2022 Grant Recipients
Grants totaling $70,000 were recently awarded by Second Century Foundation to these Denver non-profits addressing homelessness and food scarcity:
The Blue Bench
thebluebench.org
The Blue Bench exists to eliminate sexual assault and diminish the impact it has on individuals, their loved ones and the community through comprehensive issue advocacy, prevention and care.
Capitol Hill Community Services
mealsforpoor.org
Capitol Hill Community Services provides reliable, healthy meals to the homeless and poor that will enable a return to self-sufficient life. In addition to very good food, they also serve dignity and respect to their clients.
Denver Inner City Parish
https://www.dicp.org/
The Denver Inner City Parish loves and supports individuals and families in our community, empowering them to break the cycle of poverty.
Family Tree
https://www.thefamilytree.org/
Family Tree partners with all people to prevent and overcome the interconnected issues of child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness to promote safety, healing and stability across generations.
Haven of Hope
https://www.thoh.org/
With respect, compassion and warm hospitality, Haven of Hope, without judgment, seeks to sustain the lives of people of all beliefs and persuasions while walking with them in pursuit of permanent housing, stable employment, personal financial acuity and stable emotional health.
Lazarus Gate / Rocky Mountain Refuge
https://rockymountainrefuge.org/
Our mission is to offer dignity to our Denver-area neighbors with terminal illness - who lack the shelter of a home - by providing a stable, appropriate environment for hospice agencies to deliver care.
Metro Caring
metrocaring.org
Metro Caring meets people’s immediate food needs while sustainably addressing the root cause of hunger: poverty–by providing nutritious groceries and anti-hunger programming.
Mile High Ministries / Joshua Station
https://milehighmin.org/joshua-station/
Transformational housing for families rebuilding from homelessness.
The Gathering Place
https://tgpdenver.org/
The Gathering Place (TGP) offers services to combat poverty and address the impacts of marginalization and oppression that are often contributing factors to poverty or homelessness.
St. Francis Center
sfcdenver.org
St. Francis Center provides shelter along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness.