Summary
Organization name
Friends of DHA
other names
Friends of DHA, Denver Community Ventures
2011
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1035 Osage StreetDenver, CO 80204
Denver County, CO, US
Friends of DHA believe that every individual deserves a stable future.
Friends of DHA is committed to being a catalyst for transformation, service, and advocacy for the residents living in Denver's public housing. Because of the transformative generosity of our donors, our work has continued to expand opportunities, deliver exceptional programs, and strengthen into a more inclusive and empowered community.
Because of your involvement, you are also transforming the lives of low-income families living in Denver’s public housing!
Testimonials
"It is so rewarding to know we have a home to call our own. I'm so grateful and thankful to Friends of DHA for coming alongside us and believing in us." - Former DHA Resident that became a homeowner
Mission
At Friends of DHA, our mission is to empower low-income families and individuals towards self-sufficiency and independent living.
We empower individuals to help people move out of poverty and on to economic independence, and to provide services to help the aging and disabled population remain in their homes without the need for assisted living or long-term care.
Background Statement
Friends of DHA is a nonprofit organization launched in 2011 to raise much-needed funds to sustain vital self-sufficiency and independent living programming for the residents of the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). Originally established as Denver Community Ventures, it does business under the trade name, Friends of DHA.
Now, 15 years later, our senior adults and individuals with disabilities have supportive pathways to thrive comfortably within their homes, maintaining their cherished independence, and families have begun to break free from the cycle of poverty to achieve lasting independence.
The essential funding provided by Friends of DHA helps to sustain a wide variety of current programs and needed services delivered directly to residents in and around DHA's affordable housing communities.
Friends of DHA fulfills their mission through five core focus areas of programming:
1. Community Building
2. Youth
3. Economic Self - Sufficiency
4. Aging in Place
5. Digital Inclusion
Each of these core areas focuses on promoting possibilities - for families to save for homeownership, for seniors to have access to health services, for children to succeed in school, for neighbors to work together to advocate for their community, and for all households to increase access to information and technology to bridge the digital divide.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80204