Shelter Services
You can help care for women in need: Women’s Care Project launches
Categories: Charity-Works, Charity-Works-Page, Home-Stories, Shelter Services, Testimony
Maintaining dignity starts with the basics—fresh and clean undergarments. Catholic Charities has launched the Women’s Care Project to show the women we serve in our shelters and programs that we…
Read MoreCatholic Charities welcomes mom with open arms
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Looking back, Tinasia describes her brief stint with homelessness as a blessing in disguise. If the pregnant mom of three did not face challenges, she wouldn’t have experienced the life-transforming…
Read MoreShelter employee inspires hope in others
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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…
Read MoreWith Samaritan House, mom finds new start for her family
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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…
Read MoreFaces of Hope: Kelly
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Kelly just keeps moving forward. She sees her time at Samaritan House 48th as one stop along her destination to stable living. “I’m here for now but this is not…
Read MoreFaces of Hope: Lauree
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You can find Lauree on the corner of 22nd and Larimer streets on most mornings steaming up espresso and talking to neighbors in the community. This is the same block where she learned…
Read MoreDonor: ‘We’re really here to show we care’
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Within minutes, women eagerly formed a long line inside Samaritan House 48th in Denver where a group of volunteers unveiled a Christmas surprise for them—brand new shoes. “Welcome to the shoe…
Read MoreVIDEO: Catholic Charities distributes 40,000 pounds of food for needy families before Thanksgiving holiday
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Tragedy turned into generosity by former football player John Griffin and his partnership with LDS church Catholic Charities of Denver and volunteers are quickly distributing 40,000 pounds of food to…
Read MoreFaces of Hope: Mariana
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Mariana came to Samaritan House 48th for support after another Denver shelter referred her to us. She’s experienced homelessness since a teenager and recently had gallbladder surgery. She is looking…
Read MoreSamaritan House celebrates expanded spaces with ribbon cutting, blessing
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Samaritan House in Denver celebrated the expansion of services for women seeking shelter, nutritious meals and support services with a blessing and ribbon-cutting by Auxiliary Bishop Jorge Rodríguez of the…
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