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“The minute I called, I knew: Oh my goodness, this is a godsend.”

Until a few weeks ago Kristen had never heard of 2-1-1. But after a news anchor mentioned the hotline, she researched it and decided to ...
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“Poverty is not a problem to be solved… People in poverty need to be loved.”

I was reminded of this by one of our 2-1-1 navigators during a recent staff meeting. She was sharing the story of just one of ...
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2-1-1: It doesn’t matter what you make, any one of us may need to make that call…

“My wife and I both have good jobs, we’re not struggling, but this summer we found ourselves in upwards of $10,000 of medical debt.,” said ...
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Why do we run our own Workplace Campaign?

Workplace campaigns make up 90% of all the money United Ways across the country raise each year
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Healthy Cities

We want to distinguish our city as the place with the healthiest kids in the world.
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Creating a Culture of Learning

When the entire team is behind the mission and understands it, they give even more to their jobs.
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Helping Our Hungry Neighbors

Working with Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado to serve hundreds of families in our community.
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“The minute I called, I knew: Oh my goodness, this is a godsend.”

“The minute I called, I knew: Oh my goodness, this is a godsend.”