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2012 Charity Partners

AIR Foundation
Running with Passion. Running for Hope. Running for New Life.

Confronting addiction and homelessness through Activity Inspired Rehabilitation, The AIR Foundation uses distance running to coach members of local recovery programs into a life of stability and sobriety. This year, AIR is training men from Denver Rescue Mission’s New Life Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Program to participate in the Colfax Marathon.. Be part of this amazing transformational season by getting involved in training and fundraising for The AIR Foundation’s Denver Rescue Mission Marathon Team! You can train with us and the men from the Denver Rescue Mission, participate in events and races leading up to the Colfax Marathon and help us achieve the monetary goals necessary to keep these phenomenal programs alive! We will assist with setting up fundraising pages, providing email templates, etc.

To learn more, contact Kelly@TheAIRFoundation.Org or visit us at www.theairfoundation.org

ALS Association - Rky. Mtn. Chapter
Fighting on Every Front to Improve Living with ALS

Our Chapter was founded in 1991 when a group of ALS patients, families and friends formed an organization to provide support to people in Colorado and Wyoming afflicted with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). We have a variety of services available to help improve the quality of life for those living with ALS and their families. All services are free of charge and include: a medical equipment loan program, the Doris Lackner Respite Care Fund, support groups, educational information, referrals and one-on-one support.

For more information about our Charity Partners program, email events@alsaco.org. To learn more about us, visit www.alsaco.org.

Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado

The Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado offers education, counseling and support at no cost to the 72,000 families in our state living with Alzheimer’s, and funds research to find a cure to the disease. Go the distance with ALZ Stars by registering for the Colfax Marathon. Members of ALZ Stars raise funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s while competing in marathons and ½ marathons. Join our ALZ Stars team and become an inspiration for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

To learn more about ALZ Stars email alzstars@alzco.org or visit the Alzheimer’s Association at www.alz.org/co.

AMC Cancer Fund
Benefiting The University of Colorado Cancer Center

AMC Cancer Fund raises money and awareness for the University of Colorado Cancer Center’s cancer prevention, care, education and research programs. The CU Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the Rocky Mountain Region. Patients diagnosed and treated at CU Cancer Center have higher 5-year survival rates for many cancer types compared with state-wide and national averages. AMC sees a world where we celebrate survival as we move forward with new research and technology, where the cancers prevented outnumber the new diagnoses. AMC sees a world where cancer is not a fatal disease. And one day, we believe we will see a world without cancer. For more information, visit www.amc.org. To learn about our charity partners program, contact Brooke Cantrell, cantrellb@amc.org, 303-239-3318.

America SCORES Denver

America SCORES Denver provides over 320 Denver youth with soccer, creative writing and service learning opportunities each year. Through their participation in SCORES, Denver's poet-athletes learn to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, and become agents of change in their communities. SCORES combines team sports – increased physical activity, self-esteem, pride, teamwork and good sportsmanship – with an onsite academic program that builds critical literacy skills. SCORES helps students to build skills and values that will last a lifetime.

To join the SCORES running team, please visit www.americascoresdenver.kintera.org/marathon.

American Cancer Society
DetermiNation

The DetermiNation program is the American Cancer Society’s nation of athletes determined to end cancer. This powerful and inspiring movement saves lives by enabling athletes to dedicate their training and participation in marathons and other endurance events to a lifesaving effort to fight a disease that has already taken too many lives. Over the years, thousands of athletes have had an experience of a lifetime while raising millions for the fight against all types of cancer, helping create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.

Join the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon DetermiNation Team Today!

AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND OF COLORADO

Our organization is dedicated to promoting the independence, equality and opportunities for all blind and visually impaired individuals in the state of Colorado. ACBCO exists so that our clients will be able to function to the greatest of their abilities and all of our programs and services are provided free. Our actions and culture are guided by integrity and inclusiveness in all our efforts to empower individuals involved with our work. Run for us in the Colfax Marathon and raise pledges for ACBCO from your family and friends. For more information, contact Dave Wolvin at 303-831-0117 or dave.wolvin@acbco.org. Our website is www.acbco.org.

American Liver Foundation
The American Liver Foundation strives to facilitate, advocate and promote education, support and research for the prevention, treatment and cure of liver disease

Did you know that there are over 100 different kinds of liver disease that affect all age groups and all nationalities? Did you know that liver disease and cirrhosis are the 9th leading cause of death in Denver County and the 10th leading cause of death in Colorado? Research is improving daily, and new methods to manage these diseases are being developed all the time, but there is much more that still needs to be done. The American Liver Foundation is working hard but we need your support too! Let’s work together to make liver disease something that’s only written about in history books. To join our contact Mara Brosy-Wiwchar, mbrosy@liverfoundation.org, 303-988-4388.

To learn more about us, visit www.liverfoundation.org.

American Lung Association
Fighting for Air

As the oldest voluntary health organization in the U.S., the American Lung Association in Colorado works to prevent lung disease and promote lung health. Program areas include asthma, smoking cessation and prevention, lung disease, air quality and research. Whether educating youth at our summer camp; helping teens quit their tobacco habit; providing support and education for adults living with lung disease; or researching cures for everything from lung disease to lung cancer; the work of the American Lung Association in Colorado truly does impact everyone.

For more information about our Charity Partners program, contact Liz Toohey, ltoohey@lungcolorado.org , 303-847-0280. For more information about us, go to www.lungcolorado.org.

Art From Ashes
Art from Ashes empowers struggling youth through poetry and therapeutic workshops.

Art from Ashes partners with organizations to provide poetry and creative arts workshops for youth who are in residential treatment, urban environments, homeless, incarcerated, or court-involved. We guide young people in need of hope and a self-determined future to understand and recognize their own value and purpose. Art from Ashes combines expression, the articulation of painful events or circumstances in their young lives; connection, the ability to release the pain and fear of those experiences among peers and mentors; and transformation, using the power of strong, healthy words to encourage an identity that is not based in victimization.

To join our Charity Partners team, contact Susie at susie@artfromashes.org. For more information about us, please visit www.artfromashes.org.

Arts Street
Cultivates Creative Kids Today for a Smart Workforce Tomorrow.

Since 1995, Arts Street, a non-profit, has been giving teenagers workforce skills through creative job training. Youth apply to work in teams as artists, performers, writers and digital designers. They do what they love, earn hourly wages, make friends, build self-esteem, and stay in school. Our graduates become artists, teachers, architects, bankers and web engineers. All that was accomplished in borrowed facilities. Next year, we will finally have a permanent home, rent-free, accessible by bus and rail. For more information about us, visit www.arts-street.org.

Run with us in the Colfax Marathon so that we can continue to serve the at-risk youth of Denver; contact info@arts-street.org.

