by Kyle Dyer | Dec 1, 2022 | Catholic, Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, families, fundraiser, home, homeless, homeless families, homeless shelter, homeless women, housing for families, News, non-profit, REFUGEE, Stories, storytelling, support, supporting women
Jamilla came to the United States when she was only 3 years old. The day she was born, a war broke out in her home county of Ethiopia. It wasn’t even safe for the newborn and her mother to stay in the hospital.. they fled. Jamilla’s mom left everything and...
by Kyle Dyer | Jun 23, 2022 | Catholic, Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, families, fundraising, homeless, homeless families, homeless shelter, homeless women, News, non-profit, Samaritan House, Stories, storytelling, support, women
Over the last 5 years, Ashley and Jordan have been together and together, they have struggled with addition and were homeless.They look back on that time with no regrets because they say they have learned who they want to be going forward. They are sober, employed,...
by Kyle Dyer | Sep 13, 2021 | Catholic, Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, homeless, homeless shelter, homeless women, News, Stories, storytelling, support, women
Aside from families, women are the most underserved homeless population in Denver. And, those women who don’t have any place to go and live on the streets face huge risks to their safety. Catholic Charities of Denver is committed to expanding its shelter program...
by Kyle Dyer | Jun 13, 2021 | affordable housing, Catholic, Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, COVID-19, employment, empowering, evangelization, faith, families, FINDING HOPE, home, homeless, homeless families, homeless shelter, housing for families, love, News, non-profit, Samaritan House, Stories, storytelling, support, underserved communities
“Running a shelter serving people experiencing homelessness is a challenging endeavor in the best of times but in this last year during the COVID-19 pandemic, we found ourselves having to respond in multiple ways in order to meet the needs of those who knocked...
by Kyle Dyer | Sep 27, 2020 | Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, COVID-19, empowering, faith, homeless, homeless shelter, News, non-profit, renewed hope, Stories, storytelling, support, supporting women, underserved communities
The Kyle Dyer Storytelling team is profoundly grateful to have been given access to the Denver Coliseum during the COVID-19 pandemic to witness and share the stories of homeless women who had a safe and secure place to stay at a very uncertain time. Women like Mesa...
by Kyle Dyer | Sep 15, 2019 | affordable housing, Catholic, Catholic Charities, Colorado, community, domestic violence, education, employment, empowering, faith, families, homeless, homeless families, homeless shelter, housing for families, News, non-profit, Samaritan House, second chances, Stories, storytelling, support, supported employment, supporting women, women
After 20 months of being homeless, Sharon and her 12-year-old son Tre once again have a place of their own and the stability and security that comes with that home. Now that they don’t have to worry about where they are going to sleep at night, they are now...
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