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June 2022

Monthly Update for SFC Volunteer Community
After this month, the Volunteer Newsletter will be going on pause for the summer. The newsletter will continue Fall 2022!

Following the announcement of the city's updated mandate for shelters, masks are again required for all volunteers, guests, and staff of the St. Francis Center (SFC). 

SFC's Safe Outdoor Space (SOS) at Regis University is moving locations! On July 1 the Regis residents will be moved to a new location at 2nd and Federal in the Barnum Neighborhood in west Denver. We are looking for volunteers to help tear down the old site and help build the new one (click on the links to sign up!). You can read more about the upcoming site here. Or, check out this FAQ page with more details! 
(Resident at SFC's Safe Outdoor Space)
The 2nd and Federal SOS location will be home to the SOS residents until construction begins for St. Francis Center's newest affordable housing project! St. Francis West Apartments will provide 60 units of Senior Housing. Funding for the project is still being finalized, but foundational support by the City and County gives us hope for significant funding supports from a diverse group of sources including tax credits and other public sector players. Construction is scheduled to begin in June of 2023 and will take approximately one year.

Huge thank you to everyone who participated in the 2022 PATH Luncheon! Thanks to the generosity of SFC donors, $70,000 was raised for the upcoming St. Francis Center West Apartments! 

The Denver Department of Housing Stability (HOST) released the final numbers for the recent housing surge. You can read more about the surge here. Below are the final number of Households leased up during February 1 - May 11:
  • Households = 359
  • Individuals = 597
  • Unsheltered = 90
  • Sheltered = 252
Thank you for the many ways you continue to support the mission of St. Francis Center. Without you, this life saving work would not be possible!
This Month from JEDI

The JEDI committee wants to take a moment to acknowledge the racially motivated shooting in Buffalo, NY that occurred over this past weekend in which 10 people were killed and three were injured. We are angry, heartbroken, and grieving. We are also emboldened to encourage all of us at St. Francis Center to keep doing the critical work of identifying our implicit biases and how we each participate in systems of oppression that harm our Black friends, family members and community members. 
Please take some time to read this article, highlighting a response by Buffalo's poet laureate Jillian Hanesworth. Her words are powerful, honest, and important for us to hear. 

We also want to take a moment to grieve the students and teachers who were killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. It is hard to put words to such a horrific tragedy. Our hearts are with the parents and families who lost their loved ones. 
Help the SOS Site Move 
There are a couple of great ways to help SFC's Safe Outdoor Space move locations: 

Sign-up
here to help build the new site!

Sign-up here to help tear down the site and move the residents!

Day Center Weekend Needs
With more people traveling, the Day Center needs some extra help on weekends.  Email ellie@sfcdenver.org to discuss picking up a shift!

Haircuts Needed
Do you (or anyone you know) have experience cutting hair? The community members at Warren Residences are in need of free haircuts. If you have any connections, please contact ellie@sfcdenver.org
Join Us at Jazz Fest!

The annual
 Five Points Jazz Festival is returning to the Five Points neighborhood this year. To spend some time engaging with our neighbors, St. Francis Center is excited to be a part of this year's event on Saturday, June 4!  
We are looking for volunteers to help at SFC's booth. Spread the word about the work SFC is doing in the neighborhood and enjoy some jazz music in the meantime. Click
 here to sign up for a 2-hour shift! 
SFC Highlighted on Local Podcast

Listen to SFC's Outreach Staff Member, Greyden, share more about the St. Francis Center's mission and work on Episode 4 of the Elevated Denver podcast!

Click here to listen.
In-Kind Needs
  • Jeans (all sizes - men and women)
  • Light Jackets (all sizes - men and women)
  • Travel Size Shampoo and Conditioner
  • Cologne 
  • Perfume
  • Vaseline
  • Beauty Products (especially makeup
  • Foot Powder
  • Small Blankets
  • White Socks
  • Towels
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Contact the Director of Volunteers
Ellie Benjamin
ellie@sfcdenver.org 
(303)244-0761

Our mailing address is:
2323 Curtis Street
Denver, CO 80205

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