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5007 9 to 5, National Association of Working Women
303-628-0925; 1-800-522-0925 | www.9to5colorado.org
We work to improve the workplace for women and strengthen the ability of low-wage working women to win economic justice and rights on the job.

5051 Adoption Exchange, The
303-755-4756 | www.adoptex.org
There are 129,000 abused children in foster care WAITING for permanent, adoptive families. Don't make them wait! Help us find families for neglected children.

5002 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Foundation of Colorado
303-777-5482 | www.aclu-co.org
We safeguard the freedoms and Constitutional civil rights and liberties of all Coloradans through public education, advocacy, and legal help when those rights are violated.

5003 American Friends Service Committee
303-623-3464 | www.afsc.org/colorado
To promote a more just world, we organize citizen allies in support of immigrant rights. We also organize youth to oppose the poverty draft and the militarization of our culture.

5187 Arapahoe House

303-412-3644 | www.arapahoehouse.org
For more than 30 years, Arapahoe House has been the leading provider of treatment and recovery solutions for substance abuse in the greater Denver area.

5159 Art Students League of Denver

303-778-6990 | www.asld.org
The Art Students League of Denver is the metro area's premier non-profit community resource for teaching, creating, selling, collecting, and supporting the visual arts.

5107 Bicycle Colorado
303-417-1544 | www.BicycleColorado.org
Building a bicycle-friendly Colorado! Teaching bicycle safety, creating safe routes to school, protecting open space, and ensuring Coloradoans have fun, safe places to ride.

5132 Big City Mountaineers
303-271-9200 | www.bigcitymountaineers.org
We enhance the lives of under-resourced urban teens through transformative outdoor experiences, including 7-day single-gender backpacking trips that match five adults with five teens.

5140 CASA of Adams & Broomfield Counties
303-654-3378 | www.casa17th.org
CASA recruits and trains community volunteers who advocate for abused and neglected children in the court system, in the pursuit of safe, permanent homes.

5082 Cat Care Society
303-239-9680 | www.catcaresociety.org
We shelter cats in a cage-free environment, provide appropriate adoptions and community service programs, including a cat clinic for qualifying low-income owners.

5011 Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE)
303-892-8444 | www.cwee.org
We provide programs that help low-income adults prepare for, find, and keep permanent employment, enabling them to become economically self-sufficient.

5006 CHARG Resource Center
303-830-8805 | www.charg.org
We are a community of Denver’s mentally ill citizens, partnering with professionals to run a drop-in center, psychiatric clinic, homeless outreach and public education programs.

5188 Children's Hospital Foundation
720-777-1700 | www.thechildrenshospitalfoundation.org
The organization's mission is to improve the health of children throuigh the provision of high quality, coordinated programs of patient care, education, research and advocacy.

5058 Children's Outreach Project
303-429-0653 | www.childrensoutreachproject.org
We offer an integrated, quality early childhood and kindergarten education to typical, accelerated, and developmentally delayed children.

5076 Citizens Project

719-520-9899 | www.citizensproject.org
Educates and mobilizes people to strengthen the traditional American values of equal rights, individual freedoms, separation of church and state, civic engagement, and respect for diversity.

5097 Clínica Tepeyac
303-583-0150 | www.clinicatepeyac.org
Clinica Tepeyac provides primary, preventive and acute health care and preventive health education to uninsured and underserved families in the seven county Denver metropolitan area.

5134 Colorado CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
303-623-5380 | www.coloradocasa.org
Colorado CASA advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the state by promoting volunteer mobilization and supporting CASA programs statewide.

5167 Colorado Consumer Health Initiative

303-839-1261 | http://cohealthinitiative.org/
We work to ensure barrier-free access to quality, affordable health care for all Coloradans through consensus and statewide coalition building with our organizational and individual members.

5042 Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
303-825-0122 | www.ccjrc.org
CCJRC is a statewide coalition that advocate for state-level policy reform to increase the use of alternatives to incarceration with a particularly emphasis on drug policy and parole re-entry.

5008 Colorado Environmental Coalition

303-534-7066 | www.ourcolorado.org
We are a statewide conservation organization of 3,400 individuals and 85 groups, committed to preserving and protecting Colorado’s environment and quality of life.

5168 Colorado Mountain Club
303-279-3080 | http://cmc.org/
We are devoted to connecting those who love, study, seek recreation and conservation in the Colorado Rockies.

