay my head. I’m very thankful for this place. You feel so lonely sometimes, experiencing homelessness. I’m tired of being cold. But my number one goal is to take care of my brother. I want us to be back home so bad. We’re going to get home one way or another.” - Amy
Resident’s name changed to protect privacy.
WHAT IS SAMARITAN HOUSE WOMEN’S SHELTER? Samaritan House Women’s Shelter will be the fourth shelter operated by Catholic Charities along the Front Range. The northeast Denver shelter for single women will offer 150 beds for emergency and extended shelter with comprehensive services. Catholic Charities administration offices will be co-located with the shelter. The shelter will open mid-2017.
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MARISOL HOMES The last stop before achieving independence
Marisol Home at Garrison, located in Lakewood, has six rooms for families who work toward independence and self-sufficiency.
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For women journeying through homelessness, Marisol Homes is the last stop before achieving independence. In a competitive and expensive housing market, women in Colorado often hop from shelter to shelter, lacking the long-term stability needed to find independent housing. But with Marisol Homes’ indefinite-stay program and its new location in Lakewood, women and their children find the stability and loving community needed to make them successful. “Many women will go from shelter to shelter. At the end of 30 days or 120 days, they need to move again,” said Marisol Homes Program Director Amy Eurek. “What Marisol Homes does is decrease the instability and stress on a mother and children by offering an indefinite stay. What we offer is the last place they stay before they find a permanent place and independent living situation.”
Marisol Home at Garrison 6 rooms for families
Marisol Homes will expand its available rooms for single women and children with the opening of a new home in Lakewood. The spacious house has six rooms for families with a large kitchen, basement with children’s play area, and a large yard. Three other locations in the metro area are under construction, including the old St. Bernadette Convent in Lakewood that will be converted into a home with 16 rooms for families (formerly called Father Ed Judy House). Marisol Homes has two new additional locations in Arvada serving expectant women. All locations provide for the physical, material, emotional and spiritual needs of the family. “We meet each family where they’re at and walk with them through each of the goals that they might have,” Eurek said. “We don’t stop there. We definitely want to take a look at the whole person. We’ll also take a look at the spiritual needs of each family.” Some 90 percent of women at the homes experienced domestic violence and may have lived in their cars, at bus stops or with friends. Staff help families achieve stable income, find permanent housing and help them grow and heal. Consistency and a long-term relationship is the key to success, Eurek said. “Our model is very unique, especially because of the continuum of care we provide at Marisol Homes. We not only start with the mom when at the home but we continue with them 10 to 20 years down the road as their children grow,” she said. Marisol Homes is part of Catholic Charities of Denver’s continuum of care model that provides women with a network of resources to help at all stages of life. Marisol Services includes Marisol Health, which provides medical care. Marisol Homes includes four homes dedicated to serving expectant mothers and single women with children. Gabriel House Project, which has one dozen locations in northern Colorado, also provides essential items for mothers with babies.
WHAT IS MARISOL HOMES? Marisol Homes is a place for women with children to live in a stable and loving environment that helps them end the cycle of homelessness by achieving financial stability and finding independent housing. Each family completes a program based on the continuum of care model that focuses on the needs of the whole person. Families may stay at the homes until they achieve stability.
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MARISOL SERVICES
Finding family at Marisol Health
Pregnant mom finds support, caring environment at Denver medical clinic Joselyn was shocked—she was pregnant … again. “I didn’t want to be pregnant. I was actually shocked that I got pregnant again,” said the 21-year-old El Salvador-native. “I just couldn’t do it. I was so alone, and I had nobody else to talk to.” A high school drop-out already caring for her 2-year-old daughter, Joselyn didn’t feel ready to care for another baby. She has been on her own since she was 15. Except for her brother, she didn’t have family support. She decided to look for a place that performed abortion. Through a Google search, she instead discovered Marisol Health and decided to ask them for help. “I was looking for an abortion and then I came to Marisol,” she said. “I was scared. There was one lady, she was so helpful. She just listened and told me there were different ways other than an abortion.” Marisol Health’s Bilingual Pregnancy Support Counselor Paulina told Joselyn they were there for her. “Her telling me that I’m not alone—that changed my mind right away.” said Joselyn. The professional medical staff performed an ultrasound and shared pictures of her baby. It was a baby boy. They gave her the prenatal care she needed and connected her with Gabriel House to find items for her daughter, Anastasia. She also needed a place to stay and Catholic Charities shelter provided her with housing options for her and her growing family. “I hate asking for help,” Joselyn said. “I hate regretting stuff, but I didn’t regret walking in there. It’s like the best thing ever.” Joselyn decided to move in with her brother and was hired at a restaurant. After Joselyn gives birth to her baby, she has plans to earn her GED and start a new life with her two children.
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Joselyn spends time with her daugther outside Marisol Health in Denver.
