Mission Possible

Jerry Clark - 2024 Southeast District Finalist - Colorado's Heart Award

REALTOR® Jerry Clark feels called to help community members find homes of their own.

Every year the housing crisis in Colorado deepens and the city of Colorado Springs is not immune to the struggle to help Coloradans keep a roof over their heads. REALTOR® Jerry Clark, who operates his business, The Jerry Clark Real Estate Team with RE/MAX Integrity, in Colorado Springs, has been a steady presence in the fight against homelessness for more than 10 years.

He volunteers with the Springs Rescue Mission, which offers a person-first approach to overcoming homelessness in the local Colorado Springs community. It’s a programmatic model that takes a holistic approach to self-sufficiency through three pillars of life: housing, health, and work. The program provides supports in each pillar to teach participants the tools they need to live independently. The Mission also runs a three-tiered shelter system designed to create steps out of homelessness into independent living.

“I love being involved with the community whether it be with my church or doing volunteer work,” Clark said. “Being a REALTOR® for 19 years, I have been blessed to have been given the opportunity to meet a lot of people and to get involved with volunteer groups to help those people that are in need. The Rescue Mission is a great avenue for this.” Clark is known for leading successful clothing and food drives which bring in thousands of dollars in donated goods for the Rescue Mission.

Clark’s community loves him right back, and he was honored with the Pikes Peak Association of REALTORS® Good Neighbor Award in 2023 for his service. When preparing for a lung transplant last year, he says, he learned just how good the human spirit is. “People really stepped up to help me and help keep the charities going,” he said. He was challenged to learn how to balance personal life with volunteer life but says he has no plans to slow down. “I am now even more inspired to help others because you never know when the day will come when you are unable to.”

His passion and dedication to his service work continue to impact the lives of those around them, and Clark wouldn’t have it any other way. “I feel that God put me on the Earth to help others,” he said. “My goal is to inspire others as well and always remain positive.”