Colorado Gives Day - Nourishing Hope

Nourishing Hope: More Than a Kitchen. A Place to Belong.

This Colorado Gives Day, you can help Just Living Recovery build a space where community grows, friendships form, and hope has a place to call home.

Sometimes, Hope Begins Around a Kitchen Table

Think about the kitchen in your own home.

It’s where some of life’s most meaningful moments happen: sharing coffee with a friend, talking after a tough day, eating a meal with family, or just knowing you have a place where you belong.

For someone rebuilding their life in recovery, those moments can mean everything.

At Just Living Recovery in Lakewood, Colorado, we believe recovery is about more than just having a place to stay. It also takes encouragement, acceptance, accountability, and people who care.

That’s why we’re starting Nourishing Hope, a $25,000 campaign to renovate the kitchen and dining area in our sober living home.

We’re not just updating a kitchen. We’re building a place where people can connect and start fresh.

A Place Where Everyone Belongs

Just Living Recovery offers affordable, substance-free housing in a welcoming and inclusive setting. We focus on peer support, shared responsibility, and building relationships that help people stay in recovery for the long term.

We are especially dedicated to supporting LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC individuals, who often face extra challenges finding safe and affirming recovery housing.

The need is real.

According to SAMHSA, in 2023, 31.9% of LGB+ people ages 12 and up had a substance use disorder, compared to 17.1% of the overall U.S. population. That’s almost double.

These numbers represent real people who deserve compassion, dignity, and a fresh start.

Why a Kitchen Matters

Sharing breakfast can start a friendship. Making dinner together helps build confidence and independence. Talking across the table reminds someone they are not alone.

Our kitchen is at the heart of these moments, but it needs updates to better serve our residents. Our home is over 100 years old.

With Nourishing Hope, we’ll make the kitchen a more comfortable, useful, and welcoming place where residents can cook, celebrate milestones, and build lasting connections.

This isn’t about making things fancy. It’s about dignity, belonging, and building a home where hope can grow.

Help us reach our goal. This Colorado Gives Day, we invite you to help make Nourishing Hope happen. No matter if you give $25, $50, $100, or more, every donation helps us create a space that supports recovery, friendship, and hope.

Colorado Gives Day is on Tuesday, December 8, 2026, and early giving starts November 1.

More Than a Renovation. A Lasting Investment in Hope.

Imagine a resident coming home after a hard day and finding encouragement at the dinner table. 

Imagine someone celebrating a recovery milestone surrounded by friends who have become family.

Imagine a new resident walking into the kitchen and, maybe for the first time in a long while, feeling like they truly belong.

These are the moments your generosity can help create.

When you support Nourishing Hope, you’re doing more than fixing up a kitchen. You’re helping create a home where people can rebuild their lives with dignity, encouragement, and community.

This Colorado Gives Day, help us make room for hope at the table.

Give Hope. Build Community. Create Belonging.

Support Nourishing Hope today.

*Residents pay just $700 per month for a single room, including utilities. We believe money should not stand in the way of recovery. Your gift will help us renovate our kitchen and provide other support services.

To learn more, visit us at: www.justlivingrecovery.org