Ralston House

Ralston House is fully dedicated to serving children and assisting law enforcement despite the horrific situations to which these children have been exposed. The excellent quality of service is evidenced by feedback received daily on written client surveys as well as letters we receive complimenting Ralston House's staff on the work they do. Ralston House (RH) and the child advocacy model helps bring child sexual abuse to light. When a child tells his or her story, the healing process begins. Our mission is to stop the abuse and start the healing. Remember the children of our community depend on all of us.

When considering making a donation to support Ralston House, please recognize how your dollars may be used:

$100 – Allows Ralston House to provide one free two-hour prevention training to child-serving organizations (schools, sports teams/leagues, religious organizations, etc.) that help these organizations create a culture of children-first by helping identify perpetrator patterns, review and/or establish policies and procedures that keep children safer and teach mandatory reporter 

$250 – Increases child abuse awareness with a pinwheel garden, planted in the community during the month of April.

$500 – Fills our kitchens with snacks and drinks for all child victims and their families who come to Ralston House, for one month.

$1,000 – Decorates and updates the toys, games, art supplies, etc. for children to use before and after their forensic interview in the playrooms.  

$2,500 – Updates the equipment and furniture in our forensic interview rooms.  Ralston House is on pace to provide over 1,000 forensic interviews this year. 

$5,000 – Each detective, case worker and prosecutor attending the forensic interview receives a flashdrive with a copy of the interview on it to use in court to hold offenders accountable and keep children safe. A donation of this amount helps Ralston House supply flashdrives for six months. 

$10,000 – Covers 10 medical wellness visits with our Doctor, pregnancy or medical tests and supplies for a child victim.  

$15,000 - Offers Language Interpretation services for a child to share their story in the language that is most comfortable to them.  

From Jeannie Ritter, former First Lady of Colorado and Ralston House Honorary Board Member:
"Ralston House is the first step to recovery . . . there is a healing that can take place. There's a hope. If this isn't taken care of, we know what happens to this population . . . coming in at the appropriate time has a powerful impact. It's not just about prosecution here . . . Children and teens who have been assaulted need our help to make sense of everything that has happened to them. At Ralston House there is hope and healing in the midst of tragedy."