5016 Colorado Open Lands

303-988-2373 | www.coloradoopenlands.org
Our dynamic land conservation organization is instrumental in protecting over 226,000 acres of Colorado's scenic and natural areas, working farms and ranches and river corridors.

5143 Colorado Public Radio

303-871-9191 | www.cpr.org
Serves as an educational and cultural resource for Colorado by broadcasting both in-depth news and classical music 24-hours per day across the state.

5154 Colorado Public Television - CPT12
303-296-1212 | www.cpt12.org
Colorado Public Television (CPT12) sets itself apart with local, "community voice" public affairs programming, inviting our audience to explore new ideas, people, and places.

5149 Colorado Reptile Humane Society
303-776-2070 | www.corhs.org
Colorado Reptile Humane Society improves the lives of reptiles and amphibians in captivity and in the wild through education and action.

5083 Colorado Wildlife Federation
303-987-0400 | www.coloradowildlife.org
Colorado Wildlife Federation works to conserve Colorado's wildlife through advocacy, projects and education.

5010 Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation
303-291-7212 | www.cwhf.info
Colorado’s Wildlife foundation since 1989, working to ensure a wildlife legacy for Colorado today and tomorrow by securing and managing funds for wildlife projects.

5109 Colorado Youth at Risk
303-623-9140 | www.coloradoyouthatrisk.org
We provide mentoring and drop-out prevention programs for youth at risk of academic failure, serving students 9th-12th grade.

5152 Colorado Youth Corps Association
303-863-0600 | www.cyca.org
A coalition of conservation corps that empower thousands of Colorado youth to become active citizens by engaging them in important conservation projects and life-skills education.

5084 Colorado Youth Program

303-402-9656 | www.coloradoyouthprogram.org
CYP connects underprivileged kids with nature and their communities with summer camps, after school volunteer projects, weekend recreation outings, mountains, sunshine, and laughter.

5124 CoLours TV (Black Star Communications)
303-326-0088 | www.colourstv.org
Focusing on America's culturally diverse audience, CoLours TV inspires and educates viewers by providing community-based and national programs addressing social issues.

5192 Community Credit Counseling Services
303-233-2773 | www.community-credit.org
We provide one-on-one counseling and group financial education classes that help Coloradans of all income levels achieve financial stability and self-sufficiency.

5017 Community Resources
303-782-0975 | www.communityresourcesinc.org
We work with community volunteers to provide thousands of classroom programs, family involvement events, mentorships and special events for at-risk students in Denver.

50SH Community Shares Fund
303-861-7507 | www.cshares.org
Designations to the Shares Fund are divided among all Community Shares of Colorado member agencies.

5000 Community Shares of Colorado
303-861-7507 | www.cshares.org
Your gift to Community Shares promotes the advancement of local nonprofits and philanthropic choice across Colorado through increased awareness, business partnerships, and community outreach.

5196 Conflict Center, The
303-433-4983 | www.conflictcenter.org
The Conflict Center teaches practical skills to help people of all ages use conflict as an opportunity to grow, learn and create positive change in their lives.

5163 Delores Project, The
303-534-5411 | www.thedeloresproject.org
In 2008, The Delores Project provided 453 adult unaccompanied women experiencing homelessness with safe, comfortable overnight shelter and services.

5182 Denver Children's Advocacy Center
303-825-3850 | www.denvercac.org
We restore childhood for victims of sexual abuse and neglect, and witnesses to domestic violence and homicide, by treating their trauma in a safe environment.

5061 Denver Hospice, The
303-321-2828 | www.thedenverhospice.org
We provide the most comprehensive hospice and palliative care services to members of our community with an unprecedented level of comfort, compassion, and expertise.

5197 Denver Scholarship Foundation
303-951-4140 | www.denverscholarship.org
We inspire and empower Denver Public Schools students to achieve their postsecondary goals by providing the tools, knowledge and financial resources essential for success.

5018 Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM)
303-355-4896 | www.denum.org
DenUM provides emergency services to vulnerable families throughout metropolitan Denver. Services include: food, rent/utility assistance, infant items, legal advice, ID's, employment assistance, and case management.

5125 DenverWorks
303-433-0300 | www.denverworks.org
DenverWorks equips low-income jobseekers to become self-supporting by providing jobseeker workshops, job search assistance, work attire, computer accessibility, and life-skills training.

