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Girl Scout Troop Donates Cookies to Samaritan House
Girl Scout Troop 65753 in Thornton is helping make life a little sweeter for the people served at Samaritan House. During this year’s Girl Scout Cookie Program, customers had the option to purchase cookies for a charitable donation. Those contributions were then turned into cookie boxes that the troop could donate to a nonprofit of … Read more
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Ashley and Jordan's journey
When the couple lost their daughter to protective services, Ashley and Jordan were devastated. They went to Samaritan House for help to achieve sobriety, regain stability and start anew. Watch this video about their story.
LATEST NEWS
In gratitude, grandmother returns to Little Flower and gives back
About 6 months ago, Joan came to Little Flower Assistance Center when her shelves were running empty. “It was a great time in need,” she shared outside the food bank in Aurora. Now she returned with a car packed with children’s clothes and surplus food to donate. Little Flower provides clothing, nutritious food and resources … Read more
Mother of three Tinasia advocates her way to independence
Looking back, Tinasia describes her brief experience with homelessness as a blessing in disguise. If the pregnant mom of three did not face some of the challenges she faced, she wouldn’t have opened herself to the life-transforming help at Samaritan House. “I feel like things were able to work in my favor,” she shared from … Read more
Shelter employee inspires hope in others
Sandra arranges a bed with fresh sheets to ensure the next woman to walk through the doors of Samaritan House 48th feels comfort from the smell of laundry detergent from the sheets when she lays her head down. As Sandra continues her daily duties as shelter associate at the women’s shelter, she thinks to herself: … Read more
With Samaritan House, mom finds new start for her family
The mother stacks a folding stroller-her last belonging-in the trunk of her black Kia parked outside Samaritan House. “We’re going to go see our new apartment,” she exclaims to her young son. She straps her daughter into a car seat as her son jumps inside the backseat. With their belongings in tow, she drives away … Read more
Marisol Homes alumna Tara looks to help others
In November of 2010, Tara and two of her children started a trek to regain independence, gathering what little they had for a stay at Marisol Homes (then known as the Father Ed Judy House), a temporary home for single women and children run by Catholic Charities of Denver. At the time, she had been … Read more
VIDEO: Ilene says life changed for better after giving birth
Ilene was shocked. She recently graduated high school and found out she was pregnant after taking a test at Marisol Health in Denver. After talking it over with her boyfriend, “We decided we were going to go to Planned Parenthood and get it over with.” Ilene did not feel prepared to care for a baby. … Read more
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