Community Impact

The 2006 Community Impact of our family of nonprofits includes: Over 32,500 under or uninsured people served, over 250,000 meals delivered annually to people living with a life threatening illness, over 50 affordable houses built, over 78,000 women served in various capacities, over 400,000 people reached through non-commercial radio, over 2,000 youth and families served, helped over 12,500 animals find homes and care, over 43,000 tons of material re-cycled, and over 10,000 acres of land protected.

DID YOU KNOW?

•50% of the world lives on $2 or less per day.

•1% of the world’s population has a college education

•76% of Colorado nonprofits receiving state funding experienced reduced budgets in 2004 while over 58% of them experienced increased demand for services in 2004.

•Colorado is 37th in spending per person on public health. Invest In Kids partners with communities statewide to improve the health and well-being of young children, particularly those of low-income families.

•Almost 750,000 Coloradans have no medical insurance.
Clinica Tepeyac provides health services to over 4,200 men, women and children throughout Metro Denver and nearly 5,000 receive education through their preventative health education programs.

•Colorado ranks 48th among all states in high school graduation rates. Summer Scholars promotes literacy and academic success among students in Northeast Denver.

•60% of Colorado’s 9th graders will not attend college. Colorado Youth At Risk has paired over 300 youth with mentors and served 1,500 youth in their three programs - Steps Ahead for Youth, Touchstone and Play for Peace.

•Colorado is 42nd in the country in terms of affordable housing. Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver has built over 70 comfortable, affordable, energy efficient homes in the past two years.

•Colorado ranks 43rd in the country in terms of charitable giving. Coloradans earn 8% more income than the national average but contribute 8% less to charity. Community Shares of Colorado raised an all time high in 2005 of $1.2 million so there is a positive shift in some charitable giving practices.

•There were over 10,000 homeless individuals and families in Denver in January 2005. Since 1991, Stride has helped more than 500 families on the road to independence. Stride's mission is to enable low-income individuals and families to become self-sufficient and independent of government and community sponsored assistance for basic needs.

•There were more than 3,000 reports of suspected child abuse and neglect made in Boulder County in 2004. In an effort to prevent child neglect in Boulder County, Voices For Children has the "Growing Your Child" program. Any parent of a newborn, who resides in Boulder County, can enroll in the program. Once enrolled, the parent will receive a bright laminated card, four times during the baby's first year, which describes developmental milestones and activities for the parent to do with the child. Materials are available in both English and Spanish. Additionally, early intervention by Voices For Children CASA has been shown to prevent later juvenile delinquency.
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A small gift can make a big difference!

•$0.25 per week pays for the immunization of a low-income child.

•$0.50 per week buys 100 bus tokens for students to travel to school and job interviews.

•$1 per week allows a low-income child to participate in his or her neighborhood soccer league.

•$1 per week provides professional registration fees for a low-income parent to become a cosmetologist, nurse, or other professional.

•$1 per week provides dinner for a terminally ill person for one month.

•$1.25 per week provides two doctor visits for a sick child.

•$2 per week provides a scholarship for an inmate to attend a nonviolence training workshop.

•$2 per week provides individualized tutoring for 2 low-income children.

•$2 per week keeps the utilities on for a senior on a fixed income.

•$2 per week provides an art program for an autistic preschooler.