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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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Denver Healing Generations continues mission to empower communities of color

Sep 6, 2023

By Mekialaya White CBS Colorado https://www.youtube.com/embed/MzY989VkQBg With each 12-week course offered at Denver Healing Generations, Jojo Padilla and John Perez are working to build a generation of successful young men and women. "The work we do is rooted in...

Dot Org: Caring for Denver and Denver STAR program

Aug 25, 2023

KGNU August 25, 2023 Caring for Denver was created from a Denver Ballot initiative to help direct funding toward addressing mental health and substance misuse needs in Denver.With this enduring investment, Caring for Denver works with Community organizations and...

Youth are worth the investment: Mental health programming for Denver students

Aug 23, 2023

Jacquie Esquibel Program Officer As school is back in session for our Denver youth, I reminisce about my two kiddos and my 20 years in the education system as a Guardian Ad Litem that advocated for youth involved with the legal system, often as a result of neglect, in...

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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.