Aurora Community Connection
Sharing Strengths, Enriching Lives, Building Communities

The ACC family resource center empowers low-income children and adults through health access services, nutrition education, organized opportunities for exercise, community service for youth, after-school tutoring, early childhood education and English as a second language classes. Many who participate in our programs serve as volunteers, choosing to give back to the ACC and the community by sharing their time and their skills. The families we work with can only pay a nominal fee for our services, however, so we need the help of others to raise funds to cover our expenses. So please run the Colfax Marathon for ACC families!

Contact Dr. Robin Waterman, robin.waterman@auroracommunityconnection.com, (303) 617-2582 for more information.

Aurora Youth Options
Navigate, connect and provide positive individualized resources to help middle and high school aged youth and their families thrive

Aurora Youth Options brings youth at risk together with 300 existing community programs and activities via a process that identifies the agencies or programs that can best serve the youths’ needs. The process begins with “gatekeepers” in the schools and community who observe problem behavior and offer the youth information and referral to an AYO youth specialist who meet with youth and their families and assess the youth’s needs using a specialized survey that rates risk and protective factors. Youth are then connected with an appropriate community organization or activity to help the individual thrive.

To learn more about us, visit www.aurorayouthoptions.org. To join our Charity Partners team, contact Ashlee Redman at ashleeredman@aumhc.org or 303-617-2614.

Autism Society of Colorado
Improving the Lives of All Affected by Autism

As a local chapter of the Autism Society of America, our professional staff serves individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, families, providers, and policy makers throughout Colorado. The Autism Society of Colorado (ASC) offers programs geared towards increasing awareness, support, and quality of life for those affected by autism. Since autism knows no racial, geographical or socio-economic boundaries, ASC serves many diverse communities that are impacted by autism; 87 cents of every dollar donated goes back to community programs.

To join the ASC charity partner team or to reach our charity partner contact, call Justin Petrochko, justin@autismcolorado.org or 720.214.0794 x 11. To learn more about us, visit www.autismcolorado.org.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
Start Something. Donate. Mentor.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado has served youth in Colorado with mentoring since 1918. Our mission is to help children reach their full potential through professionally supported, one-to-one, volunteer mentoring relationships with measurable impact. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado addresses community needs by providing caring adult mentors to elementary school-aged children who live in low-income, single parent families. In 2011, Big Brothers Big Sisters will support over 2,000 one-to-one mentoring relationships between youth and volunteer mentors in the metro Denver and Colorado Springs areas.

For more information, please visit www.BigLittleColorado.org. For more information about joining our charity partners program, please contact Elliott Stein at elliotts@biglittlecolorado.org, or call (303) 433-6002.

Breakthrough Kent Denver
Learn. Teach. Achieve.

Breakthrough Kent Denver launches motivated, under-resourced Denver Public Middle School students on the path to college and inspires high school and college students to pursue careers in education. We are a tuition free, educational non-profit program that provides our students and teachers with the tools necessary to facilitate their highest level of achievement. In 2011, 97% of Breakthrough alumni graduated from high school and 94% went on to pursue a college degree. Run with us to ensure our students have the opportunity and choice to succeed in high school and college. To learn more about us, visit www.breakthroughdenver.org. To run with us, contact Jaclyn Schaffner, jschaffner@kentdenver.org or 303.770.7660 x180.

Brent’s Place
Making a difference in the lives of children with cancer....one day at a time.

There is a place where families are offered hope and healing when facing the most demanding time of their lives. There is a place where kids being treated for life threatening cancer can still be kids. This place is Brent's Place. Since its inception, Brent's Place has remained the only hospital approved "Safe-Clean" housing facility for immune compromised patients and their families, providing a living environment that is essential to healing and recovery. Conveniently located near the Anschutz Medical Campus, Brent's Place is designed to offer families "Safe-Clean" individualized housing in an environment virtually free from dander, dust, mold and other infectious agents. Brent's Place, a program and facility created by the Brent Eley Foundation, bridges the gap between the hospital and going home.

To learn more about Brent's Place, please visit www.brentsplace.org. To run with us and join the fun, please contact Julie Gart, Development Manager, jgart@brentsplace.org or 720-343-2803.

Café Cultura
Our Culture Heals Us

Café Cultura promotes unity and healing among Indigenous peoples through creative expression while empowering youth to find their voice, reclaim traditions, and become leaders in their communities. We organize an open mic night, conduct spoken word/poetry workshops for youth, and perform at community events throughout the state. We showcase the work of Chicana/o, Native American, Latina/o and other underserved communities while providing a safe space for young people to speak their truths, build community, and learn about issues affecting our communities. Run with us to help fund support our young people in telling their stories. Contact Ara at ara@cafecultura.org to do so. For more information about our work, please visit www.cafecultura.org.

Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
The Power to be More than Your MS

Can Do Multiple Sclerosis is an innovative provider of lifestyle empowerment programs for people with MS and their support partners. A national nonprofit organization, we empower people to move beyond their MS by giving them the knowledge, skills, tools and confidence to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors, actively co-manage their disease and live their best lives. Join the Can Do MS team and raise funds to help those living with multiple sclerosis discover the power to be more than their MS. Register today!

For more information visit www.mscando.org or contact Maren Lantzy at mlantzy@mscando.org or 800-367-3101 x 1292.

Celebrating Women’s Health
If Momma’s Not Healthy – Nobody is Happy

Celebrating Women’s Health provides critical information on health topics such as breast cancer including early detection and self breast exams, well-women exams, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, mental health, nutrition, and massage therapy and fun exercises for integrating health and faith. Our mission is to reach all women, regardless of race, economics or church affiliation and encourage them to come together to build personal strength through information, education and social networking. We host a one-day event that is free and open to all; it typically draws 300 people. We are a young and growing nonprofit that wants your support. Join our Charity Partner team and help us reach out to more women who need this critical information.

For more information, please contact Sherry Delaney at Sherry.Delaney7447@gmail.com.

Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation

Founded in 1908, The Children’s Hospital is dedicated to the belief that all children should have the opportunity for a bright and healthy future. Consistently ranked one of the best children’s hospitals in America, Children’s combines world-class pediatric medicine with a uniquely family-friendly environment. In 1978, the Children’s Hospital Foundation was established to advance the Hospital’s mission. Community leaders support The Children’s Hospital in a variety of ways such as volunteering, donating gifts, corporate partnerships, or foundation grants.

For more information about our Charity Partners program, contact Jacqueline Owens Lindley at jlindley@childrenscoloradofoundation.org. To learn more about our Foundation, visit www.thechildrenshospitalfoundation.org.

Colfax Community Network
An Avenue of Hope

In Denver, thousands of children are growing up in dilapidated motels – places no longer suitable for tourist trade; places where crime and chaos thrive but children do not. Approximately 50 motels line Colfax Avenue; children are residents in all but a few. The mission of the Colfax Community Network (CCN) is to provide children and families residing in low-income, transient housing (primarily residential motels) along Colfax Avenue with information, advocacy, services, and programs that strengthen and improve family and community life. For more information, please visit www.colfaxcommunitynetwork.org. To join our Charity Partners group, contact Eric Linder, ericlinder@mac.com, 402-210-5274.