5077 Doctors Care
303-730-1313 | www.drscare.org
Doctors Care provides health care for children and adults residing in South Metro Denver who cannot pay the full cost of their medical care.

5021 Domestic Violence Initiative

303-839-5510 | www.dviforwomen.org
We assist women with disabilities who have experienced domestic violence by providing referrals, peer support, education, and advocacy.

5189 Dumb Friends League
303-751-5772 | www.ddfl.org
We are committed to the welfare of animals. We profice shelter, lost/found and adoption services, humane education, advocacy, pet behavior advice and cruelty investigations.

5045 EarthLinks
303-389-0085 | www.earthlinks-colorado.org
We connect homeless and at-risk, low-income persons with nature, offering innovative programs, providing healing adventures, sense of community, and support toward empowering life changes.

5022 Eco-Cycle

303-444-6634 | www.ecocycle.org
Eco-Cycle is the largest non-profit recycling and Zero Waste organization in the U.S. with an international reputation as a pioneer and innovator in resource conservation.

5024 Empowerment Program, The
303-320-1989 | www.empowermentprogram.org
We provide health, education, housing, and employment services to women who are homeless, work as prostitutes, have a mental illness, and/or live with HIV/AIDS.

5144 Environmental Learning for Kids (ELK)
303-371-8685 | www.elkkids.org
ELK is a community-based organization dedicated to providing science education, mentoring, career development, and stewardship programs to low-income, culturally diverse youth and families.

5128 Foothills Animal Foundation
303-278-7575 | www.foothillsanimalshelter.org
We facilitate adoptions, reunite lost pets, educate the community, and provide care for any animal in need. Help us give a second chance to thousands!

5026 Gathering Place, The
303-321-4198 | www.the-gatheringplace.org
Denver’s only daytime drop-in center for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty, offering shelter from harm, opportunities for hope, and a community of acceptance.

5027 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center of Colorado
303-733-7743 | www.glbtcolorado.org
The oldest and largest community agency in Colorado with programming for LGBT youth, adults and elders in health, legal advocacy, social support and resources.

5096 Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Sanctuary

303-545-5849 | www.greenwoodwildlife.org
Greenwood rehabilitates injured, sick, and orphaned wildlife and releases them into the appropriate habitat. We also educate the public on appropriate wildlife interaction.

5092 Habitat for Humanity of the Boulder Valley
303-447-3787 | www.flatironshabitat.org
Transforming lives of low-income families living in the Boulder Valley School District and the City/County of Broomfield through homeownership opportunities and education.

5036 Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver
303-534-2929 | www.habitatmetrodenver.org
We are a non-profit ecumenical Christian ministry that builds decent and affordable houses in partnership with low-income families and volunteers.

5093 Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital
303-318-0447 | www.cvmf.org
A program of CVMF, offering discounted veterinary services to disabled and low income pet owners and affordable spay and neuter services to the general public.

5046 HospiceCare of Boulder & Broomfield County
303-449-7740 | www.hospicecareonline.org
We maintain the highest possible quality of life for patients and offer services for family, friends, and the community regarding end-of-life situations.

5030 Humane Society of Boulder Valley
303-442-4030 | www.boulderhumane.org
We protect and enhance the lives of companion animals by promoting healthy relationships between pets and people.

5198 Hunger Free Colorado
720-328-1284 | www.hungerfreecolorado.org
Hunger Free Colorado is the states' leading anti-hunger organization dedicated to ensuring that all Coloradans have sustainable access to nutritious, affordable food.

5146 Invest In Kids
303-839-1808 | www.iik.org
We work to improve the health and well-being of Colorado's children, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, by partnering with communities to advance scientifically programs.

5165 Judi's House
720-941-0331 | www.judishouse.org
Since 2002, Judi's House has helped more than 2,300 children safely and successfully cope with feelings of grief after losing a parent or loved one.

5063 Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
303-864-5300 | www.kempe.org
Kempe provides direct clinical services, training, public education and awareness, and consultation programs to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect.

5032 KGNU 88.5FM & 1390AM Independent Community Radio
303-449-4885 | www.kgnu.org
We are an independent, volunteer powered, non-commercial radio station.  KGNU broadcasts diverse, alternative news and information and eclectic music to Denver, Boulder and beyond.

5033 KUVO 89.3 Radio / jazz89
303-480-9272 | www.kuvo.org
KUVO-Jazz 89 is a non commercial, community licensed, public radio station serving the Denver metro area and Summit county Colorado with music, news, and information.

