When Julietta arrived at Samaritan House Smith Road in July, she was still recovering from her first of two kidney stone surgeries. Weak and weary, she found herself in a place she never imagined but also one that would become a turning point in her life. “I couldn’t even get out of bed,” Julietta recalls. ... Read more The post A Place to Heal: Julietta’s Story of Recovery and Renewal appeared first on Catholic Charities of Denver.| Catholic Charities of Denver
Starting over isn’t easy – especially when it means leaving everything, and everyone you’ve known behind. At just 21 years old, Huey Min arrived in Denver, not knowing a soul, carrying the weight of that decision. It was a leap into the unknown, driven by the hope of building a life on her own terms. ... Read more The post Huey Min’s Leap of Faith: Finding Home Far From Home appeared first on Catholic Charities of Denver.| Catholic Charities of Denver
It’s been a fantastic four years. In July 2021, Catholic Charities worked with the City of Denver to reimagine a building at 48th Avenue, just east of Colorado Boulevard, as the largest congregate shelter for single women experiencing homelessness in the Denver metro area. The building, which had housed single men with services provided by ... Read more The post Four Years of Walking with Women: A Samaritan House 48th Anniversary appeared first on Catholic Charities of Denver.| Catholic Charities of Denver
When Army veteran Eugene moved back to Denver from Memphis in December 2023, he told himself that he would be without a home for three weeks, tops. While his time in the Veterans Program at Samaritan House, the Catholic Charities iconic shelter in downtown Denver, extended beyond his three-week goal, he used the time there ... Read more| Catholic Charities of Denver