Colorado Center on Law and Policy
Justice and Economic Security for all Coloradans

The Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP) has more than a decade of experience as one of Colorado’s leading advocacy organizations dedicated to promoting justice, economic security, access to health care and sound fiscal policies. Through its work on health care, welfare reform, fiscal policy and other critical issues, CCLP has gained a strong reputation in providing research, education, advocacy and litigation on behalf of lower-income Coloradans, policymakers, opinion leaders, nonprofit organizations and the general public.

Please visit our website for more information: www.cclponline.org or contact Felicia Griffin at fgriffin@cclponline.org if you would like to run for CCLP!

Colorado Canine Rescue
There's no place like home.

Colorado Canine Rescue, CCR, was incorporated in 2008 and received its 501c3 tax exempt status in January 2009. We are a small group run entirely by volunteers. Our mission is to rescue dogs from shelters that have been overlooked and have run out of time. We place these dogs in our foster homes and provide any necessary medical or behavioral care. Our goal is to find an adoptive family whose needs and lifestyle perfectly match those of our dog's so that it is a permanent, loving home.

If you'd like more information about our group or running for our dogs, please contact Amy Taylor at rescue@coloradocaninerescue.org or visit our website, www.coloradocaninerescue.org.

Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (COCA)
Promoting Awareness About Ovarian Cancer through Advocacy, Education and Support

Founded when five determined women diagnosed with ovarian cancer formed a group to offer support to one another, COCA has evolved into an organization with a much bigger mission of ADVOCATING for excellence in health care for women with ovarian cancer, EDUCATING about early detection through programs such as Survivors Teaching Students, COCA Speakers Bureau and 9Health Fairs and SUPPORTING survivors through Nicki's Circle Support Groups. Run Colfax for COCA then join us for“Jodi's Race” June 2nd in honor of Jodi Brammeier, founder of the race who lost her battle against ovarian cancer shortly after witnessing the success of her vision.

For more information about COCA and the Charity Partners program, or to register visit our website at www.colo-ovariancancer.org. You can also contact Naomi Gravelding at naomi@colo-ovariancancer.org.

Colorado Parks and Recreation Association Foundation

The Colorado Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) Foundation supports the activities and programs of the 200 municipal and 1,100 individual members of the Colorado Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA). CPRA Foundation promotes parks, recreation, and leisure activities for all publics of the State of Colorado. Through its Cancer Fitness Institute, CPRA Foundation supports cancer survivors in individualized exercise and rehabilitation programs at community recreation centers. We also provide grants to Colorado communities for tree planting and community gardens.

Learn more about us and how you can create your own fundraising page to email to your friends and family, so they can join you to support parks and recreation in Colorado! For more information about our Charity Partners program, contact Therese at thereset@cpra-web.org or 303-231-0943.

Colorado Symphony

The state’s only full-time professional orchestra, the Colorado Symphony embraces a tradition of musical excellence by presenting a diverse array of live performances of the full range of music from traditional to contemporary throughout the year. Originally established in 1989, the Colorado Symphony performs in Boettcher Concert Hall and with chamber and small ensemble groups throughout the Front Range. By presenting music that is both timeless and inspiring, while taking risks with new musical collaborations and interactive concerts, the Colorado Symphony is attracting more diverse and younger audiences than ever before. The increasing popularity of Colorado Symphony concerts not only re-affirms the artistic excellence of the orchestra, but also reflects the Symphony’s relevance to its Colorado community. For more information about the Colorado Symphony, please visit our website at www.coloradosymphony.org. For more information about running with the Colorado Symphony team, please contact Melissa Muscato at 303-308-2495 or mmuscato@coloradosymphony.org.

Colorado Vincentian Volunteers
Companions on the Journey

The Colorado Vincentian Volunteers a community of faith and action. Twenty men and women, ages 22-30 are recruited annually to accompany the poor, live in community, grow spiritually, and develop a deeper understanding of Social Justice and Change. CVV volunteers serve homeless youth and adults, children in inner- city schools, the medically indigent, low income seniors, economically disadvantaged women and families who are in need of emergency assistance. In the past 13 years, 152 volunteers have completed the annual program, and 45 local non-profit agencies have been provided over 280,000 hours of volunteer service through CVV.

If you have questions or would like to participate contact Mary Luke Noonan at MaryLukeNoonan@gmail.com.

Colorado Youth for a Change
Solving America's Dropout Crisis

CYC believes that all youth have the right to receive an education. On a daily basis, we reach out to youth who have dropped out or are on the verge of dropping out of school and provide them with support to overcome barriers that may discourage them in continuing to pursue their high school diploma. We want all youth to realize the importance of an education and how it can positively impact their life. CYC provides services to over 1,000 young people each year.

Interested in Team CYC, contact Sharla at: Sharla.williams@coyouth.org or go to www.cycinfo.org.

Confluence Ministries
Passionate People Collaborating on Purpose

Confluence Ministries is a non-profit organization that brings together diverse individuals, groups, and organizations, with their practical resources, to help people and communities in need. Through our outreach center, located in the at-risk West Colfax community, we provide programs and opportunities to improve and empower those seeking to better their lives and families. We endeavor to serve our city by being a catalyst in connecting, networking, and collaborating on purpose!

For more information about us, please visit www.confluenceministries.org.

Denver Achievement Academy
Sports, Service and Learning for Life

The Denver Achievement Academy provides underserved youth with a pathway for success in life by creating viable, deep-impact, and comprehensive programs to enhance academic performance, develop decision making skills, promote leadership, cultivate critical thinking, build proficiency in sports-for-life, and nurture personal growth through student centered activities emphasizing service to others. Tutors assist with homework, provide remedial help when needed and engage students in an accelerated curriculum. Coaches teach a variety of sports, emphasizing teamwork, fundamentals, skill development, and effort. Students also perform 3 hours of community service a month.

For more information about our organization, visit www.DenverAchievementAcademy.com. To learn more about joining our Charity Partner team, please contact Cindy VanCise at cindyvancise1@aol.com or Simon Peter O’Hanlon at simono@econtral.com.

Denver Children’s Advocacy Center
Prevent Abuse. Strengthen Families. Restore Childhood.

The Denver Children’s Advocacy Center (DCAC) works to improve the lives of children traumatized by sexual abuse and violence—as well as those who are at high risk—with prevention, education and direct services. We invite you to “Run for the Children” in any of the May 20 races and help us raise funds to restore childhood for victims of abuse and violence. If you’re a child or a teen, you can “Step Up for Kids” by participating in our 30-day walkthon in April—and then join us on race weekend! For more information, please visit us at www.denvercac.org or contact Candace Wengert candace.wengert@denvercac.org.