“I’m very grateful. Marisol Health is someone you can count on,” Joselyn said. “They actually care about me, the new baby and Anastasia. I don’t feel alone anymore.
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WHAT IS MARISOL HEALTH? Marisol Health embraces women and families with life-affirming medical care, counseling and social services. Its centers, located in Denver and Lafayette, are fully equipped to help women make important decisions about their reproductive health. Medical staff offer a truly positive experience in a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
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RESPECT LIFE OFFICE
Abby Johnson: Let’s make abortion unthinkable
Before a crowd of thousands gathered at the Colorado State Capitol on Jan. 14, pro-life activist Abby Johnson said the culture of death will not change unless every person fights for life. “It’s not enough to stand here today,” said Johnson, during the Celebrate Life Rally and March. “We must change this culture, but it will take every single one of us to do it.” The annual march—held two-weeks before the national March for Life in Washington, D.C. and a week before the anniversary of Roe v. Wade—brought a message of hope and joy. The peaceful gathering drew youth, families, clergy, and students from across the region to witness to life from conception to natural death. During the rally, Denver Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila addressed the crowd, as did Chris Stefanick of Real Life Catholic. Doves were released as the crowd sang “Amazing Grace” before the marchers walked, danced and sang around Civic Center Park downtown. Among those in the crowd was TD Nguyen, 19, a member of the Queen of Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement, a youth group based out of the Queen of Vietnamese Martyrs Parish in Wheat Ridge. She joined 80 other youth at the rally and march. “We wanted to put our faith into action,” Nguyen said about coming to the event. “We wanted to go out and show the world that life is worth living the way God intended.” Johnson, who said that she is pregnant with twins, urged the crowd to take action. More urgency is needed to combat the abortion industry, said Johnson, who was formerly a Planned Parenthood clinic director in Texas. “My goal is not simply to make abortion illegal. If that is our goal, it is shortsighted,” she said. “My goal is to make abortion unthinkable so that a woman never even considers darkening the door that will take the life of her unborn human child.” She said places like Catholic Charities’ Marisol Health medical clinics provide the alternative. “I believe abortion has escalated to the point it is now because we have been silent,” Johnson continued. “I’m so glad you’re here, but this isn’t enough. This is just the beginning, my friends.”
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SAVE THE DATES! Every First Saturday Prayer in the Square 10 a.m., locations across the Front Range. Join in prayerful witness and say the rosary for the sanctity of all human life, through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Guadalupe, and bring an end to the persecution of Christians.
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WHAT IS THE RESPECT LIFE OFFICE? The Respect Life Office champions Church teachings regarding the sanctity of life from conception to natural death. The office provides consultation to—and collaboration with—parishes, as well as educational and healthcare institutions. It also presents life-affirming community events such as Prayer in the Square, Celebrate Life, and coordination with 40 Days for Life.
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SHELTER AND RESPECT LIFE
Wake-up call led Charities director to give up life to God After nearly a decade at Catholic Charities, Vice President of Shelters Geoff Bennett has taken on new responsiblilities. He now also oversees the Respect Life Office. In this interview with Charity Works, he talks about the thread that combines these ministries – treating each person served as a child of God.
Charity Works: Tell us more about your work helping to advance these ministries.
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Geoff Bennett: We have some terrific staff that extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to the poor and those in need—that is the mission of our ministries. I help by providing direction so we can help as many people as possible by meeting their spiritual and material needs. We provide emergency shelter to almost 800 men, women and children a night. As far as the Respect Life ministry, we are working to get into more parishes to help educate the Catholics in the archdiocese about the assaults we face in our culture on life at all stages. By understanding the issues and why the Church teaches what it does, we (as a Catholic community) will be able to stand up in the public square with confidence knowing the truth and how to share it. CW: What makes these services unique from other charitable organizations?
Bennett: Catholic Charities’ focus is on the individual as a child of God. We make sure that the spiritual needs are met
along with the material as I mentioned earlier. Our focus is on serving those most underserved populations no matter how difficult they are, which is why our focus is currently on women, women with children, and seniors.
CW: What challenges and opportunities do you foresee with shelter and respect life ministries? Bennett: The greatest challenges we face in both ministries is our culture and its attack on the family. We live in a time
where there is an attempt redefine the family and there is an attack on life from the unborn to our seniors. Catholic Charities will continue to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church and defend life and the family. By doing so we will lose some funding and face other challenges, but we will follow the teaching of Jesus, who is the way, the truth and the life.
CW: What led you to work for Catholic Charities in Denver? Bennett: I came to Denver from Houston, Texas. After many years in the energy business and being self-focused, the
Lord gave me a wake-up call, which led me to look for a way to give instead of take. Our oldest daughter got into drugs and ran away from home. It made me realize that no money could solve the problem. I realized I needed to allow Christ to come into my life. So I left the energy business, took about a year and a half off, and did full-time volunteer work. I went through RCIA and came into the Church in 1999. The whole story could make a novel. After spending time at Catholic Charities in Houston, the opportunity to come to Denver and run Samaritan House came up, and through prayer I decided to come to Denver at the end of 2007.
