In 2025, we featured eleven nonprofits in our Angels Among Us segment. As the year ends, we reflect on each. The hope and strength they provide is miraculous. Extra special thanks to each organization for taking time to visit and allow The Connection to share their inspirational stories. Here’s to continued good in 2026!

Be the Good Ones

The simple definition of “help” is to make it easier for someone by offering service or resources. Be the Good Ones focuses on small needs and good deeds to make meaningful impacts in even the slightest ways in Douglas, Arapahoe and Elbert counties. Learn more at bethegoodones.com.

Biscuit’s Buddies

Biscuit’s Buddies uses miniature horses and other animals to enhance the physical, social and emotional well-being of children and adults who need extra support. The animals and owners visit nursing homes and senior living communities, attend special needs programs and community events and engage with small groups. Learn more at biscuitsbuddies.com.

Cleaning for a Reason

For those facing a life-changing cancer diagnosis, daily focus shifts to treatment and care, which leaves less time and money for everything else. Cleaning for a Reason provides house cleaning options for cancer patients. Shining Horizons Cleaning Company is a partner located in Highlands Ranch. Learn more at cleaningforareason.org.

Colorado Veterans Project

The transition from active duty to civilian employment is one of the most significant, and often most challenging, changes a veteran will ever face. Colorado Veterans Project helps build a strong community and network of support for Colorado veterans to find careers. Learn more at coloradoveteransproject.org.

Connors K9-P.A.W.S.

A decade ago, Staff Sergeant Michael Connors was confined to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A service dog saved his life, and the experience became the impetus to create ConnorsK9-P.A.W.S. Service dogs are matched with honorably, medically and generally discharged service members, helping restore comradery and purpose. Learn more at connorsk9paws.org.

Magpie Art Center

At 4138 Rio Grande Avenue, just over the second set of train tracks in downtown Sedalia, sits Magpie Art Center. It is a safe place to talk about big ideas, relax and socialize with friends—and try something new. Classes include watercolor, knitting, drawing, painting and more. Learn more at magpieartcenter.com.

Nourish Meals on Wheels

More than 600 volunteers at Nourish Meals on Wheels make, pack and deliver fresh, hot meals to older and homebound adults across the Denver area. Meals are delivered weekdays across 50+ routes with options to add once-a-week breakfast, weekend meals and groceries—all with a smile, a conversation and a check-in. Learn more at nourishmealsonwheels.org.

Sense of Security

Sense of Security celebrates 25 years of offering grants to breast cancer patients experiencing financial hardship, funding basic needs like housing, groceries, transportation and utilities. Support also reaches mastectomy patients with boxes containing items for post-surgery and recovery as well as advice documents. Learn more at senseofsecurity.org.

Soul Dog Rescue

Soul Dog Rescue helps alleviate animal suffering and overpopulation in the Four Corners region on Native American reservations. Volunteers travel to remote areas and work with local animal control and veterinarians to save thousands of animals annually through relocation and adoption. Learn more at souldog.org.

Southeast Counseling Center

Help is just a phone call away at Southeast Counseling Center in Parker: 720-842-5553. More than 25 clinicians treat people of all faiths or no faith at all, including couples and families, children and adolescents, support groups, and forensic/court ordered groups. Learn more at secounseling.org.

South Denver Heart Center Foundation

South Denver Heart Center Foundation is all heart with community cardiac education (hands-only CPR training, nutrition and wellness classes); medical and EMS training; as well as at-home monitoring equipment for heart failure patients and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) donations to high traffic, public nonprofits. Learn more at southdenverheartcenterfoundation.org.

To read the original 2025 Angels Among Us stories, as well as previously featured ones, visit castlepinesconnection.com and select the “Angels Among Us” link in the lower right corner, under “Special Segments.”

 

By Elean Gersack