Denver Health Paramedics

In Denver, when you dial 911, you're calling the Denver Health Paramedics. The distinctive orange and blue ambulances respond to automobile accidents, alcohol intoxication, psychiatric emergencies, falls and chest pain. They transport hundreds of patients each year with penetrating trauma (gunshots or stab wounds) and blunt trauma injuries (car crashes, and ski accidents). They respond to 80,000 calls annually for emergency medical assistance. Denver Health Paramedics Charity Partner runners are raising funds to purchase car seats for thousands of low-income babies born each year at Denver Health Medical Center.

To learn more and to make a donation in support of the Denver Health Paramedics relay teams, please visit www.denverhealthfoundation.org

Denver Inner City Parish
Because community makes all the difference, we will work to serve and strengthen ours.

The Denver Inner City Parish (DICP) has been serving Denver’s low income communities since 1960 by offering programs that focus on education, hunger, community development and wellness. DICP is a wrap-around human service nonprofit, addressing each client as a whole person versus only focusing on a single issue. The DICP’s programs relieve suffering, promote self-sufficiency, enrich lives, and address chronic obstacles prevalent within impoverished communities. In 2011, the DICP served over 23,000 people on a budget of $1.7 million. To join our charity partners program, contact Nikkie Vigil, nikkie@dicp.org or (303) 629-0636.

Denver Kids, Inc.

Denver Kids, Inc. helps students, grades K-12, who face the personal challenges of higher risk environments, successfully complete high school, explore post-secondary options and become productive members of the community.

For more information, please visit www.denverkidsinc.org.

Denver Public Schools Foundation

The Denver Public Schools (DPS) Foundation exists to help ensure that the 79,000 students in 160 unique Denver Public Schools have every opportunity to succeed. The Foundation drives community investment in support of tutoring, after-school programs, competitive sports, classroom grants, leadership training, and more. These programs give our students access to enriching opportunities both inside and outside of the classroom. Your participation through the Colfax Marathon will support Prep League Middle School competitive sports in Denver Public Schools, which serve 6,500 children in grades 6-8 every year. Please join us in supporting the future leaders – and sports stars! – of Denver by choosing the DPS Foundation as your Colfax Marathon charity of choice.

Learn more at http://www.dpsfoundation.org/news_events_upcoming_events.php.

Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency

Founded in 1923, Dominican Sisters Home Health Agency’s (DSHHA) goal is to provide FREE, in-home nursing care and related services to the frail elderly and those with chronic or disabling conditions who live in the Metro Denver area and are without other resources, so they may remain safe, healthy and independent in their own homes. Blisters for Sisters ™ is our annual marathon and half marathon training program which started just three years ago with 5 runners – we now have over 50 and it keeps growing!

Join us to make YOUR blisters count for our needy patients.www.dominicansisters.org or call 303-322-1413.

EmbodiWorks
Integrative Cancer Care Resources

EmbodiWorks is creating a better world by providing definitive, reliable educational resources and supporting advocacy focused on integrative cancer care to reduce cancer risk and improve cancer-related survival, quality of life, and whole person health care. Our educational website offers integrative cancer care resources about whole person health and healing in five domains-body, mind, spirit, social, and environmental. Our organization was created to help the people that hear the words, "You have cancer." Will you join us to support and improve the lives of people who need our help now?

To learn more about us, please visit www.embodiworks.org. For more information about joining our charity partner program, contact Joyce at joyce@embodiworks.org.

Every Child Counts

Every Child Counts is an Aurora-based, grassroots nonprofit corporation serving the needs of underserved children in our community. We provide the basic necessities of clothing, blankets, cribs and car seats free of charge. We work with hospitals, medical groups, and social service agencies to ensure every child's needs are met. The majority of our funding comes from in-kind and monetary donations in our community. In 2011, we provided for 600 children, who otherwise would have gone without. Every shirt, every diaper, every sock makes a difference to a child who doesn't have anything. For more information about us, visit www.everychild.biz. To join our charity partners team, contact Nina Minnehan, nina@everychild.biz, 720-982-6434.

Family HomeStead
Sometimes homelessness is a family affair.

exists to “…house homeless families and end homelessness for individual families in our program in the Metro Denver Area….” Children comprise 63 percent of our client population. Providing both emergency and transitional housing, we believe that families with children don’t belong in shelters. Institutional living disempowers parents and disrupts the pattern of normal daily life. Family HomeStead houses families in individual apartments, providing a safe home base for children while their parents work one-on-one with our case managers to develop a plan that helps them take control of their lives, find permanent housing, and develop a sustainable income.

For more information about Family HomeStead, please visit our website: www.familyhomestead.org. To join our Charity Partner team, please email judy@familyhomestead.org.

Family Tree
Helping families become safe, strong and self-reliant

Since 1976, Family Tree has provided a broad range of services and shelter to families and youth of metro Denver to overcome child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness. Last year, Family Tree provided services to more than 32,000 people, including more than 23,000 nights of safe shelter to families and individuals who might otherwise be homeless. The mission of Family Tree is to help people overcome child abuse, domestic violence and homelessness to become safe, strong and self-reliant.

For more information about joining our charity partners program, please contact Angie Overlie, aoverlie@thefamilytree.org, 303-598-1551. To learn more about us, please visit www.thefamilytree.org.

Fetal Hope Foundation
Leading the Way to Hope

We invite you to join our charity team as part of the 2011 Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon. Fetal Hope Foundation was started by two runners whose identical twin girls were saved during pregnancy when all hope seemed lost. Thanks to in-utero surgery, their daughters were saved. Each day, some 200 babies die from a fetal syndrome and some 800,000 pregnancies are affected each year. Join us in making a difference.

For more information, please contact us at lonnie@fetalhope.org or visit our website at www.fetalhope.org.

Food Bank of the Rockies
Fighting Hunger and Feeding Hope since 1978

Food Bank of the Rockies distributed over 26 million pounds of food last year through 1,100 hunger-relief programs in Northern Colorado, including Metro Denver and the entire state of Wyoming. Of the 321,000 people served annually, nearly half are children. Since 1978, FBR, through our partner agencies – soup kitchens, shelters and pantries -, has provided over 270 million meals for people in need.

Learn more about us and how you can create your own fundraising page to email to your friends and family, so they can join with you to fight hunger and feed hope!

FosterSports
We don't just play games. We foster success.

The mission of FosterSports is to make a positive difference in the lives of foster, homeless and displaced youth, by providing athletic programs, equipment and sports-related financial scholarships to assist in their healthy development. FosterSports provides three programs: The Equipment Locker; The Build an Athlete Program; and Seasonal Sport Programs. As a non-profit organization FosterSports engages volunteers, community leaders, and sponsors to ensure that sports activities are available to participants. To learn more about us, visit www.fostersports.org. To run with us in the Colfax Marathon, contact Gary Warren Ullrich - gary@fostersports.org.

