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 BlackTie Denver Non-Profit Directory
This is an extensive list of Non-Profits
The Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations (CANPO) provides leadership and services to
strengthen non-profits ability to build and sustain healthy communities in Colorado.
Metro Volunteers - 303/894-0103 
     Connects individuals, families and groups with hundreds of local volunteer opportunities within the metro Denver community. 
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers, guided by its Congressional 
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American Red Cross Mile High Chapter 
303 722-7474
Alzheimer's Association Rocky Mountain Chapter
303 813-1669 
     To provide information, referral and counseling to Alzheimer's patients, their caregivers and family members.
American Cancer Society
303 758-2030 ext. 138
    Organization's Purpose: To prevent cancer through research, education, advocacy and service.
American Diabetes Association, Colorado Affiliate 
303 778-7556 ext. 311
    Organization's Purpose: To prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of people affected by diabetes.
American Heart Association
303 369-5433
     Organization's Purpose: To reduce disability and death from heart disease and stroke.
American Lung Association of Colorado
303 388-4327
     Organization's Purpose: To fight lung disease, promote lung health and advocate clean air.
Arapahoe House, Inc.
303 657-3700
     Organization's Purpose: To provide an array of accessible, affordable and effective services for individuals and families affected by alcohol or drug problems or other behavioral health disorders.
Bridgeway Homes and Education Center for Pregnant Teens and their Babies 
303 969-0515
Camp Fire Boys and Girls
303 455-2056
     Organization's Purpose: To provide enriching programs for Colorado youth which assist in developing confident, competent and caring individuals.
Cat Care Society 
303 239-9680
     Organization's Purpose: To provide educational programs that promote responsible pet care, shelter cats in a cage-free environment and provide compatible adoptions.
Chatfield State Park (Colorado State Parks) 
303 791-7275
     Organization's Purpose: To promote environmental stewardship among citizens and visitors of Colorado's natural and cultural resources. 
Colorado AIDS Project 
303 837-0166
    Organization's Purpose: To improve the lives affected by HIV/AIDS and prevent 
HIV infection through education.
Colorado Association of Nonprofit Organizations (CANPO) 
303 832-5710
    Organization's Purpose: To provide leadership and services to strengthen the non-profits ability to build and sustain healthy communities in Colorado.
Colorado CASA 
303 546-0935
    Organization's Purpose: Advocates for neglected and abused children who are in court through no fault of their own.
Colorado Center for the Blind 
303 778-1130
    Organization's Purpose: The Colorado Center for the Blind is a non profit 
rehabilitation center for blind adults.
Colorado Coalition For The Homeless 
303 297-1034
    Organization's Purpose: To prevent and eliminate homelessness in Colorado through education, advocacy and improved services for the homeless.
Colorado Easter Seal Society 
303 233-1666
    Organization's Purpose: To help children and adults with disabilities to live with equality, 
dignity and independence.
Colorado Energy Assistance Foundation
303 825-8750
     Organization's Purpose: Through utility assistance, weatherization and more, low income elderly, single parents,  disabled and temporarily needy Coloradans are not left out in the cold.
Colorado Environmental Coalition 
303-534-7066 ext. 205
    Organization's Purpose: Since 1965, the Colorado Environmental Coalition has been helping citizens across the state to protect their quality of the life and the natural heritage that makes Colorado unique.
Colorado Wheelchair Tennis Foundation
303 758-4382
    Organization's Purpose: To promote wheelchair tennis throughout the state to players of all ages, sex, race, and levels of play.
Colorado Wildlife Federation
303 987-0400
    Organization's Purpose: To educate, inspire and assist individuals and organizations to conserve wildlife and other natural resources and to protect the environment. 
