With Afghan refugees starting to arrive, Project Worthmore’s years of experience and range of programs offer the structure needed to provide a warm welcome for these newcomers.
Project Worthmore: Welcoming Refugees as they Start a New Life
Ballot Will Determine Fate of Park Hill Golf Course
This November, two similarly-worded ballot initiatives with opposite intentions will decide the fate of the Park Hill Golf Course, a currently unused 155-acre open space that sits at the corner of Colorado Blvd. and E. 35th Ave.
Tween Drug Use & Support: “I thought I was doing Percocet. It was fentanyl.”
“If you start doing drugs you’ll probably like them. That’s the problem,” says Ben Stincer.
Local Nonprofit Helps Refugees Who “Just want to stop running”
Project Worthmore works with Lutheran Family Services and other agencies to provide short-term emergency help and cultural education.
Safe Outdoor Space
One month after the first residents began occupying the tents at the Safe Outdoor Space (SOS) encampment at the Park Hill United Methodist Church, Pastor Nathan Adams says he’s been pleased at how neighbors have responded, volunteering to bring two meals a day and other necessities for the residents.
AKA: Offering An Image to Emulate
The Denver chapter, which was founded 73 years ago, has more than 100 active members, who proudly wear the sorority’s pink and green colors.
Stopping Youth Gun Violence
Just three weeks after a mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers store left 10 people dead, Governor Jared Polis signed two bills into law designed to reduce gun violence: one mandates the safe storage of weapons, the other requires owners to report lost or stolen guns.
Working for Smiles
Are you over 55 and have a desire to give back to the community in a way that fits with your level of time, energy and interests? “We’re a matchmaker for those people,” says Cathy Law, Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) project manager.
Why does Central Park have two special districts?
The Park Creek and Westerly Creek Metropolitan Districts were created in 2000 to establish governmental entities that would fund and construct infrastructure for the redevelopment of the abandoned Stapleton airport.
WCMD Board–Notice of Vacancy
Notice is hereby given that one or more vacancies currently exist or will exist on the Board of Directors of the District effective March 1, 2021.