Foundation Fighting Blindness

The Foundation Fighting Blindness is the world’s leading non-governmental source for retinal disease research funding. With 50 chapters across the country, including the Denver chapter, the goal of the Foundation is clear: To drive the research that leads to preventions, treatments, and cures for the entire spectrum of blinding retinal diseases — including macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, and Usher syndrome — that together affect more than 10 million Americans and millions more throughout the world. In recent human clinical trials, 40 kids and young adults have had their vision restored through gene therapy. Visit our website for more information:www.FightBlindness.org. To join our charity partner team contact Richard Faubion.

http://www.fightblindness.org/site/TR/RacetoCureBlindness/RacetoCureBlindness?fr_id=4740&pg=entry

Freedom Service Dogs
Saving Dogs, Transforming Lives

Freedom Service Dogs enhances the lives of people with disabilities by rescuing dogs and custom training them for individual client needs. Integrating dogs into the treatment of conditions such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries, autism, and PTSD has been shown to be physiologically and emotionally beneficial to people – empowering them with a new found sense of independence for daily tasks like using the restroom, getting in and out of bed, and through a variety of public interactions. Freedom Service Dogs has been featured nationally in 2010 on CBS Evening News and CNN. Please join us in our “2 legs for 4 legs effort” as our charity team strives to raise a collective $25,000 – the cost of placing a custom trained dog with person with a disability.

For more information about us, visit www.freedomservicedogs.org. For more information about our charity partner team, contact Perry Jowsey, Director of Development, 303-922-6231, PJowsey@freedomservicedogs.org.

Friends for Youth

“Hey what’s up? My name’s Andre. I’m 16 years old. I got in some trouble and wasn’t sure where to turn, so I asked if I could join Friends for Youth, a faith-based non-profit mentoring organization. They provide youth like me fun group activities and one-to-one mentoring relationships. They found me my very own mentor, which has made a huge positive change. I’ve stayed in school and out of trouble. My mentor is even helping me find a job. This summer we’re going to hike a 14’er!”

Friends for Youth needs more mentors and support. Visit www.friendsforyouth.com or email davidl@friendsforyouth.com for more information.

Friends of the Haven

The mission of the Friends of The Haven is to provide financial and volunteer support to further the activities of The Haven and Baby Haven programs both operated by Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS). The Haven is a unique program that provides an a safe and empowering environment where women, pregnant women and women with infants can recover from drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring disorders and become self-sufficient, confident, and productive members of our community. The Baby Haven Child Care Center provides quality childcare for infants and small children whose parents are in addictions treatment with ARTS. To learn more, visit www.havenfriends.org. To join our Charity Partners team, contact Stephanie Robertson, Stephanie.Robertson@HavenFriends.org.

Gateway Battered Women's Services
Serving the Victims of Domestic Violence in Aurora and Arapahoe County since 1977.

Gateway Battered Women's Services works toward the elimination of personal and societal violence against all women and children by empowerment through education, support services, and by actually promoting social change within the community. Gateway provides quality services in a safe and confidential environment for all women, children and family pets who are victims of domestic violence. Gateway strives to promote community awareness through training, education, and networking. Gateway’s goal is to empower women and children in developing violence-free lives through crisis intervention, advocacy, and support services. Gateway endeavors to affect community awareness and ultimately change attitudes on issues of domestic violence. To learn more about us, visit www.gatewayshelter.org. For more information about our charity partner program, contact Jeneen Klippel, JKworden@gatewayshelter.com.

George Washington High School
Go Patriots!

George Washington High School is a large school in Denver Public Schools serving grades 9-12. This year, 5 lucky students will be taking on their teachers as they run in the Teacher vs. Student Colfax Marathon Relay to raise money for the Advanced Placement Program at George Washington High School. Each year, over 400 students take AP courses at George Washington, and the proceeds from this event will be used to fund AP apparel, celebratory BBQs, parent nights, tutoring, technology, and so much more! For more information about our participation in the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon, contact Greg Hessee, ghessee@yahoo.com.

Girls Athletic Leadership Schools
Join the Movement

The Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (GALS)’ mission is to provide a college preparatory education in a supportive environment that fosters the academic mastery and personal development necessary for every young woman to become a powerful advocate for herself and leader of her community. The school provides an innovative and necessary educational option that engages health and wellness as a key-contributing factor in optimizing academic achievement and self-development.

To join our Charity Partners team, please contact Dimity McDowell (GALS board member) at dimitymcd@gmail.com or at 303-758-1909. For more information about our school, please visit http://www.galschools.org/index/GALS_Home.html.

Girls on the Run
Educating and preparing girls for a lifetime of healthy living and self-respect

Girls on the Run of the Rockies (GOTR) is a non-profit organization that offers a unique after school program for girls in 3rd – 8th grade. We educate and prepare girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Our 10-week program combines training for a 5K run with lessons that inspire girls to celebrate their strengths and inner selves. Each year, GOTR serves more than 1,000 girls in the Denver area. Forty percent of our girls are low-income, at-risk youth. GOTR provide the program to these students and schools at no cost, through grants and fundraising.

Find out more on how to be a GOTR charity running partner at www.girlsontherunrockies.org or call 720.530.1064.

GLBT Community Center
Advancing LGBT Colorado

Celebrating its 35th anniversary in 2011, The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado (The Center) is the only statewide nonprofit community center dedicated to providing support and advocacy for Colorado’s LGBT population. The Center serves as a catalyst for community organizing, support services, social activities and events for the LGBT and allied community. The Center, which recently celebrated the grand opening of its new home at 1301 E. Colfax Ave., produces Denver PrideFest every year, which draws more than 300,000 people to Civic Center Park each June.

To join our Charity Partners team, please contact Craig at COverholser@GLBTColorado.org. For more information about The Center, visit www.glbtcolorado.org.

Hope for Heather Foundation
Focusing on young women diagnosed with breast cancer

The Hope for Heather Foundation was established in 2010 committed to helping young women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. Heather Taylor was just 25 when she was diagnosed with stage 3b, HER2 positive, breast cancer. As family, friends, and Heather embarked on the cancer journey, we started learning about all the organizations devoted to helping women. Some were committed to research, for others it was awareness and prevention, but we couldn’t find an organization to help with the everyday costs of living with, fighting, and surviving. It became clear that we could use her experience to help other women.

To learn more about us, please visit www.hopeforheatherfoundation.com. For more information about joining our Charity Partner team, contact Renee Roberts at hopeforheatherfoundation@gmail.com.

Inner City Health Center

Inner City Health Center is a private, non-profit clinic that provides health care to the underserved families of the Denver-metro area. Believing in the value of treating the whole person, Inner City Health provides Medical, Dental, Prenatal, and Pediatric Care, as well as Counseling Services. Patients’ diverse languages are accommodated by multi-lingual staff and a professional telephone language line. Located at 3800 York Street, just south of I-70, Inner City Health has established itself as a healthcare home for the community since 1983. For more information about us, visit www.innercityhealth.com. To learn more about our Colfax Marathon Charity Partners team, contact Rachel Wojcik, RachelW@innercityhealth.com, 720-833-5090.

