Summary
Organization name
Lifespan Local
2018
Tax id (EIN)
87-3136973
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
3300 W Nevada PlaceDENVER, CO 80219
Denver, CO, US
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If you believe in Lifespan Local’s mission of compassionate hospitality, of not losing sight of what’s going to be better for our children, families, and communities, please join us in the cause. With intentionality, hope, and hard work, we’ll bring a better world into being.
Blossom House is a vibrant community hub in Southwest Denver offering spaces to learn, gather, and grow. With resources for early education, youth development, wellness, and connection, we’re here to support and uplift SW Denver. Blossom House is more than just a building, it’s a space where community thrives. Blossom House brings people together through education, connection, and essential services. From early childhood learning to mental health support, every resource is thoughtfully created to uplift individuals and families.
COMMUNITY LEARNING AND GATHERING SPACES
Residents said they want a space for gatherings and events. Blossom House offers a community room capable of holding your next large gathering, along with classrooms and meeting spaces for enrichment activities.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
In partnership with Mile High Early Learning, our new early learning center will include both Early Head Start and Head Start opportunities for little ones and their families.
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Our community kitchen will be a place for us to do food, cooking, and nutrition. Be on the lookout for cooking classes!
HYDROPONIC FARM
The hydroponic farm is a vibrant space where fresh, nutritious food is grown year-round and shared with the community, while also serving as a hands-on learning hub for science, sustainability, and connection.
NABI YOUTH SPACE
Discover a thriving and supportive youth space where young people can build skills, connect with mentors, and unlock opportunities for a brighter future.
LIBRARY
We believe in the power of imagination, learning, and books. Denver Public Library’s newest branch named Lena Archuleta will be located inside Blossom House!
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
We know that mental health matters, and we want to boost access to programming that will promote mental health access for SW Denver.
Mission
Cultivate community well-being through partnerships with local residents and community champions.
Background Statement
About Lifespan Local:
In partnership with community members, Lifespan Local was founded to address the numerous disparities— economic, health, food access, childcare, and education— that characterize the experience of diverse populations in Southwest Denver. Southwest Denver is home to working class families, immigrants and refugees, and the greatest concentration of children in Denver.
In recent years, gentrification has accelerated the rate of displacement and magnified the detrimental impacts of poverty. Historically, the neighborhoods have been ignored by powers-that-be and so community members have developed distrust of government and instead leaned on their own infrastructure to support one another.
Although Lifespan’s staff come from the community and directly reflect the lived experience of program participants, we recognize our inherent power as an organization with resources. Accordingly, in all our work, we listen to community members first and determine our responsive actions next. This approach is informed by the community based participatory research framework, which honors both evidence-based practices and practice-informed evidence.
Lifespan Local is responding to voiced community need by offering: leadership training, food distribution, public health information, maternal mental health programming, parenting supports, job training, and youth suicide prevention. In response to the pandemic, we launched a public health information team and direct cash assistance-- these pandemic programs continue today, shifting to meet evolving needs.
We invest in community members so that activities can be sustained through the increased capacity of community residents themselves. We approach our work from a systems- and strengths-based perspective with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and community-based leadership.
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DENVER, CO 80219