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| DRM Mission Statement |
Since 1892 the Denver Rescue Mission has served homeless and low income men, women and families through emergency services, rehabilitation, transitional and permanent housing, and community outreach. |
| How Will The Homeless Be Helped During DNC? |
The Denver Rescue Mission is working to make sure Denver's homeless are safe and well cared for during the DNC.
Serving the Homeless
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The Mission's Lawrence Street Shelter will have extended hours of operation, remaining open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the day. It is the choice of each homeless person to use the day shelter.
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100 additional overflow cots will be open in the Lawrence Street Shelter for a total of 300 beds available each night.
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The Lawrence Street Shelter and the Mission's transitional housing facility, The Crossing, will distribute Homeless Week Opportunities brochures to inform the homeless of resources available to them.
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A voter registration event will be held at the Lawrence Street Shelter Wednesday, Aug. 27th from 10am to 2pm. This event is open to the public and is located at: 1130 Park Ave. West, Denver, CO 80205.
DNC Involvement
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August 23rd - DRM will partner with the Ballpark neighborhood and Foothills Fellowship Baptist Church for a neighborhood cleanup.
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August 26th - Homeless Awareness Breakfast hosted by Denvers Mayor Hickenlooper, sponsored by America's Road Home.
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August 27th - Co-chairs Michelle Obama and Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter will lead Delegate Service Day with 1,000 delegates working on volunteer projects at over 20 local non-profits. Fifteen Colorado Delegates will be volunteering from 10am to 12pm at the Mission's Lawrence Street Shelter.
Gift-In-Kind
During the DNC, the Mission is accepting donations if they are dropped off at the Lawrence Street Shelter (click to view a map). We apologize for any inconvenience, but we are unable to pick up food donations during the week of DNC.
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Press Release
DRM Plan for DNC
DNC Delegate Service Day |
Contact Information |
| If you are interested in touring the Lawrence Street Shelter or The Crossing, or are a member of the media please contact: |
Greta Walker
Director of Public Relations
Direct: 303.313.2410
Cell: 303.618.4004 |
Devany Severin
Direct: 303.313.2415
Cell: 720.201.2776
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An Interview with a FSHI Family |
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From left to right: James, Davion and Kim |
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Kim has a big tree in her backyard, and she loves to sit under its branches. Sheltered under this tree, Kim thinks about everything: “from the smallest thing to the sky, to life, to people, to politics. I would even sit out there in the wintertime, just for the freshness of the air.”
As she sits and reflects, Kim retraces her family’s journey. She thinks about where she and her two sons used to live (in a Colfax motel), and where they live today - a real home of their own, with a fence and a backyard. In the motel, she remembers living in panic and fear. “I was so devastated. I was out looking for work constantly, daily, nobody calling. It was beyond stress. I don’t know what that word is, but it was beyond stress, because how do you tell your kids?”
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