International Hearing Dog
Training rescued ears to hear free of charge

International Hearing Dog, Inc. creates a new “leash” on life by rescuing dogs from local animal shelters and training them to become Hearing Dogs. Each dog is selected from a Denver area shelter, trained in sound response, general socialization and obedience then placed with a hearing impaired recipient in the United States or Canada free of charge. In 32 years, IHDI has placed more than 1,100 Hearing Dogs and continues serving the hearing impaired community. IHDI has been and continues to be funded by private foundations and donations. For more information visit www.hearingdog.org. To join our charity partners team, contact Kelly Hennegan, kellyhennegan@hearingdog.org
719-250-1405.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Building Hope, Changing Lives, Strengthening Community

Jefferson Center for Mental Health, the community mental health center serving Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties, is a critical part of the health care and human services safety net for thousands. Our mission is to promote mental health and provide quality mental health and wellness services to persons with emotional problems and/or serious mental illness. Our vision is one in which there is no stigma, lack of resources or barriers to mental health care, where recovery from mental illnesses is not only possible but probable, and individuals with mental health problems live satisfying, contributing, and hopeful lives. To learn more contact seanp@jcmh.org or visit us at www.jcmh.org.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Team in Training – Together We Train to Beat Cancer

If you knew that training for an endurance event could help save someone’s life, would you do it? The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT), the world’s biggest and most successful endurance sports charity training program, provides four to five months of certified coaching, a supportive group of teammates and nutritional advice to help you complete a marathon, half marathon, triathlon, cycling event or hike adventure. TNT arranges event entry, airfare and hotel accommodations to the event of your choice – in locales from right here at home to around the country and across the globe. In exchange, participants raise funds to support cancer research and patient services. To learn more about joining us to run the Colfax Marathon contact Denise at Denise.Camacho@lls.org or visit us at www.teamintraining.org/rm.

Make-A-Wish
Share the Power of a Wish®

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. The mission and message of the Make-A-Wish Foundation are about the life-affirming, hope-giving aspect of the wish experience. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado was founded in 1983 by Joan Mazak, our current CEO and president. Almost 30 years later, we are proud to have been able to grant every eligible referred child’s wish, totaling more than 3,600 wishes in total and an average of 250 wishes a year to eligible Colorado children.

For more information visit www.colorado.wish.org and to join out Charity Partners team, contact Patti at pforsythe@colorado.wish.org or 303-750-9474.

Metro Community Provider Network
Providing excellent health-related services focusing on the underserved

Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN) is a non-profit healthcare organization that provides medical, dental, and mental healthcare band substance abuse, pharmacy, and community based services which include case management, outreach to the homeless, adolescent services, health education, and maternal child health to the underserved, uninsured, and working families who cannot afford these services. MCPN has eleven health centers located throughout the metropolitan Denver area, serving the community of Arapahoe, Jefferson, Douglas, and Adams Counties and the Cities of Aurora, Lakewood, Edgewater, Englewood, Littleton, Centennial, Bailey, Arvada, and Wheat Ridge. No families or individuals are turned away because of their inability to pay. To run for Metro Community Provider Network, contact Luke Niforatos, (303) 761-1977 x 1167, Luke.Niforatos@mcpn.org.

Metro Denver Partners
Mentoring kids to brighter futures!

The mission of Metro Denver Partners is to promote a safe and growth-oriented environment in which at-risk youth can develop and flourish. We work to accomplish this goal by providing services such as mentoring, gang intervention/prevention, and family support. Our programs encourage these youth to have higher self-esteem, perform better in school, and make positive life choices. We would be thrilled if you would help us in our efforts to serve Denver’s at-risk youth by becoming a charity partner runner or pledging for one!

If you would like to learn more about MDP, please contact Valerie Kraucunas at Valerie@metrodenverpartners.org!

Mile High Council / Comitis Crisis Center
Choices for a Healthy Future Start with Us

The Mile High Council is a leader in the facilitation of prevention and treatment strategies for alcohol abuse, other drug use, and addictions through our recovery programs and treatment services. Comitis Crisis Center offers a comprehensive program of services, from emergency housing, crisis intervention, short term treatment to persons ranging from infants to senior citizens. We are the resource in our community for the homeless, the near-homeless and working poor. We provide a place to stay and a range of resources including food, toiletries, bus tokens, and other resources.

For more information, contact rholmes@milehighcouncil.org or visit www.milehighcouncil.org.

Morey Middle School

Morey Middle School is in Capitol Hill, one block off of Colfax. Morey hosts three successful academic programs that offer its 800-plus students hands-on learning in the community through a program called Intercessions. Intercessions enable students to expand their learning by partnering with businesses, non-profit organizations, sports and fitness opportunities, and the arts. Donations fund transportation, admission fees, supplies and guest speakers to ensure that all students can participate. Please support us by joining our team or sponsoring a runner.

To learn more, visit http://moreymustangs.org/ Click on the Kaiser Permanente Colfax Marathon logo to make a donation or sponsor a runner. Questions or to join a Morey Marathon Relay Team call Jen Heth at 303.877.8446.

NANA Ministries
Healing broken lives from the pain and shame of abuse

NANA positively transforms emotionally wounded individuals and helps end the cycle of abuse through the process of recognition, acknowledgement, liberation and recovery. NANA and The Healthy Living Project is brings awareness and healing around the issues of abuse and unhealthy living. Victims are empowered with competencies such as – healthy living/wellness tools, how to develop healthy relationships, personal and professional skills enhancements, financial empowerment and healthy sexuality education. We'd be honored if you'd join our team and partner with us in the pursuit of health - mind, body and spirit.

For more information please contact Tammy Brown at Fit4GreaterWorks@gmail.com. To learn more about us, visit www.nanahealthyliving.com.

Operation TBI Freedom
Serving Our Wounded Heroes

Operation TBI Freedom (OTF) is a statewide program that provides resources and counseling for soldiers and veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI). TBI causes a wide range of problems like memory loss, anxiety, painful headaches, and depression that prevent these wounded heroes from living normal lives. OTF ensures soldiers and veterans with TBI and their families receive the support they deserve to access medical care, maintain stable housing, get back to work, and build and strengthen healthy relationships.

For more information, visit www.OperationTBIFreedom.org or contact Katie Goulet at KGoulet@denveroptions.org.

Parkinson Association of the Rockies

The Parkinson Association of the Rockies (PAR) provides direct services, education and awareness to those directly affected by Parkinson’s disease to ensure a better quality of life for the patient and their family. PAR funds in-home visits by a licensed clinical social worker, metro wide exercise classes, education seminars and a medical equipment lending program. Help us raise awareness and funds to support the over 17,000 patients and families affected by Parkinson’s disease in Colorado.

Sign up today and visit www.parkinsonrockies.org for more information about PAR.