Community Educational Outreach 
303 447-3353
   Organization's Purpose: To serve educationally disadvantaged adults and youth at risk of incarceration or under the supervision of the criminal justice system. Volunteer
Crossroads of the Rockies
     303 922-8772
     Organization's Purpose: Crossroads has outreach in the Denver communities by providing: A Food and Clothing Bank, S.A.Y. YES! Center for Youth Development, WHIZKIDS Tutoring Program, Youth Group,  Metro Volunteer Children and Youth Activities Seasonal community outreaches, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Spring and Summer Festivals. Theater and Musical Opportunities for children and youth, adults if someone interested in leading ESL Classes, dates vary. Adult Computer Classes, curriculum available, need teachers.
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Disabled American Veterans (DAV)
Check site for phone numbers
Is the official voice of America's service-connected disabled veterans -- a strong, insistent voice that represents all  of America's 2.1 million disabled veterans, their families and survivors. 
Damen House
303 433-4280
     Organization's Purpose: To provide necessary resources to empower homeless women to retain their dignity, maintain stability and move toward independence.
Denver Department of Social Services
 303 727-2932
     Organization's Purpose: To work as a team in partnership with consumers and the 
community to provide quality services that promote dignity and self sufficiency.
Denver Kids, Inc.
303 764-3353
Organization's Purpose: To provide preventative counseling to boys and girls, 
ages 5 - 18 who are students in the Denver Public Schools system
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
303 370-6459
Organization's Purpose: To serve its diverse audiences by promoting the study, 
understanding and enjoyment of nature, the universe, science and human cultures 
in an easily accessible visitor-sensitive manner
Denver Rescue Mission
303 297-1815
Organization's Purpose: To help Denver's homeless and poor with food, shelter, clothing, 
medical and emotional and spiritual guidance 
Denver Urban Ministries
303 777-4896
Organization's Purpose: To nourish the spirit of community and cultivate 
awareness of urban life; to provide resources for persons in crisis and create 
opportunities for individual and community growth and service.
Denver Victims Service Center
     303 860-0660
    Organization's Purpose: To provide services to victims of crime and crime 
prevention education
Developmental Disabilities Resource Center
303 233-3363
 Organization's Purpose: To provide service to people with developmental disabilities in Jefferson, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Summit Counties
Domestic Violence Initiative for 
Women with Disabilities (NCPC)
     303 839-5510
     Organization's Purpose: To create, promote and support alternatives for women with 
disabilities who are victims/survivors of domestics violence or caretaker abuse.
EDEN Theatrical Workshop, Inc.
     303 321-2320
     Organization's Purpose: To provide theater related opportunities for all regardless of 
artificial barriers.
Epilepsy Foundation of Colorado "Mac" McCandless 
303-377-9774
     Organization's Purpose: Education, Information and referral, advocacy, support and counseling.
Excelsior Youth Center
303 693-1550 ext. 208
     Organization's Purpose: To provide a structured, supervised program for girls with 
emotional and behavioral problems.
Family And Community Education & Support (FACES)
 303 782-9337
     Organization's Purpose: To assist parents in their efforts to build safe and emotionally healthy families for themselves and their children while preventing child abuse and neglect
Family Tree
303 422-2133
     Organization's Purpose: To serve youth, families and individuals impacted by domestic violence, homelessness and other family crises issues.
Farm Aid
800-FARM-AID
To provide assistance to poor and needy families in rural farming communities and to conduct a musical concert to draw attention to the needs of such families and to 
raise funds to relieve those needs. 
Food Bank Of The Rockies
     303 371-9250
     Organization's Purpose: To collect and distribute food for the ill, needy and infants.
Friends of Bluff Lake
303 764-3643
Organization's Purpose: To foster lifelong learning and environmental stewardship by providing urban environmental  education experiences at a unique inner city wildlife refuge
Friends of Children of Various Nations, Inc.
