There are many Outreach opportunities available for Good Shepherd parishioners in this extraordinary time. Our church has helped all of these ministries over the years, both as volunteers and as donors. Read on to learn more about these worthy organizations.
Family Tree/House of Hope
Susie Street, a parishioner here at Good Shepherd, works for this organization, which provides housing and family stabilization services to the homeless and those at risk of homelessness, including the House of Hope in Englewood and the GOALS (Generational Opportunities to Achieve Long-Term Success) housing program in Aurora. Feel free to contact Susie regarding information about the House of Hope and Family Tree’s GOALS program. Susie’s email is 615street@gmail.com. For volunteer opportunities, contact Rebekah Hawthorne, who is Family Tree's Director of Volunteer Engagement, and coordinates all volunteer efforts. She can be reached at rhawthorne@thefamilytree.org.
Giving Heart Day Shelter
Giving Heart is a small organization at 4358 S. Broadway in Englewood providing assistance to the homeless, including meals, motel vouchers, P.O. boxes, resume assistance, clothing assistance and related services. Please contact Donna Zimmerman for more information at givingheartenglewood@gmail.com.
Upcoming food drive in the neighborhood to benefit Covenant Cupboard
This food ingathering will be hosted by RE/MAX Realty in the Cherry Creek Vista neighborhood on Saturday October 3rd. The Covenant Cupboard truck will be at 11350 Orchard, in front of Cherry Creek Vista Pool , next to Cottonwood Creek Elementary, to collect food for Covenant Cupboard food pantry, which as many of you know has long been supported by Good Shepherd. Donations of food will be accepted between noon and 2:00 pm. If you are unable to drop off food on Saturday, October 3rd, the Covenant Cupboard food pantry accepts food every Friday morning between 9:00 and noon at 5400 S. Yosemite Street in Greenwood Village.
St. Francis Center Ministries
St. Francis Center (SFC) is a refuge for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area, providing shelter, along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness. St. Francis Center’s programs and services are tailored toward adult women and men, and focus on daytime shelter, social services, health and wellness, housing, employment, and outreach. At SFC, guests have the opportunity to work with a variety of specialists, depending on their individual needs, which is often the first step toward transformation and ultimately self-sufficiency.
St. Clare’s Ministries
An open and inclusive community, attempting to seek and serve Christ in all persons, to strive for justice and peace among all people, and to respect the dignity of every human being. Their guests are some of Denver’s homeless, the marginalized, those in poverty or the poor needing meals, clothing, spiritual community, and other support that our ministry provides. Their mission is to offer short-term respite from the harsh realities of homelessness and poverty by offering a hot, homemade meal on Tuesday evenings, clothing, spiritual support and a caring community to those in need. They’re open every Tuesday, practicing radical generosity in Denver’s Baker neighborhood, in their host church, The Episcopal Church of St. Peter & St. Mary, 126 West 2nd Avenue, Denver.