PHAMALY
The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League

PHAMALY (The Physically Handicapped Actors & Musical Artists League) is the only theatre company in the country with professional-scale productions cast entirely of people with disabilities across the spectrum (physical, cognitive, and emotional). We invite you to designate PHAMALY as your Charity Partner. Funds raised will benefit PHAMALY programs that encourage and empower individuals with disabilities through the performing arts, and shatter stereotypes placed on the disabled community, promoting an inclusive culture.

For more information, please visit www.phamaly.org or contact Chris Silberman at csilberman@phamaly.org.

Rape Assistance and Awareness Program
Eliminate sexual violence through prevention education, counseling, case management and advocacy.

The Rape Assistance and Awareness Program (RAAP) is the Denver-Metro area’s only Rape Crisis Center. RAAP has served nearly half a million sexual assault survivors since 1983. RAAP provides crisis intervention and counseling to victims of sexual assault and provides prevention education and raises community awareness. RAAP's services are available to male and female clients age 13 years and older regardless of their ability to pay.

Be sure to join us as a Charity Partner! Select the Rape Assistance and Awareness Program from the list of Charity Partners and start fundraising today or contact Tara at troesener@raap.org for more information!

Rocky Mountain Cancer Assistance

Since 2000, Rocky Mountain Cancer Assistance (RMCA), formerly known as Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Foundation (RMCCF), has provided non-medical financial assistance to low-income adult cancer patients receiving treatment in Colorado. More than 4,000 cancer patients have benefited from over $2.5 million that helped pay for basic needs -- shelter, food, transportation, and more. While assistance from RMCA doesn't alleviate the financial crisis that so often accompanies cancer treatment, our support does bring a bit of relief from the financial stress. Support from RMCA helps cancer survivors avoid the gut-wrenching decision to delay or end treatment because of the financial burden.

More info visit www.rockymountaincancerassistance.org or send e-mail info@rockymountaincancerassistance.org.

Seeds of Hope

The mission of Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust is to make the tremendous benefits of a Catholic education available to economically disadvantaged children of all faiths. Through tuition assistance grants and scholarships, Seeds of Hope supports Catholic elementary and high schools serving a low-income, high minority population concentrated in the inner city of Denver. Seeds of Hope serves not only Catholics, but children and families of all faith traditions. We are celebrating our 15th anniversary this year. Since our inception in 1996, we have served more than 12,000 students with $20 million.

For more information, visit our website at www.seedsofhopetrust.org or email Kristen Caudle at KristenC@seedsofhopetrust.org.

ShelterBox USA

ShelterBox is the premier international aid organization that provides shelter and life-saving equipment to survivors of natural and other disasters. The organizations instantly respond to earthquake, volcano, flood, hurricane, cyclone, tsunami or conflict and have helped over 140 disasters in more than 70 countries. Each box supplies an extended family of up to 10 people with a tent and lifesaving equipment to use while they are displaced or homeless. Each box bears its own unique number so donors can track their box all the way to its recipient country. Highly trained ShelterBox Response Teams distribute boxes on the ground, working closely with local organizations, international aid agencies and Rotary clubs worldwide.

To learn about our mission to provide shelter, warmth and dignity to disaster survivors around the world, please visit www.shelterboxusa.org.

Socially Conscious Coffee
Drink to their future

Socially Conscious Coffee creates sustainable prosperity with coffee harvesters, their families, and communities through education, health care, and environmental stewardship. Coffee harvesters are the poorest people in the coffee industry. By building a school on a coffee farm in Bahia, Brazil, SCC educates children and provides community education on health, hygiene, disease prevention, water safety, and environmental stewardship. This successful model breaks the cycle of harvester illiteracy, poor health, and poverty. Our vision is to create sustainable prosperity with harvesters, their families, and communities around the world.

For more information about our charity partners program, contact Stephanie at Stephanie@sccoffee.org. To learn more about us, visit www.sccoffee.org.

StandUp for Kids

The mission of StandUp For Kids is to help homeless and street kids. We do this, every day, in cities across America. We carry out our mission through our volunteers who go to the streets in order to find, stabilize and otherwise help homeless and street kids improve their lives. Our focus goes beyond street outreach and extends to deterrence and resource programs that we provide in schools and via the internet. But all facets of our mission are guided by the mandate that our volunteers shall tell kids they care about them and then, at every point, prove it. For more information about us, visit www.standupforkids.org. For information about our charity partners program, contact Christina Morgan, christinam@standupforkids.org.

Summer Scholars
Where learning is always in season!

Summer Scholars’ mission is to narrow the educational achievement gap by providing comprehensive after-school and summer learning programs to help students increase their academic achievement and develop stronger developmental assets, then translate these gains into ongoing success in school. For nearly 20 years, Summer Scholars has provided a safe environment for out-of-school-time learning for thousands of at-risk elementary students. At select partner schools, Summer Scholars also offers a family literacy program that emphasizes adult English language acquisition, provides instruction for effective parenting, and includes an early childhood education program. For more information, please visit our website at www.summerscholars.org. To learn more about our participation in the charity partners program, contact Katey Trauth, ktrauth@summerscholars.org, 303-381-3743.

Team World Vision
Running Races, Changing Lives

Team World Vision is committed to helping communities gain access to clean water. How? World Vision works with communities to determine the most effective and sustainable solutions by best utilizing the resources available in that area. The whole community invests in the solution by working with World Vision to install pipes, dig canals, drill wells, and maintain the equipment. For more information about us, visit www.teamworldvision.org/denver. To join our charity partners runners, contact James Johnson at denverteamworldvision@gmail.com, 970-324-7942.

Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains
The Proven Solution for Life-controlling Problems

Teen Challenge of the Rocky Mountains offers hope for life transformation to adult men (180 Ministries), women with preschool children (House of Promise), and teen girls (New Hope House). With a 40-year history as part of the Teen Challenge USA network of 240 programs, we offer an effective program for individuals serious about overcoming addiction. For each graduate, our goal is a productive life that is physically well, emotionally balanced, mentally sound, socially adjusted and spiritually alive.

Visit www.TeenChallengeRockyMountains.com to learn more and to meet some of our graduates! You will also learn how to join our Charity Partner team!

The Bridge Project

Did you know that Colorado ranks 49th in public education funding and has the fifth highest dropout rate in the nation? Against all odds, Bridge Project participants are thriving – increasing their reading scores, graduating from high school and pursuing higher education. The mission of the Bridge Project is to provide educational opportunities for children living in Denver’s public housing neighborhoods so they graduate from high school and attend college or learn a trade. For two decades, the Bridge Project has provided academic, social and emotional outreach for children and families in some of Denver’s toughest neighborhoods. One child at a time – we provide opportunity and support for every individual who walks through our doors.

For more information about Bridge please visit our website www.du.edu/bridgeproject To join our Charity Partner team, please contact Kate Kusner at kusnerk@gmail.com or (303) 596-9330.