5049 KVNF Community Radio
970-527-4866 | www.kvnf.org
A member-owned community radio station serving the heart of Western Colorado. We offer diverse music, alternative news and locally produced public affairs programming.

5075 Longmont Humane Society
303-772-1232 | www.longmonthumane.org
We promote the bond between people and animals, through pet adoptions, humane education, low-cost spay-and-neuter services, behavior training and volunteer opportunities.

5194 Maria Droste Counseling Center
303-756-9052 | www.mdscounseling.org
We provide affordable counseling for at-risk adults, children, and families in need. Helping them overcome obstacles such as poverty, emotional trauma, illness, and depression.

5199 Metro Volunteers
303-282-1234 | www.metrovolunteers.org
Metro Volunteers' mission is to mobilize and cultivate volunteers as a vital resource in our community. Metro Volunteer elevates, connects, trains, and engages volunteers.

5113 Minority Enterprise & Educational Development
303-296-2969 | www.meedcolorado.org
We provide scholarships for minority and disadvantaged students in Denver public middle schools and provide opportunities for their parents to attend partner community colleges. We have also started a new scholarship program from minority small businesses

5056 NARAL Pro-choice Colorado Foundation
303-394-1973 | www.prochoicecolorado.org
Through education and grassroots outreach, NARAL Pro-Choice Colorado Foundation supports and protects each woman's ability to access a full range of reproductive health care options.

5037 Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
303-447-8760 | www.narf.org
NARF provides legal representation to Native American tribes, organizations, and individuals to protect sovereign and human rights guaranteed them by treaty and law.

5038 New Foundations Nonviolence Center
303-825-2562 | www.home.earthlink.net/~nfnc/
NFNC empowers people within Colorado's criminal justice system to make positive life changes for the betterment of themselves, their families, and the community at large.

5184 Nurse-Family Partnership
303-327-4240 | www.nursefamilypartnership.org
Nurse-Family Partnership, an evidence-based, nurse home visiting, community health program that helps transform the lives of vulnerable mothers pregnant with their first child.

5200 One Colorado
303-396-6170 | www.one-colorado.org
One Colorado Education Fund is a statewide nonprofit with a mission of securing and protecting equality and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Coloradans and their families.

5195 Out Boulder
303-499-5777 | www.outboulder.org
Out Boulder is committed to cultivating equality, respect and well-being for the LGBTQI people of Boulder County and our Allies.

5067 Parents Families Friends of Lesbians and Gays of Denver
303-573-5861 | www.pflagdenver.org
We promote opportunities for dialogue regarding sexual orientation and gender identity through support, education, and advocacy to create a society respectful of human diversity.

5185 Park People, The

303-722-6262 | www.theparkpeople.org
The Park People works to preserver, enhance, and advocate for Denver's parks, recreation resources, open space and urban forest.

5015 Partners of Delta, Montrose and Ouray
970-249-1116 | www.partners-west.org
We develop positive changes in troubled youth by creating and supporting mentoring relationships with adult volunteers who are role models, advocates and friends.

5094 Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission
719-632-6189 | www.ppjpc.org
We promote the values of nonviolence, sustainable living, social and economic justice through seminars, experiential workshops, public forums, children’s peace camps, alternative news and public witness.

5041 Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
303-321-7526 | www.pprm.org
We focus on preventing unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases and reproductive cancers, investing in community education, youth development programs, and affordable reproductive health care.

5050 Project Angel Heart
303-830-0202 | www.projectangelheart.org
Over 3,500 volunteers annually help prepare, package and deliver free, nutritious meals to improve quality of life for our neighbors coping with life-threatening illness.

5171 Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance
303-202-3516 | http://www.rmaca.org
Rocky Mountain Alley Cat Alliance is the only agency in the Denver metro area dedicated to humanely reducing the feral and stray cat population.

5172 Rocky Mountain Arts Association
303-325-3959 | http://rmarts.org/
Building community through music through our four program choruses: The Denver Gay Men's Chorus, Denver Women's Chorus, Out Loud: The Colorado Springs Men's Chorus and Mosaic Youth Chorus.

5191 Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network
303-433-2812 | www.rmian.org
We strive to ensure that immigrant men, women, and children have access to justice, are empowered with legal information, and are treated humanely in immigration detention.

