Posts Tagged ‘Samaritan House’
Behind the seams, “sewing lady” creates cloth masks to donate to Catholic Charities
Hundreds of masks created by volunteers provide protection amid COVID-19 At the Samaritan House homeless shelter, Claudia became known as the “sewing lady.” More than teaching a new skill to residents, she became their companion, offering a friendly face and a chance to help them build confidence. “That’s why I like teaching—I’m helping them to…
Read MoreThe Westin Denver Downtown culinary team to prepare traditional Thanksgiving meal for Samaritan House shelter
Media Contact: Nissa LaPoint, public relations manager nlapoint@ccdenver.org Denver, CO — Volunteers and The Westin Denver Downtown staff will serve a culinary Thanksgiving Day meal to hundreds of people at Catholic Charities’ Samaritan House shelter who are experiencing homelessness. For the 18th year, the hotel is partnering with Catholic Charities of Denver to give back…
Read MoreRededication of Samaritan House shelter family floor planned for Oct. 16
Denver, CO—Supporters and local officials will attend a rededication event inside Samaritan House shelter downtown after construction crews completed a major renovation project in September. The more than 30-year-old shelter building underwent major remodeling on its family floor this summer to accommodate the rise in demand for shelter in the city and update the aging…
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Faces of Hope: Ramona
“I came to Samaritan House a year ago. I got clothing, food and started taking classes. After getting to know staff, they brought up my self-esteem. I didn’t think I had accomplished anything. I guess you don’t always see it, but others do. They’ve actually taught me a lot of skills—dealing with myself and being…
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Sherrell and Tiffany
Today our family is moving out of Samaritan House shelter. We found an apartment! We’re used to paying $525 for rent. Now we’re paying $1,350. The apartment has a lot of pluses. The boys will go to a good school in our neighborhood. We left our hometown in Illinois to seek a better life for…
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Family finds hope together
Fawn, a former resident of Samaritan House, stands inside her and her children’s former room at the shelter.
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Shelter youth told to ‘Look to the horizon’
“Look to the horizon,” said Captain James Zielinski (Captain Jim), as he coached Sabrina while sitting in the United Airlines Flight Simulator. That was the message sent to her and other young residents of Samaritan House shelter as they had the opportunity to soar to new places on March 4. The youth were among the…
Read MoreTeam Samaritan House Expands to Raise $1 Million for Homeless Shelters
For Immediate Release Cycling Team expects 100+ riders for The Denver Post Ride The Rockies and other events Denver (Jan. 17, 2018) — Over the past seven years, Team Samaritan House cyclists have raised more than $500,000 for Catholic Charities’ homeless shelters throughout northern Colorado. The team is gearing up to raise…
Read MoreFormer Nuggets player to help serve Thanksgiving meal at Samaritan House
Mark Randall to meet residents at shelter, share gratitude on Thanksgiving Day Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel, The Westin Denver Downtown culinary teams to prepare traditional meal Denver, CO—Former Nuggets player and coach Mark Randall, who is one of the team’s community ambassadors, will join volunteers at Catholic Charities Samaritan House shelter to serve Thanksgiving…
Read MoreTruckload of turkeys to boost Thanksgiving turkey drive
Latter-day Saints to deliver 3,000 turkeys from Utah to feed Denver’s homeless Denver, CO—Right in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, Samaritan House shelter will receive a truckload of turkeys delivered from Utah to help feed the homeless—3,000 turkeys donated by the Mormon church on Friday morning. The load of frozen turkeys was trucked across state…
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