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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A Call to Serve: PsyD Grad Utilizes Past Military Experience in Work With Veterans
In the Community: University of Denver Einav Nahum considers herself a compassionate clinician who approaches treatment from a trauma-informed relational framework. For Einav Nahum, military culture has always felt like home. Nahum grew up in Israel, where she...
National Nonprofit Day: Caring for Denver funds mental health programs
For National Nonprofit Day, Denver7 highlights Caring for Denver Foundation alongside other nonprofits making a significant impact in the Denver community. Watch the story now to see how Caring for Denver is creating positive change!
More than $1 billion has been generated by Denver’s special sales taxes, but is the money being spent as intended?
With voters likely to see two more tax asks this fall, critics question how city spends specialized revenue By Joe Rubino The Denver Post Denver has taken in more than $1.1 billion from seven sales taxes dedicated to specific purposes since voters approved the first...
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.
$172
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.
Meet
our team