303 837-9438
Organization's Purpose: To serve children, aid and sponsorship programs, international/domestic adoption services, birth parent counseling, post finalize adoption counseling, loss and attachment counseling. Volunteer
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Adoption Exchange
Girl Scouts Mile Hi Council
     303 778-0109 ext. 258
Organization's Purpose: To inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, 
patriotism and service that they  may become happy and resourceful citizens
Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver
     303 893-4363
     Organization's Purpose: To provide girls, ages 6-18, with challenging opportunities that build skills and help prepare them to become self sufficient, resourceful, independent adults
Goodwill Industries of Denver
     303 650-7733
Organization's Purpose: To provide training and employment for people with disabilities, 
disadvantages or some other barrier to employment.
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Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver 
   303 534-2929
     Organization's Purpose: To build homes in partnership with qualified low income families and volunteers.
HawkQuest
303-690-6959
Is dedicated to providing an educational opportunity for people to understand and appreciate the interaction of wild living things in their natural environment and the 
importance of preserving the world in which they live.
Historic Denver, Inc.
  303 296-9887
     Organization's Purpose: To advocate and work to preserve Denver's unique historic architecture and culture Volunteer Opportunities
Hope Communities, Inc.
 303 860-7747
     Organization's Purpose: To promote progress toward a diverse community that generates affordable housing, economic opportunity, and spiritual wholeness.
Hospice of Peace
303 575-2362
    Organization's Purpose: To promote comfort while controlling the symptoms resulting from catastrophic illness for the patient/family, to contribute to the quality of life for the patient/family during the dying process and to offer support to families during bereavement. 
Howard Dental Center 
303 863 0772 
Oral health care for men, women and children with HIV/AIDS 
Inter Community Caregivers
303 778-5984
    Organization's Purpose: To provide volunteer care giving and respite care to individuals and families who are dealing with mental illness or Alzheimer's disease.
Inter Faith Task Force
     303 789-0501
     Organization's Purpose: To provide emergency assistance to Arapahoe County residents.
Jeffco Action Center
   303 237-7704
     Organization's Purpose: To provide an immediate response to basic human needs and to promote self sufficiency.
Jewish Family Service
     303 759-4890
     Organization's Purpose: To provide assistance to the Jewish community and the community at large in order to enhance ability to cope in our complex society.
Joint Action in Community Service (JACS) 
 303 844-1641 
     Organization's Purpose: To provide assistance with housing, transportation and employment to young men (ages 16-24) returning from Job Corps Training centers. 
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
Organization's Purpose: Fundraising for research for Juvenile Diabetes.
Kempe Children's Foundation
303 864-5300
The mission of the Kempe Children's Foundation is to increase awareness, engage in advocacy and security 
Karis Community 
303 355-5546
    Organization's Purpose: To provide transitional group living for restoring basic life skills to individuals recovering from serious and persistent mental illness.
Kids in Need of Dentistry (KIND) 
303 733-3710
   Helping impoverished children in Denver receiving essential dental care
Leave No Trace, Inc.
303-442-8222
1 800 332-4100
National non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring outdoor recreation through education, research and partnerships. Leave No Trace builds awareness, appreciation and respect for our wildlands. 
Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver 
     303 866-9306
     Organization's Purpose: To provide legal assistance to low income and elderly clients with civil legal problems.
Leukemia Society of America, Inc.
303 293-8300
Organization's Purpose: To cure leukemia and its related cancers and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. 
LISTEN Foundation Inc.
303 781-9440
We have joined forces with independent therapists in the community to develop a model for hearing health in the 21st century and build a bright future for hearing-impaired children. 
Lutheran Family Services of Colorado
303 922-3433
To enhance agency services and respond to the community through recruitment,
training, supervision, and recognition of volunteer energy.
Lupus Foundation of Colorado Inc.
(303) 333-2300
Our programs and supportive services are designed to increase awareness and improve the quality of life for people living with lupus through education, community outreach services, and support of research that will lead to better treatment and an eventual cure.
MaxFund
303 595-9481 
The mission of this organization is to help injured animals that have no home and pay medical bills to get them going again. Also to provide spays and neuters to low-income pet owners.
