Angels Among Us
Join 100 women who care on August 7
Suzanne Wexler has put her stamp on Douglas County and Colorado as a leading champion of help and hope. She originally hails from New York but lived in Chicago for 22 years where she raised her family, was the director of a homeless shelter, a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), and huge supporter of the…
Guys Who Give in Douglas County
On the second Wednesday of the second month of each quarter, a group of guys meet at Lone Tree Brewing Company to grab a beer and combine forces to support local charities. Guys, mark your calendars and join the next meeting on Wednesday, August 9. It is open to all. Guys Who Give (GWG) is…
Women’s Bean Project provides stepping stones for a fresh start
Located in Denver near I-25 and Alameda sits a very special place, called Women’s Bean Project (WBP). For 34 years, this nonprofit organization has been helping women create a fresh start with self-sufficiency through social enterprise. The founder of WBP, Jossy Eyre, was volunteering at a daytime women’s shelter in the late 1980s as part…
I am Goodness is a reason to celebrate
Catherine Ojala’s story began years ago in Liberia, in western Africa. At age 3, as she and her family faced civil war, they escaped north to the country of Sierra Leone, where they thrived for about five years until the rise of a second civil war. The journey that ensued for Ojala, her older sister…
Together Women Rise reaches for global gender equality
March is gender equality month, so fittingly this month’s Angels Among Us features Together Women Rise (RISE), whose mission is to cultivate the collective power of community to achieve global gender equality. RISE is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. What started as a collective giving circle among a group of friends has blossomed into…
Parker Senior Center keeps life in motion
There is a place in downtown Parker that is a home away from home for the 50+ community. The Parker Senior Center (PSC) is a membership-based nonprofit organization that offers fun, laughter and friendship with all sorts of group activities. The average age of members is 75, but the range is from 50 to…
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