Animals | Art & Culture | Children | Community | Education | Health | Social Action
The Colorado Pet Pantry will temporarily feed Colorado pets, allowing families to increase their ability to care for pets with the goal of keeping them out of shelters and with their families.
Contact: Eileen Lambert Eileen@coloradopetpantry.org | 303.818.0618
Denver Botanic Gardens & Chatfield Farms
Denver and Littleton, CO
The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.
Contact: Trystan Popish trystan.popish@botanicgardens.org | 720.865.3500
Denver
To continually redefine the way our community experiences and engages with classical music.
Contact: Valerie Clausen vclausen@denverphilharmonic.org | 720.440.0818
Denver, CO
History Colorado creates a better future for Colorado by inspiring wonder in our past.
Contact: Emily Dobish emily.dobish@state.co.us | 303.866.3961
Broomfield, CO
A Precious Child provides children in need with opportunities and resources to empower them to achieve their full potential.
Contact: Joshua Walsh joshua@apreciouschild.org | 303.466.4272
Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
The mission of Children's Museum of Denver is to create extraordinary experiences that champion the wonder and joy of childhood.
Contact: Meg McGill MegM@cmdenver.org | 303.561.0114
Metro Denver
Metro Denver Partners strives to promote a safe and growth-oriented environment in which at-risk youth can develop and flourish. Through our one-on-one mentoring model, we help kids (ages 8-17) connect with adults, learn about themselves, and experience their community.
Contact: Kaitlin O’Neal kaitlin@metrodenverpartners.org | 303.777.7000
Denver
The mission of Minds Matter Denver is to transform the lives of accomplished high school students, who face barriers to college access beyond their control, by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success.
Contact: Kate Brenan kate@mindsmatter.org | 720.339.5551
Denver Metro
We provide a place of belonging for individuals with special needs, along with a place of rest and support for their families.
Contact: Scott Russamanno scott@allstarsclub.org | 720.443.0980
Arapahoe County Volunteer Connections
Littleton, CO
Enhance your quality of life through exceptional delivery of services and efficient use of public funds.
Contact: Nira Duvan nduvan@arapahoegov.com | 303.738.7938
Denver Metro
A free service to Coloradans of all ages who are unable to read standard print material due to visual, physical, or learning disabilities whether permanent or temporary. CTBL provides audio, Braille, and large-print books and magazines
Contact: Terri Marcotte marcotte_t@cde.state.co.us | 303.727.9277
Douglas County, CO
Douglas County Libraries elevates our community by inspiring a love of reading, discovery and connection.
Contact: Ali Ayres aayres@dclibraries.org | 303.791.7323
Denver, CO
Extreme Community Makeover coordinates volunteer teams to partner with underserved people to improve their town and neighborhoods. These projects build safer environments; cultivate community among residents, neighborhoods, and networks of local resource providers; and connect residents to a permanent path towards healthy, hopeful, and stable lives.
Contact: Kalie Freed kalie@extremecommunitymakeover.org | 720-737-2344
Denver
We will end hunger by efficiently procuring and distributing food and essentials to the hungry, through our programs and partner agencies.
Contact: Hamza Syed hsyed@foodbankrockies.org | 303.375.5835
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
Denver
Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver is a non-profit established in 1979 as an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. People in our community, and all over the world, partner with Habitat to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers, and pay an affordable mortgage. With our help, homeowners achieve the strength, stability and independence they need to build a better life for themselves and their families. Habitat Metro Denver has become one of the largest affiliates in the U.S., serving over 950 families in the Denver community.
Contact: Laura McRell lmcrell@habitatmetrodenver.org | 303.534.2929
Human Services Network of Colorado
Statewide
The Human Services Network of Colorado creates opportunities to improve the quality and integrity of services provided to vulnerable populations.
Contact: John Dandurand john.dandurand@thenetwork-co.org | 720.252.3628
Jefferson County
Jeffco Eats provides weekend food for food insecure children in elementary, jr high and high schools throughout Jefferson County.
Contact: Barbara Moore jeffcoeats@gmail.com | 720.231.8337
Denver Metro
Denver’s leading hunger-relief organization, Metro Caring meets people’s immediate need for food while also addressing the root causes of hunger and poverty. Using a multifaceted approach, Metro Caring is an innovative leader in addressing problems related to hunger, with programming offered in Healthy Foods Access, Nutrition/Gardening Education, Self-Sufficiency, and Community Health Services.
Contact: Deena Duwaik dduwaik@metrocaring.org | 303.350.3699
Rocky Mountain Micro Finance Institute
Denver
RMMFI is a community creating economic and social mobility through entrepreneurship. RMMFI helps curious people transform into serious entrepreneurs through personal, business, and financial investments.
Contact: Mary Kate Morr marykate@rmmfi.org | 720.914.5037
Severe Weather Shelter Network
Littleton, CO
Severe Weather Shelter Network partners with community organizations and agencies to provide overnight shelter on life threatening winter nights for individuals living on the streets.
Contact: transportation@swshelternetwork.com | 720.210.8069
Lakewood, CO
The mission of The Action Center is to provide an immediate response to basic human needs and promote pathways to self-sufficiency.
Contact: Kerri Stroupe kerris@theactioncenterco.org | 303.237.7704
Denver
To engage, enrich, empower and advance the LGBT Community of Colorado.
Contact: John White jwhite@glbtcolorado.org | 303.733.7743
Denver
The Delores Project provides safe, comfortable shelter and personalized services for unaccompanied women and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness. We also work to end homelessness by advocating for housing solutions.
Contact: Sierra Trujillo sierra@thedeloresproject.org | 303.534.5411
"I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County
Boulder County, CO
The mission of the “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County is to empower children from low-income communities (“Dreamer Scholars”) to succeed in school, college and career.
Contact: Carla Maniscalco carla.maniscalco@ihaveadreamboulder.org | 303.444.3636 x 19
STEM Generation, Inc., DBA Science Fair Fun
Arvada, CO
Science Fair Fun helps address today’s K-12 science education inequities. Through Science & Engineering Fairs, we foster students’ development of skills that they need to prepare for engineering and technology careers.
Contact: Wendy Wempe info@ScienceFairFun.org | 720.460.0354
Statewide
To promote health awareness and to encourage individuals to assume responsibility for their own health. The 9Health Fair is Colorado's largest community event. The 9Health Fair provides low cost blood chemistry testing and free health screenings to thousands of participants annually. Medical and non-medical volunteers are needed to assist at various 9Health Fair sites in the Spring and Fall every year!
Contact: Alex Andrews alex.andrews@9healthfair.org | 303.698.4450
Colorado Statewide
The mission of the Alzheimer Association is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancements of research, to provide and enhance support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.
Contact: LeAnne Mersmann lcmersmann@alz.org | 303.813.1669
Lakewood
Dedicated to improving the understanding, access, and utilization of healthcare
Contact: Jane Barnes jbarnes@benefitsinaction.org | 720.221.8354
Karis Community is a community living program for restoring basic life skills and improving the social well-being of individuals recovering from serious and persistent mental illness.
Contact: Mary-Kate Doyle marykate@kariscommunity.org | 303.355.5546
Front Range
Night Lights creates safe and accepting environments by providing respite care for children with special needs and their families.
Contact: Scott Shepherd scotts@nightlightskids.org | 720.339.7740