March of Dimes
888-MODIMES (663-4637)
Helping you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby
Meet the Wilderness
970 936-9376
Meet The Wilderness is focused on developing life skills mainly of disadvantaged  at risk youth using a wide variety of outdoor adventure education experiences. 
Mental Health Association of Colorado 
 303 377-3040 ext. 27
    Organization's Purpose: To eliminate the stigma associated with mental illness and to increase  access to mental health treatment
Mental Health Corporation of Denver 
303 757-7227 ext. 151
     Organization's Purpose: To provide effective access to quality mental health services so that dignity and self sufficiency is enhanced.
Mercy Housing
 303 406-9114
     Organization's Purpose: Mercy Housing is a non-profit, justice oriented program looking to provide adequate, affordable housing for the economically poor all over the country. 
Mile Hi Humane Society
303-452-2224
Dedicated to the care of Homeless animals
Mile High United Way HelpLine
     303 433-8900
     Our mission is to unite and focus the community's resources to help people help themselves. our Information & Referral Specialists can also help locate resources for more difficult problems, such as mental health counseling, terminal illness, alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence, disabilities, and others. 
Mile High United Way Warm Welcome 
303 561-2235
     Organization's Purpose: To welcome all newborn babies in the metro area, to link neighbors to neighbors, to connect families with resources and services in their communities.
Mission Wolf
719 746-2919
Sanctuary located in the remote mountains of Colorado, with a primitive visitor center that provides visitors and volunteers with hands-on working experience.
Mount Saint Vincent's Home
     303 458-7220
     Organization's Purpose: Treatment center for emotionally disturbed children who have been abused.
Mountain Resource Center
(303) 838-7552
To identify & advocate needed services for mountain area residents, & to bring institutions & individual together to provide these programs via a local single point of entry.
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National Breast Cancer Foundation
info@nationalbreastcancer.org
Organization's Purpose: is to provide continuing public education on the early detection of breast cancer and free to low-cost mammography screenings to individuals and organizations, most particularly, minorities, low-income, homeless, and working-poor women.
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
     303 839-1852

     Organization's Purpose: Is dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children and is committed to the elimination of personal and societal violence in the lives of women and their children.

National Jewish Medical and Research Center
     303 398-1159
     Organization's Purpose: To provide care and treatment to patients with lung and immune diseases; to do basic research into these diseases.
National Kidney Foundation
303 713-1523
To prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation. 
National Stroke Association
Rocky Mountain Stroke Association
     303 754-0924
     Organization's Purpose: Prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, research and support for stroke survivors and their families.
Project Angel Heart
303 830-0202
     Organization's Purpose: To prepare, package and deliver nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Project PAVE (Promoting Alternatives to Violence Through Education)
303 322-2382
Organization's Purpose: Violence prevention, education and counseling to break the cycle of violence that youth (ages 8 - 18) experience in relationships.
Rainbow Bridge
303 788-1280
To enhance the quality of life for nursing home elders and brings generations together in mutually rewarding relationships by honoring the human spirit and providing life enriching volunteer opportunities for youth, families, individuals, and organizations.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES 
719 471-1814 CO. Springs
303 832-2667 Denver
Ronald McDonald Houses provide a "home-away-from-home" for the families of seriously ill children receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. 
SafeHouse Denver, Inc.
303 892-8330
Organization's Purpose: To prevent domestic violence through education, advocacy and shelter while assisting women and children in developing options for a violence free life.
Salvation Army
Mission: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human
needs in His name without discrimination.
Seniors' Resource Center
303 235-6941
Organization's Purpose: To help keep seniors independent and in their homes by providing education and assistance in meeting basic needs.
Shriners Hospitals
1-800-237-5055
The Shrine has operated a network of specialized hospitals that treat children with orthopedic problems, burns and spinal cord injuries, up to their 18th birthday, free of charge. 
