We’re still glow-basking after our Grand Opening event for Clara Brown Commons in January. Many hundreds of you came to make it a fabulous celebration, and a reunion of friends. We know that other well-wishers were there in spirit. We were inspired by stories told by residents, funders, civic leaders, neighbors, artists, and project […]

“They are truly part of our family now.” Glenda and Jeff Varnell light up every time they speak of Ricardo, Rosebely, and Isabella—precious “new family members” they have gained over the past year through Joshua Station. “This [Blanco-Rivero] family is very loving. They bless us more than we could ever do for them. They welcome […]

What role might churches play in the intertwined crises of housing affordability and social isolation? A growing number of congregations express curiosity about the possibilities for providing housing on their previously under-utilized land. Imagine: What could extra parking spaces and grassy areas become? How might it transform our congregational life? Through Abundant Ground, our new […]

This week we said goodbye to our beloved staff chaplain, Scott Jenkins aka “Padre.” For the past 15 years he’s loved our staff family in ways words can’t express. That didn’t stop us from trying, however. We put together a word cloud, with each of us responding to a three-word (only!) challenge: On Tuesday we […]

For this year’s Spring Into Caring for Joshua Station, we’re celebrating doorways to opportunity. Our residents courageously step across many thresholds along their journey with us. They find support from staff, volunteers, and each other—as they prepare for their futures. We’d like to highlight a few of our distinctive program features, through the voices of […]

Today we celebrate the birthday and legacy of Cesar Chavez, whose prayerful activism inspires us in our own ministry and ripples through our local communities. Tomorrow morning, chants of Sí Se Puede!* will ring out along the streets of North Denver and in Cesar Chavez Park. As a phrase born out of fasting and prayer, […]

  “You’ll be amazed at how good things are, in a place without judgment!” That’s what Crystal Ortega says about Joshua Station, to anyone seeking to heal from the trauma of homelessness. She’s overwhelmingly grateful she heard about Joshua Station while in addiction treatment. Reading resident stories on our website sparked a thought that felt […]

Wanting to know more about the lives of her students, a young Denver Public Schools teacher began walking neighborhoods. Most of her students lived in poverty, as she had experienced in her childhood back in Ohio. Her home was on Denver’s west side in the 1200 block of Lipan Street, not far from where Joshua […]