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Shelter Locations Samaritan House Men, Women and Families 2301 Lawrence St. Denver (303) 294-0241 The Mission 460 Linden Center Drive, Fort Collins (970) 484-5010 Guadalupe Community Center 1442 N. 11th Ave. Greeley (970) 353-6433 Marisol Homes Denver, CO (720) 799-9400
Pictured above, Vice President of Shelters and the Respect Life Office Geoff Bennett.
CW: Tell us more about your family and your vocational call. Bennett: My wife and I have been married for 27 years, and the fact
that she still puts up with me is another one of those blessings. We have four children and four grandchildren. Our second oldest is a sister with the Nashville Dominicans. Our daughter and grandson live with us. We have two boys, one is in the army and deployed in Iraq and the other is a seminarian for the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota. I have been studying to be a permanent deacon for the Archdiocese of Denver and, God willing, will be ordained in June. The seeds of my vocation were planted while I was in Houston, and after several nudges I decided to explore the possibility that the Lord was calling me to the diaconate. I feel he is wanting me to keep moving in that direction.
WHAT IS SHELTER AND HOUSING SERVICES? Shelter and Housing Services provides hope to families and individuals experiencing homelessness by providing love, safety, shelter, clothing, food and services to rebuild their lives and restore dignity. Housing also provides affordable and service-enriched housing for families who cannot access housing in the marketplace.
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Marisol Health volunteer Jill Heringer
Marisol volunteer offers gentle voice to women in need Since Marisol Health first opened under Catholic Charities, volunteer Jill Heringer has been the gentle voice and welcoming smile to women walking through the doors. “That’s my role as a volunteer—to be that gentle voice that helps them through,” said Jill, a parishioner at St. Mary Church in Littleton. Her and her husband, Kevin Heringer, have been strong supporters of defending life at all ages and stages. When they heard several years ago about the effort to help women in crisis, she offered her time as a volunteer. Jill recently trained for a new volunteer position to help clients of Marisol Health enroll in Medicaid. The more than one-hour process can be difficult for some clients. But Jill is there to assist them. “It sounds easy to some of us, but a lot of the women don’t have access to computers,” Jill said. “We sit down, and we go over all the things they need to make sure they can qualify. I walk through the online Medicaid website with them.” It’s the kind of volunteer work that gives Jill the opportunity to treat each person with dignity. “There’s a motivation to show someone a little dignity,” she said. “When I look at the women, I see beauty. We all want to be there for them every step of the way.”
Not a volunteer yet? There are many opportunities to help someone in need through Catholic Charities’ ministries. Visit ccdenver.org to find a list of opportunities in your community. Get involved today!
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A ROUND OF THANKS
The Mormon Church generously donated 2,900 turkeys to feed hundreds of homeless men, women and children in the Denver area as part of Catholic Charities’ annual turkey drive. Thank you!
Nearly 800 coats were collected on Colorado’s Western Slope during our coat drive. A genuine thanks to everyone who contributed to providing warm clothing to those in need.
Bombas socks is passionate about giving back and they demonstrated that by donating 480 pairs of socks to our shelter services. We salute you for your commitment to helping those facing homelessness.
Bishop Machebeuf High School collected diapers, wipes and other baby items for our Gabriel House Project. A sincere thank you to all the Machebeuf community for their contributions.
Culinary teams and volunteers from The Westin Denver Downtown and The Sheraton Denver Downtown hotels helped to prepare a wonderful Thanksgiving feast for nearly 500 residents at Samaritan House homeless shelter. Our deepest gratitude for providing an enjoyable and delicious holiday meal.
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ON THE CALENDAR
SAVE THE DATES First Saturday of the Month Prayer in the Square 10 a.m., locations across the Front Range. Join in prayerful witness and say the rosary for the sanctity of all human life, through the intercession of Our Lady of Fatima and Our Lady of Guadalupe, and bring an end to the persecution of Christians.
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A young girl prays during a Prayer in the Square event.
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GETTING SOCIAL Follow Us: Insta
Advocates, donors, volunteers and clients share their gratitude and enthusiasm for Catholic Charities. Here are highlights of what they’re saying online.
We want to hear from you! Write a social media post about why you support Catholic Charities of Denver and use the hashtag #CharityWorks. Then look for the next issue of Charity Works— your post may appear inside! – Social media team for Catholic Charities
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PRAY ONE DECADE OF THE ROSARY DAILY FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD “The Rosary is the most beautiful and the most rich in graces of all prayers; it is the prayer that touches most the Heart of the Mother of God… and if you wish peace to reign in your homes, recite the family Rosary.” Learn more:
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