Food Bank of the Rockies
Contact: Krys Ross, 303-371-9250 ext. 236
Email: volunteer@foodbankrockies.org
Good for: Groups or individuals
Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) is the largest private hunger-relief organization in the state of Colorado. Their mission is to end hunger by efficiently procuring and distributing food to the hungry through programs and member agencies. Volunteer opportunities include pulling and building orders from the warehouse inventory, as well as inspecting and sorting donated food items. *For every individual volunteer commitment, our university will accumulate credit to purchase food to help stock our own on-campus food pantry. Be sure to mention you are volunteering on behalf of CU Denver.
Addiction Research & Treatment Services
Location: 3738 W. Princeton Circle, Denver, CO 80236
Contact: Jessica Carmer, 303-734-3337
Addiction Research & Treatment Services (ARTS) is the clinical program of the Division of Substance Dependence, Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. The mission of ARTS is to improve the quality of life and productivity of individuals and families affected by substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders through the application of scientifically supported prevention, education, and treatment services. ARTS provides residential treatment programs for women (Haven) and men (Peer 1), as well as an adolescent outpatient treatment program (Synergy) and 4 adult outpatient treatment programs in the Denver area.
Ronald McDonald House
Location: 1300 East 21st Ave, Denver
Contact: Stasi McMurchy, 720-382-7221
Email: amcmurchy@rmhc-denver.org
Good for: Groups (no more than 10) or individuals
For the past three and a half decades, Ronald McDonald House®Charities of Denver has offered a loving home away from home to families needing to be near their seriously ill or injured children while they're being treated at metropolitan area hospitals.
The Denver Hospice
Location: 8299 E. Lowry Boulevard, Denver, CO 80230
Contact: Volunteer Engagement Department, 303-228-5610
Email: volunteers@care4denver.org
Good for: Individuals or groups who are willing to help with facilities management in maintenance of our Inpatient Care Center, or helping to transport donations to shelters in the community
The Denver Hospice is the region’s leading, largest and most trusted not-for-profit provider of life-enhancing hospice and palliative care. We offer more expertise, more resources and a more complete continuum of compassionate care to patients facing life-limiting illnesses and end-of-life transition.
children while they're being treated at metropolitan area hospitals.
Colorado Youth Congress
Contact: Sam Battan
Email: sam@coyouthcongress.org
Good for: Groups or individuals
Many of the problems we face today are systemic in nature (widening inequality, rising health care costs, climate change, mass incarceration) yet we're not developing young people's ability to understand or solve these wicked problems. The Colorado Youth Congress organizes and trains high school students to lead systemic change. We recruit high school students from urban, suburban and rural Colorado to gather and build authentic relationships, set a public agenda, and lead campaigns to bring about long-lasting positive change.
Volunteer Opportunities:
We'd love to have support from the CU community to serve as guest speakers, coaches, evaluators, consultants, or general operational support.
Event Support:
• The members of the Colorado Youth Congress gather Saturdays throughout the course of the year. Coaches would be asked to provide ongoing support for one semester, whereas evaluators and consultants are needed on an ad-hoc basis.
Group:
• Groups can participate as evaluators and with general event support.
Individual:
• Individuals can participate as guest speakers, coaches, evaluators, consultants, or general operational support.
Warren Village
Contact: Molly Barfuss, 303-320-5032
Email: mbarfuss@warrenvillage.org
Good for: Groups or individuals
Warren Village is a nonprofit utilizing a two-generation approach to empower low-income, single-parent families to make the journey from poverty to self-sufficiency.
Warren Village implements a comprehensive two-generation (2Gen) approach that provides opportunities and resources to empower families to change their life trajectory. Warren Village offers a safe place to call home; wrap-around family support services including workforce training, educational advancement, and life-skills classes; and a nationally accredited early learning center. Warren Village has been a trusted partner in the Denver community since 1974.
CU Denver K-12 Outreach
Contact: Laura Hager, 303-315-2622
Email: laura.hager@ucdenver.edu
Good for: Groups or individuals
Our goal is to make the path to college smoother for students, counselors and parents alike. We believe every student should have the option of pursuing a college degree and we are here to provide the fullest opportunity to achieve that dream.
We encourage CU Denver students, staff, faculty, and alumni to support local students in pursuing their education through the efforts of K-12 Outreach.
Volunteer Opportunities:
DPS 9th Grade Higher Education Expo
Date: Friday, March 15th, 2019
Good for: Individuals, Small Groups, or Large Groups
Need: 50 CU Denver students, staff, faculty, or alumni volunteers
Great opportunity for your office or department to volunteer together!
The annual Higher Education EXPO is a one day event held on the Auraria Campus. The day is intentionally planned for Denver Public Schools (DPS) ninth graders. The Higher Ed EXPO offers an exciting day of college exploration highlighting signature programs. Ninth graders will have the opportunity to meet faculty, staff, and students.
On-Going Opportunities: Get involved with K-12 Outreach to support the local students visiting campus to learn about CU Denver and higher education.
Good for: Individuals, Small Groups
- · School group visits – Nearly every Friday in the spring semester
- · Preview Days/ Admitted Student Days: Friday March 8, Friday March 29, Friday April 12
Project C.U.R.E.
Contact: Nicole DeVries, 303-792-0729
Email: groupscheduling@projectcure.org
Good for: Groups or individuals
At the heart of Project C.U.R.E. are volunteers, on whom the organization depends. Volunteers represent numerous backgrounds, including nurses, doctors, students, young professionals and retirees, among many others. Project C.U.R.E. identifies, solicits, collects, sorts and distributes medical supplies and services according to the imperative needs of the world.
From sorting donations of medical supplies and testing biomedical equipment to administrative tasks and lending professional expertise to various departments, volunteers provide valuable support to Project C.U.R.E. and are utilized according to their strengths and interests. At Project C.U.R.E volunteers help meet a world of need.