The Gathering Place
A Refuge for Rebuilding Lives

The Gathering Place is Denver’s only daytime, drop-in center for women, children, and transgender individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. The organization exists to provide a safe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency for those who seek its services. In 2010, The Gathering Place welcomed over 12,000 different individuals who were able to eat meals served by the kitchen; obtain free food, clothes, and toiletry items from our cupboard and boutique; use the on-site telephones, computer lab, and laundry facilities; and participate in a number of personal growth and learning programs.

If you would like to join our Charity Partner running group, please contact Debra MacKillop, debra@tgpdenver.org. For more information about The Gathering Place, visit www.tgpdenver.org.

The Legal Center for People with Disabilities and Older People
Helping individuals with disabilities!

The Legal Center is an independent public interest non-profit specializing in civil rights and discrimination issues (specializing in housing, public accommodations, education and employment) through direct legal representation, advocacy, education and legislative analysis. We protect the human, civil and legal rights of people with mental and physical disabilities, people with HIV, and older people throughout Colorado. We strive to both open up the legal system to those who are challenged by the bureaucracy, their disability or are unable to act on their own behalf and, we empower people to advocate for themselves.

For more information about us, visit www.thelegalcenter.org. To join our Charity Partners team, contact Joshua Anderson, 303.862.3507, janderson@thelegalcenter.org.

Two Angels Foundation

The Two Angels Foundation was formed in 2005 in memory of Allyson and Rachel Mohatt. Allyson and Rachel were sisters that were both diagnosed with Nemaline Myopathy, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy; both girls passed away at the age of five. Our mission is to help children with physical disabilities lead the most active and fun lives possible. We purchases recreational adaptive equipment, such as, tricycles, swings and special walkers that gives these children the opportunities that will allow them to join in and participate in recreational activities with their friends and family.

For more information about joining our charity partners program, please contact Dawn Mohatt at dawn@twoangelsfoundation.org or 720-940-6078. To learn more about Two Angels Foundation, please visit www.twoangelsfoundation.org.

Urban Peak
Real life. Real change.

For more than 20 years, Urban Peak has helped homeless youth and youth at risk of being homeless by providing essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-sufficient adults. Since 1988, Urban Peak has been there for tens of thousands of youth – homeless, vulnerable, without basic needs – who are trying to live as well as possible, even as they lose hope. Urban Peak offers street outreach and drop-in services, safe shelter and meals, transitional housing, education and employment programs, medical care, mental health and substance abuse counseling, creative outlets, and recreational and youth development activities.

For more information about our Charity Partners program, contact Robert Ham, 303-974-2947, robert.ham@urbanpeak.org.
To learn more about Urban Peak, visit www.urbanpeak.org

Venture Prep
We’re College Bound

At Venture Prep, we believe that every student deserves the best education and has the potential to enter and succeed in college. Venture Prep is a free, rigorous charter school in Northeast Denver serving grades 6-12. Our innovative blend of project-based and direct-instruction approaches makes school interesting and fun while providing strong instructional support. Daily small groups in math and language arts assist students who need to catch up while challenging high achieving students to go even further. Your support of Venture Prep will help make our scholars’ dreams of attending college come true!

Visit www.ventureprep.org or email bsmiley@ventureprep.org.

West Denver Prep
Strive for College

West Denver Prep is a local network of high-performing public charter schools whose school leaders, faculty and staff passionately believe that every student deserves a rigorous, college-preparatory education and that all students can succeed, regardless of income or background. In a community where only 5% of low-income students make it to college without academic remediation, West Denver Prep’s students consistently defy the odds, making more academic growth in each year since our founding than any other public middle school students in the city.

Visit www.westdenverprep.org for more information or contact Camille Howells at chowells@westdenverprep.org if you would like to run for West Denver Prep’s deserving scholars!

West Metro Fire Rescue Foundation

The West Metro Fire Rescue Foundation was incorporated 15 years ago, as a public, nonprofit foundation. The mission of West Metro Fire Rescue Foundation is to promote life safety through community leadership, providing education and financial assistance in support of fire safety education programs. The Foundation funds programs led by West Metro Fire Fighters and employees to create a safe and fire free community. Our current funding efforts provide counseling to reduce Juvenile Fire Setter activity, and to build a fire station museum at Lakewood's Heritage Center, as a permanent home for fire and life safety education.

For more information or to make a charitable contribution please visit www.wmfrf.org

Whiz Kids Tutoring
Having fun, helping kids!

Whiz Kids Tutoring is a faith-based, after-school, one-to-one tutoring program for disadvantaged students throughout the Denver Metro area. Whiz Kids has matched 760 trained volunteer tutors with 760 elementary and middle school youth at 41 tutoring sites throughout the Denver Metro area. We work with kids who are most at-risk for failing out of school. We help them improve academically, provide them with the weekly support of a caring adult, and bolster their spirits. Whiz Kids volunteers are running to help promote reading and expand the program to areas where we are most needed.

For more info visit www.whizkidstutoring.com.

Youth Biz
Maximizing the potential of our youth.

At YouthBiz, youth are empowered with the skills, confidence, and knowledge needed to overcome life’s challenges and make the most of life’s opportunities. Through after-school and summer programs that incorporate hands-on activities, real-world experience, and peer-to-peer facilitation, youth become active participants in their learning and success.

For more information, please visit www.youthbiz.org

Youth for Christ
Reaching every young person, one at a time

Denver Area Youth for Christ reaches out to young people, working together with churches and other partners to develop lifelong followers of Christ. We have two ministries; Juvenile Justice works with teens in correctional institutions mentor and teaches a balanced life approach, Campus Life works with teens on and off high schools campuses through weekly meetings which include fun games and lively discussions on issues relevant to teens. We invite runners that feel passionate about reaching kids for Christ to join us in this race to raise funds to support our ministries.

To join our Charity Partners Program, contact Otto or Denise Pruitt; to learn more about us visit www.denveryfc.org.

YouthRoots
Make Change Take Root

YouthRoots teaches high school students how to change the world using the philanthropic process as our experiential classroom. The YouthRoots model walks high school youth through the philanthropic cycle from creating a board structure, to raising funds, to setting priorities, and awarding monies. Throughout this process, the curriculum provided helps them thrive and teaches them the tools to lead effectively. This unique structure allows the teenagers to not only learn tools, but also get experience and practice them “in the field”. Additionally, it ensures an opportunity to enact social change since funds raised are awarded to youth-serving nonprofits that meet the needs of our community. Please contact Lacey with any questions lacey@youth-roots.org.

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch
Your Alternative To Talk Therapy

Zuma’s Rescue Ranch serves as advocate and mentor for abused and neglected humans and horses, providing them with the trust and love they need to take their next step successfully into our world. Bonding with horses fills in the missing pieces of a child's heart. Learning to take responsibility for another living creature at Zuma's helps our youth develop the skills necessary to care for themselves and others... selflessly. Each step for Zuma creates a legacy. Each step is an expression of joy. Each step can save the life of a child or horse. Will you run like a thoroughbred?

Contact Paul Messenrich to join our Charity Partner team, paul@zumasrescueranch.com

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