Gricelda Zamora, de trece años, era como muchos niños cuyos padres hablan el inglés limitado: ella era la intérprete para su familia. Cuando ella desarrolló un dolor abdominal severo, sus padres la llevaron al hospital. Desafortunadamente, Gricelda estaba demasiado...
This post was written by Aubrey Hill, a former member of our team. The days leading up to my 16th birthday, I was overwhelmed with anticipation as I prepared to visit the DMV to take my road test and get my driver’s license. Once I had earned that license, I...
When I first moved to Denver, I worked in affordable housing, and spent time at my organization’s various properties around the metro area. The largest of these was in the East Colfax neighborhood of Aurora, which housed over 300 families, nearly all of which were...
I’ve spent many summers and falls over the last decade registering people to vote. I’ve collected signatures to qualify measures to the ballot. I’ve knocked on doors to help motivate people and get them excited about the issues they can cast their vote for to improve...
Ten years ago this month, my mom was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer. After the initial shock wore off, my family and I had to quickly come to terms with our new reality. My mom would require surgery to have her football-sized tumor removed, but she was lucky to...
