We invest in the power of community
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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Building and Sustaining Peer Support in Denver: Key Concerns, Supports, and Insights
The positive impact of peer support — having someone with lived experience trained to support people with mental health and/or substance misuse challenges — has been widely researched and well documented. Shared experiences and understanding between individuals who...
These are the 2024 finalists for 9NEWS Leader of the Year
The 9NEWS Leader of the Year will be honored at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Leadership Foundation‘s Leading Colorado Luncheon. Credit: Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Author: KUSA Staff Published: 2:16 PM MST January 24, 2024...
Mental Health help available by text, chat & WhatsApp
Denver7 Click here to learn more about how Caring for Denver Foundation and Crisis Text Line are working together to provide free, 24/7 mental health support to Denver youth.
What we’ve accomplished together so far
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.
$142+
million granted to address mental health & substance misuse
71%
reduced substance misuse
(across grantees reporting)
76%
improved mental health
(across grantees reporting)
Where
we work
We listen to Denver’s communities, those with lived experience, and those doing the work to understand how mental health and substance misuse show up in our lives. Together, this knowledge, experience, and collaboration reveal what reports and metrics alone can’t, and guide our funding priorities.
Alternatives to Jail
Community-Centered Solutions
Youth
Denver’s Stories of Progress
Project PAVE
Project PAVE utilizes innovative, evidence-based, and culturally responsive mental health services and educational programs to support youth survivors of violence and their families.
Project PAVE
Project PAVE utilizes innovative, evidence-based, and culturally responsive mental health services and educational programs to support youth survivors of violence and their families.
Sun Valley Youth Center
Sun Valley Youth Center, a non-profit serving kids aged five to sixteen in Denver’s Sun Valley neighborhood, employs a trauma-informed, attachment-based caregiving model to foster success for our youth and families. The core pillars of their practices are connecting, empowering, and correcting.
The Don’t Look Back Center
The Don’t Look Back Center (TDLBC) was created to empower socially and economically disadvantaged women and transwomen to break the cycle of addictive patterns and initiate change while developing life skills for restoration in all aspects of a woman’s life.
Think 360 Arts for Learning
https://youtu.be/sQNu0Z8TBYs Think 360 Arts for Learning engages Coloradans of all ages in innovative arts programming that inspires creativity, builds community, & advances equity. Caring for Denver funded the Creative Aging program to increase access to...
From grant opportunities to community listening sessions to sharing your stories of impact, let’s find a way to collaborate.
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our team