I've been volunteering for about a year now, and it's been a great experience. Project Angel Heart…read moremakes and delivers meals to thousands of Coloradans every week. It's well organized and you'll meet some really nice people if you join as a volunteer. You can decorate bags, prep meals, cook meals, deliver meals... there's something for everyone! Highly recommended!

Our friend Thomas Hails died much too young of AIDS, it is OK you know his name, he has been gone a…read morelong time and his family knows I took care of him. There have been giant holes in our hearts ever since he died. This is one of the reasons we always participate in "Dining Out For Life." The Angels took such good care of him before he passed, oh so many years ago. A simple check on him and the dropping off of food made me feel better when I couldn't be there. He would get a kick out of the idea that the ball-n-chain and I were out eating and drinking beer and toasting his name. "Drink to me" were Pablo Picasso's last words. Thomas was an artist and would have been down with that. There are always people at the event who have envelopes so you can drop off an extra bit of money for the cause. I highly encourage it. If I win the lotto, this is where my money is going.

Drop off is always easy, everyone is friendly and I feel great giving back to those who are coming…read moreout of homelessness. Nothing feels better.

I have been donating here for years. I was hooked when I realized everything donated is given away…read morefor free! Families who are transitioning into new housing. It is set up like a store families are allowed to shop for items that they are in need of. The have everything, you could imagine. In addition, they have care packages for the homeless and they can come and get needed items to help them survive. This place is a great anchor in the community.

My son has been so happy and we feel he is also well cared for. He's grown in both academic and…read moresocial emotional ways. Highly recommend!

If you are looking for a center that the owners are truly present and involved this is it. Eion and…read moreJillian are active in truly getting to know all of the children and parents. We love that we have this center as part of our village and always feel secure that our kiddo is in good hands when left with them. They are attentive to your needs and listen to your issue or suggestions you have. Their director is absolutely fantastic as well and she truly engages with the kids. They love her and I never have an issue coming to them to talk about anything. They are a wonderful village to have in your corner.

This non-profit organization fights poverty by collecting new and used shoes, how cool is that!…read more This allows them to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities via direct donations and by provisioning selected micro-enterprise programs. Since they began in 2006, they've distributed over 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US States, impressive! They are various ways to help, simply by donating your used shoes, volunteering or even traveling to meet micro-entrepreneurs. I recently volunteered just a few hours of my time, and with a few others, we loaded a truck with 27,642 pairs. The organizators were very good at providing feedback once our "job" was completed and it was great to know that with this truck they can provide a full year of food, shelter and education for 35 families (plus the fact that they don't end up in landfill). Families came to help, there were jobs for kids also! They were having fun climbing on the mountain of bags full of shoes and pushing them to the bottom so that they could easily be picked up by adults. Too often, giving to charities is very abstract, here you really see the impact of your help. In this case, the truck was then going to a warehouse in Wadley, AL, where the shoes are sorted before being shipped to entrepreneurs around the world. Just one step between donation and distribution, which allows to give a lot more to the person who needs it the most. Visit their website to find a way to donate shoes, and you can even host a shoe drive if you have more time.

Metro volunteers is a great way to get involved in your community. They have a simple registration…read morethat can be done on line. There are many volunteer projects that are noncommittal. Some places I have found want you to commit to a certain number of hours a week, but through Metro, you can do a project here and a project there. Be warned though, some of the projects book super fast, so if you see one your interested in sign up quickly and in advance. Working with Metro, I have had the opportunity to meet many new people and have a sense of fulfillment. It feels great to help, and meet new people while you're doing it!

Absolutely love this place, from day one they've been so helpful and always on top of my…read morepriorities! Sabrina is amazing as well running the front desk making sure I understand what's happening with my car! 10/10 recommend =)

All locations; wonderful program for single working mom's on fixed income. Non-profit. Had my…read moreolder car repaired/serviced by these wonderful people!

If you love your child please don't send them here! Denver…read morechildren's home ruined my self confidence, distorted my view on how adults should be safe. They don't practice changing behaviors they punish their youth and degrade them. They put me in what they called "hard rooms" they're isolation rooms. super cold, super unsanitary, empty, and miserable. I was in one of these rooms for weeks at a time. They put me on SIA silent independent activity's. I was forced to silent and not interact with my peers. They completely ruined how I socialize because I was on SIA for the entirety of my stay. I was 12,they treated me like a criminal. The food there is putrid. I got food poisoning every week. Whoever runs this place should be behind bars for the mental abuse, and controlling behavior they put so many children through. Denver childrens home got a search warrant on them in the past for they way they treated kids who need their help. My heart goes out to the children and families who have been victimized by this DISGUSTING company.

If you are looking to work here, please read the following review. This place cares about its kids…read morebut does not care about its staff. One only look at how many staff have left in the last 2 months due to multiple issues with upper management. If you want to work with kids in the mental health field go to other place likes Shiloh, Tennyson, Children's Hospital, they at least compensate their staff appropriately instead of hiding behind their lack of respect for their employees. If you are looking for a job where you can work with kids on their treatment and their behavioral issues, then you can do that here. However, only take this job if you are fine with manipulative management, supervisors that are never in the dorm and are willing to lie to management about things that they don't do, and if you are ok with getting in trouble for advocating for what you need to be successful. This is the perfect place for newly graduated undergrads who have no experience. If you have experience, move on, DCH does not want you. They will discount your experience, and not give you any respect for the experience that you bring to the table. If you are fine with being a yes man, then apply to work with this organization but be comfortable with losing apart of yourself. DCH cares about its kids but it does not care about its employees; their lack of paying a livable wage only speaks to how low their respect is for their employees as well is with their high turnover rate for Youth Treatment Counselors shows that they are perfectly fine with not keeping staff long term. Furthermore, upper management (Executive Director, Program Managers, Program Directors, and their Treatment Supervisors) all act with the following information, each semester they know that they will have a brand new crop of undergraduates that will follow them blindly and will not argue, so they act with the idea that they have no reason to keep staff around. This is also evident by how they treat their staff. Staff are not able to disagree without it being seen as unprofessional and "not accepting feedback." Upper management is willing to call employees out on their "unprofessionalism" but do not see their actions as unprofessional. In a meeting with the executive director I was told that if a kid is not writing grievances about me, that I might not be doing my job correctly. In another meeting with the executive director and my supervisor, I was asked to make a list of skills that I wanted to grow in and when I stated that I wanted to grow in my Crisis skills I was told that this meant that I was incompetent to do my job. In regards to my supervisor, asking for her to have more of a presence in the dorm was too much for her to give and at one point she lied to the executive director by saying that she was in the dorm more than any other TS, however 20 seconds to come in the dorm to get water apparently counts as "being in the dorm." Furthermore, Upper management is only keen on protecting themselves and don't care about protecting their YTC's. This is most evident as any comments or issues with upper management are easily twisted to make the YTC look incompetent and that the TS did nothing wrong. Advocating for one's own needs turns on the employee as a way for upper management to force out anyone that will "not accept their feedback." Upper management pushes staff out and does not blink an eye because they show no regard for keeping staff long term. They are fine with being below mediocre on their turnover rate for YTC's.

The Urban Farm is such an amazing place right in Denver! My kids love being able to visit and see…read moreall the animals. The camps for kids during the summer can't be beat! We also like attending the fundraising events they host each year. 5 stars!

My daughter has been involved with the equestrian program for 6 years. The Urban Farm taught her…read morewonderful horse care skills and fostered her interest in pursuing a career as an equine vet. The Urban Farm offers opportunities urban youth would have to travel hours for,right in the city,from 4H to community gardening and sustainability practices. Thank you TUF.