Sol Patrol - Volunteer Ski Patrol SolVista
South Suburban Park and Recreation District
303 798-5131 ext. 1 1 0
Organization's Purpose: To contribute to full and meaningful lives of our residents by providing a variety of leisure services and improving the quality of life through stewardship for the environment.
Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project
303 258-0433
To identify, protect, and restore areas critical to the maintenance of biological diversity and ecological integrity in the rocky mountains of Colorado, Southern Wyoming and northern New Mexico.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 
901 495-3306
The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to find cures for children with catastrophic  illnesses through research and treatment.
STANDup FOR KIDS
1-800-365-4543 Empower homeless and street kids toward lifelong personal growth through a national on the streets program. Create in these youth a caring and belief in themselves through open straight forward counseling and education.
Summit Historical Society
970 453-9022
Our mission is to discover, preserve, interpret, and disseminate information to the public about the history of Summit County, Colorado. 
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The Adult Learning Source
303 394-3464
Organization's Purpose: To provide adult basic education in preparation for the GED test, 
and English language classes for non-native English speakers.
The Gathering Place
303 321-4198
Organization's Purpose: To provide a safe refuge for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty; provide emergency services and facilitate growth.
The Summit Foundation
970 453-5970
To improve the quality of life for residents & guests of Summit County.
Toys for Tots
check the site for phone number in your area
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program is the Marine Corps' premier community action program and the only charitable endeavor within the Department of Defense which reaches outside the military establishment to give something back to the communities.
Trees, Water, People
970 484-3678
To work cooperatively with communities to establish and maintain sustainable forests and watersheds while improving people's livelihoods.
Trips for Kids
720 291-4840
To challenge kids physically and mentally, through outdoor activities to equip them for the daily struggles of urban life.
United Cerebral Palsy of Colorado, Inc.
303 691-9339
Organization's Purpose: To create opportunities for equal participation in life.
Urban League of Metro Denver
 303 388-5861
Organization's Purpose: To promote interracial cooperation, the development of a secure 
American democracy by assisting communities with youth service employment, 
education and urban affairs.
Urban Peak
303 863-7325
Organization's Purpose: To empower youth with the tools to exit street life and develop a healthy life style.
Vail Alpine Garden Foundation
970 476-0103
     Purpose: Environmental Quality, Protection & Beautification
     Mission: To cultivate the harmony of plants & people in our mountain environment.
Very Special Arts Colorado
303 777-0797
Organization's Purpose: To enrich the lives of people with disabilities via art classes, 
a newsletter and technical accessibility assistance to arts organizations.
Violence Prevention Institute/Women's Crises Center
 303 688-1094
Organization's Purpose: To provide safety and empowerment for abused women and children and change societal attitudes towards domestic and sexual violence.
Visiting Nurse Association
303 744-7363
Organization's Purpose: To provide quality home health services including nursing, physical therapy, personal therapy, speech pathology, social work
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
303 715-1010
Organization's Purpose: To engage volunteers in outdoor projects to enhance, preserve and protect the state's public lands and natural resources.
Warren Village, Inc.
303 321-2345
Organization's Purpose: To promote self sufficiency for single parent families by providing model programs in transitional family support services, affordable housing and quality child care.
Warm Hearts / Warm Babies
303 654-0199
Organization's Purpose: We provide clothing, blankets, and essential items to premature & newborn babies, and young children in crisis, free of charge.
Wilderness On Wheels Foundation
303 751-3959
    Stimulate the development of access for disabled persons to natural outdoor environments.
World Hope Foundation
303 938-8639
     To promote cross cultural unity through charitable efforts by supporting cultural preservation and encouraging environmental awareness, bridging communications and necessary resources to help Native Americans and non-Native Americans unite.
Women's Bean Project
303 292-1919
Organization's Purpose: Job training program for women who come from backgrounds of 
chronic unemployment, poverty and displacement. 
YMCA of the Rockies
303 448-1615
The YMCA of the Rockies puts Christian principles into practice through programs, staff and facilities in an environment that builds healthy spirit, mind and body for all. 
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