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Join the Upswell of Goodwill on Colorado Gives Day
Dear friends, Each year in Colorado, generous people like you join an upswell of goodwill on Colorado Gives Day. It has become one of the largest public events of its kind in the nation. This year it’s Tuesday, December 6. You’ll [...]
Stirrings at the Sand and Sage
Dear Friends, I’d like to tell you a tale of the Sand and Sage—a saga still unfolding. Not because I’m an ‘ol cowboy (which I actually am, hailing from sagebrush country in rural Yampa, Colorado). Rather, because in this old-timey East Colfax [...]
Celebrating a Great Life Today
Dear Friends, I’ll never tire of hearing about Clara Brown, or retelling her extraordinary story.“Aunt Clara” is the namesake of the affordable housing we’re building. We often commemorate famous people on the anniversary of their birth. Yet Clara did not know the [...]
Finally – Big Shovels are in the Ground!
At long last... we’ve broken ground at Clara Brown Commons. This time, with big yellow machines. On a lovely spring day last April, little gold shovels turned the dirt. Hundreds of you joined us for the groundbreaking ceremony, with high hopes [...]
Reunion of Friends at Joshua Station
“This is the best day of my life!”Young Joshua Station resident, upon exiting the bouncy castle“I’d live here again”Former Joshua Station resident who’s had stable housing for many years now, reflecting on his childhood at Joshua Station“Me too”His mom“Do the Lion [...]
Making It Home
Where did you live between ages 7 and 12? How was the house (or apartment etc.) heated? In or out of your house, who was the center of warmth? In your house now, what is one physical feature and one practice [...]
Resistance and Peacemaking – In School for Joshua Station Kids
It was the first time Benjamin had faced this level of resistance. “I was caught off guard being seen as a threat. The attitude was ‘Who is this guy? What are his qualifications? What’s he doing here asking these questions?’” It’s [...]
Water Day
“Play is the work of the child.“ — Maria Montessori Joshua Station kids of ALL ages were working the play on a hot summer day! What a blast. [/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]
