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Re-entry nonprofit that starts inside Colorado prisons (Canon City, Ordway and Pueblo facilities) with The Challenge, a 32-week program in job readiness, character development, re-entry planning and entrepreneurship, followed by the 12-week Pathway program, care management and resource navigation after release.

Main services Criminal justice support Help find work Job training

Faith-based Denver ministry serving people experiencing homelessness with a weekday breakfast program that offers food, clothing, showers and pastoral care, plus mobile street outreach. It also runs men’s reentry and residential discipleship programs.

Main services Clothing Criminal justice support Meals Personal hygiene

Free career training and job placement program with personal development and holistic support, followed by career tracks in healthcare, trades, transportation, culinary, sales and office administration. Campuses are in Denver, Englewood, Arvada and Aurora.

Main services Help find work Job training Skills & training

Faith-based outreach: daily street outreach, a clothing closet and pantry by appointment, THRIVE re-entry support after incarceration, youth programs and family support, all free.

Main services Clothing Criminal justice support Food pantry

Faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter and meals for people experiencing homelessness in Denver and Northern Colorado. It also runs recovery, transitional and homelessness prevention programs.

Main services Addiction & recovery Emergency shelter Meals Transitional housing

Recovery support using an all-pathways approach: peer recovery coaching, goal setting and action plans, and help connecting to resources, employment, education and advocacy.

Main services Help find work Peer recovery coaching

Christian outreach in central Denver offering men’s and women’s housing programs, a food bank, a family room, a youth center and learning center, and job skills through its Street2Life print shop.

Main services Food pantry Job training Spiritual support Transitional housing

Faith-driven nonprofit offering supportive housing beds with a peer coach, addiction recovery support (one-on-one peer coaching, peer support groups and structured recovery pathways), youth and adult empowerment programs, and financial literacy and entrepreneurship training. Referrals get a follow-up within one business day.

Main services Daily life skills Financial education Peer recovery coaching Social Support Transitional housing

Nonprofit providing early intervention for infants and toddlers, case management and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral health including crisis intervention and transition services, and help for people (including veterans) facing housing instability.

Main services Crisis Support Help find housing Mental health care Social Support

Daytime shelter in downtown Denver for people experiencing homelessness, offering showers, clothing, storage, mail and other basic needs. It also provides employment services, street outreach, short-term shelter in a hotel setting and permanent supportive housing.

Main services Clothing Help find work Housing Personal hygiene

Residential peer-based recovery program in downtown Denver built on sobriety, work, accountability and community.

Main services Help find work Sober living

Denver nonprofit offering re-entry services (WAGEES), trauma and mental health support, substance use support, harm reduction and Narcan, AcuDetox, HIV/HepC/STI testing and group classes.

Main services Addiction & recovery Checkup & test Criminal justice support Mental health care

Sober living with peer support plus clinical services (partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, DBT/CBT/EMDR, Level II/IV and felony DUI education) and release, parole and pre-trial support.

Main services Criminal justice support Outpatient treatment Peer recovery coaching Sober living

National veterans nonprofit running residential (housing) and service sites, including employment services, in about 18 locations.

Main services Help find work Transitional housing

Denver nonprofit helping Latino, mostly immigrant Spanish speakers navigate systems: victim advocacy (domestic violence, wage theft and other crimes), SNAP and healthcare navigation, court-system help, support groups and health clinics.

Main services Domestic Violence Government benefits Help find healthcare Social Support

Social enterprise that hires women facing major barriers to work into paid job training making its food products; applications accepted year-round and hired in cohorts.

Main services Job training Supported employment