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Founded and funded by and for Denver, we turn our community’s desire to help into action to address Denver’s mental health and substance misuse needs.

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Caring for Denver awards more than $14.5 million to strengthen Denver’s mental health and recovery ecosystem

Nov 25, 2025

News Release [November 24, 2025 – Denver, Colo.]: Caring for Denver Foundation is excited to announce more than $14.5 million in grant funding to 24 community-based organizations dedicated to addressing gaps in mental health and substance misuse care....

To Your Health: Thriving Denver gala raises vital funds for safety net hospital

Nov 19, 2025

Colorado Politics By Joanne Davidson News: A Who’s Who of Colorado politicians, past and present, were among the 1,100-plus gathering atthe Hyatt Regency at the Colorado Convention Center on Nov. 1 for Thriving Denver: The...

Program in Denver Public Schools teaches students how to manage mental health

Nov 13, 2025

CBS Colorado https://youtu.be/kOWy-U2IS5w?si=TOFyA2rScGJhHOrn Teachers and students at one Denver middle school are using a program called Upstream thanks to a grant from the Caring for Denver Foundation. Upstream Education develops simple, evidence-based tools that...

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Without you there is no us. Since 2019, we’ve funded organizations that serve every City Council District and neighborhood in Denver to transform mental health and substance misuse care.