5201 Rocky Mountain Wild
303-546-0214 | www.rockymountainwild.org
Rocky Mountain Wild protects, connects, and restores the wildlife and wild lands of Colorado's mountains, plains, and deserts.

5005 Senior Assistance Center
303-455-9642 | www.seniorassistancecenter.org
Provides for basic human needs of impoverished seniors including rent/utility assistance, food bank, medical equipment, clothing, toiletries, friendly visitors, jobs, meals on wheels, and more.

5156 Senior Housing Options, Inc.
303-595-4464 | www.seniorhousingoptions.org
We provide and promote quality, affordable housing and services in a caring environment for older adults in Colorado.

5186 Sense of Security, Inc.
303-669-3113 | www.senseofsecurity.org
Sense of Security provides consistent, monthly, non-medical financial assistance to breast cancer patients who are currently undergoing treatment, hoping to ease stress of monetary obligations.

5193 Share Our Strength's Cooking Matters
303-892-8480 | www.strength.org
We combat hunger with a groundbreaking nutrition education program teaching low-income families how to shop for and prepare healthy low-cost meals.

5148 Stride
303-238-3580 | www.stride-co.org
Helps low-income families leave public assistance through vocational counseling, job training, and support services, including affordable housing, emergency loans, and youth services.

5023 Su Teatro
303-296-0219 | www.suteatro.org
We are a multidisciplinary cultural arts organization that strives to preserve, develop, and promote Chicano and Latino art and culture.

5078 Thorne Ecological Institute
303-499-3647 | www.thorne-eco.org
Thorne Ecological Institute builds Earth Stewardship by connecting kids to nature through hands-on Environmental Education and Natural Science experiences.

5100 Trails & Open Space Coalition
719-633-6884 | www.trailsandopenspaces.org
We work to preserve open space and rural land, and to create a network of trails, bikeways and greenways in the Pikes Peak region.

5151 Trees, Water & People (TWP)

970-484-3678 | www.treeswaterpeople.org
We are dedicated to improving people's lives by helping communities protect, conserve and manage the natural resources upon which their long-term well-being depends.

5080 Urban Servant Corps
303-894-0076 | www.servantcorps.org
We provide full-time volunteer staff to community service agencies that work with many of the most disadvantaged and at-risk populations in Denver’s inner city.

5202 Veterans Green Jobs
720-236-1300 | www.veteransgreenjobs.org
Veterans Green Jobs' mission is to engage, transition and connect military veterans with meaningful employment opportunities that serve our communities and environment.

5047 Voices For Children CASA
303-440-7059 | www.vfccasa.org
We work to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect in Boulder County through the use of trained CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteers and public awareness programs.

5115 Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC)
303-715-1010 | www.voc.org
Ordinary citizens. Extraordinary natural resources. Since 1984, VOC has been a nationally recognized leader in motivating and enabling volunteers to be active stewards of Colorado's outdoor resources.

5101 VSA arts of Colorado/Access Gallery
303-777-0797 | www.accessgallery.org
We enrich the lives of people with disabilities by creating and promoting opportunities for disabled persons and their families to actively participate in the arts.

5122 W.O.L.F. (Wolves Offered Life and Friendship)
970-416-9531 | www.wolfsanctuary.net
W.O.L.F. is a non-profit sanctuary for captive wolves/wolf-dogs. Our Mission: rescue animals in need, provide life-long sanctuary, and educate the public about these misunderstood animals.

5043 Western Colorado Congress

970-256-7650 | www.wccongress.org
Western Colorado Congress is an alliance for community action empowering people to protect and enhance their quality of life in western Colorado.

5157 Western Resource Advocates

303-444-1188 | www.westernresourceadvocates.org
Western Resource Advocates protects the West's land, air, and water. We defend public lands, promote water conservation, help restore rivers, and advance clean energy.

5039 Wild Animal Sanctuary, The

303-536-0118 | www.wildanimalsanctuary.org
The Wild Animal Sanctuary rescues abused, abandoned and illegally kept lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, wolves and bears, and focuses on public education about captive wildlife.

5105 Wild Forever Foundation
719-475-9453 | www.wildforever.org
We rescue and rehabilitate sick, orphaned and injured wildlife, return them to the wild and provide wildlife education through programs and hotlines.

5052 Women's Bean Project
303-292-1919 | www.womensbeanproject.com
Women's Bean Project teaches women job readiness and life skills for entry-level jobs through employment in our gourmet food production business.
 


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