Arapahoe County H.O.P.E.

H.O.P.E (Helping Other People Excel) is a non-profit program created by employees of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services in Colorado that seeks to fill the needs of local individuals and families that can't be met by formal welfare programs.

HOPE provides goods and services to children who are victims of abuse or neglect, vulnerable seniors in the adult protection system, and struggling families and individuals in crisis.

All needs are identified by our County caseworkers. For example, H.O.P.E. has provided funds for:

• foster children to participate in sports, camp or arts activities
• formal wear for foster youth for prom, graduation or choir
• bus tickets for a family to reunite with a terminally ill parent
• emergency dental care and eye glasses for seniors
• a gravestone for a young mother
• rental assistance for a senior whose identity was stolen
• birthday presents for children in foster care

 

H.O.P.E. was established in 1992 and became Linda’s H.O.P.E. in memory of the late Linda Colizzo, a Human Services supervisor who believed in giving families every opportunity to succeed.

All donors will receive a donation acknowledgement letter for tax purposes.
 
To learn more, please visit www.arapahoegov.com or call our HOPE Committee Chair at 303-636-1676.