An Evening of Art and Much More

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Art is in the Air event.  Through the event sponsors and participants, we were able to raise over $8,000!  Thank you for everyone's generosity and support in partnering with ECM to impact Denver neighborhoods "one block at a time".  Here are a few of the pictures, but you can see many more here.

 

Art is in the Air on Thursday

Denver Justice Conference

The Denver Justice Conference offers two days of training on how to actively respond to local injustices. Diverse churches and non-profits equip and empower individuals and communities to identify and respond to the most pressing issues in our city.

During this year's conference, participants will be delving into the topics of Youth & Education, Homelessness and Immigration through the lens of "Meeting Needs, Empowering People and Advocating for Change." 

Come find out more about many of the great organizations working in these crucial areas throughout Denver at this conference.

November Extreme Endeavors

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Art is in the Air

You are invited to Art is in the Air on November 10!  View the invitation here and invite your friends to join you - http://paperless.ly/uNfhE0.  Hope to see you there!

Before-During-After

Volunteers from the Urban Land Institute assisted with the clean up, trash removal, and weeding at an unoccupied house.  Farris, a neighbor who lives next door to an abandoned house that had become a dumping ground, as well as a hangout for the homeless, solicited the help of Extreme Community Makeover.  “Those guys [the volunteers] have done so much. They were so awesome to work with.”

Although isolated by geography and transportation, with the help of Extreme Community Makeover residents of Globeville helped better the community and themselves.

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Despite the Rain

Despite the rain, volunteers met and helped residents of the Globeville on Saturday October 8th.  Physically isolated from Denver by freeways, railroad lines and the South Platte River, Globeville is a community apart.

Members of Greenwood Community Church visited one house and assisted with trash removal and overall cleanup and organization of a yard. There was a lot of weeding to be done, but the church members focused and completed the task at hand. Marcelino, the resident, explained that he had just become so busy that maintaining his yard was harder than he expected. “It was a lot to get started, and having Extreme Community Makeover here to help made it so much easier. I’m so grateful. A lot was needed and a lot was done.”