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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 schools are investing in teaching techniques like finger breathing. Here’s what that means.

Dec 7, 2023

Chalkbeat Colorado By Melanie Asmar Wednesday was a big day in Inmaculada Martín Hernández’s class. The students in her college-level conversational Spanish class at Denver’s North High School were conducting a Model United Nations presentation, and their teacher...

Caring for Denver Foundation Funds Crisis Text Line to Expand Free, 24/7 Mental Health Support for Youth

Dec 5, 2023

DENVER (December 5, 2023) - Caring for Denver Foundation, a nonprofit organization created to provide financial support for programs and services that address Denver’s mental health and substance misuse needs, has awarded a grant to Crisis Text Line to spread mental...

Caring for Denver Foundation announced more than $11.4 million in funding to community-based nonprofits.

Dec 4, 2023

News Release [December 4, 2023 – Denver, Colo.]: Caring for Denver Foundation announced more than $11.4 million in funding to community-based nonprofits that will fill gaps in mental health and substance misuse care, especially surrounding the need for a more...

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