Westside CARES

Providing care and compassion to our neighbors in need.
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[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

Hey @Walmart and @SamsClub. We're a small nonprofit trying to pay you thousands of $$ to support our 6 food pantries, which feed 10,000 local families in the Pikes Peak region, many of whom work for you. You cannot seem to allow us to do this. Please contact us ASAP.

[End Homelessness @naehomelessness]

Houston has seen more than a 60% decrease in homelessness over the past decade.

But how?

"By investing in proven, effective intervention — housing."
https://t.co/9rxKiHSHHp

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

This is tomorrow but if you can make it, you’ll be glad you did. Matt Desmond is one of our heroes!

[Community Economic Defense Project @CoEvictionDef]

Come join us for a conversation hosted by @SenadoraJulie with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Matt Desmond (@just_shelter) at @msudenver THIS TUESDAY! Register for the event here: https://t.co/7LqAZyv5dB

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

Generous and selfish. We love this. We can also be generous in our conception of “others.” https://t.co/vi6txm92Am

[Peak Vista Community Health Centers @PVCHC]

Collectively, CHCs serve 1.3 million individuals experiencing homelessness each year. Yesterday, we said thank you to our partners who support those experiencing homelessness with a gift of solar-powered chargers.

@springsrescue
@SalvationArmyCS
@westside_cares

#ValueCHCs

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

Last day at #22CHS, exploring systems-change to create equity. “It’s all the same thing.” - Matt Kurkut on the false program/administration dichotomy endemic to the philanthropic sector.
We say people ARE program.

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

“Remember you are fire.” -@tanayawinder at #22CHS, sparking passion with written/spoken word.

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

Day 2 at #22CHS and blown away by the team at @COHealthFDN, especially @KarenMsquared. And all the speakers/ experts. Quote of the moment?
“If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” - @PapaDiaALG

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

“Poverty is trauma.” -@FeministaJones at #22CHS, speaking truth about ALL things.

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

So honored to be present at @HealthSymposium, learning from brilliant Colorado leaders! #22CHS

[CO Health Foundation @COHealthFDN]

Transformative change is essential. Now, we must reimagine what rules serve us & the collective. Panelists explore this topic. #22CHS

[Michelle Karas @MichelleKarasCO]

In its 10 years, the fundraising festival Feast of St. Arnold has brought in more than $250,000 for @westside_cares. So you can feel good about doing good whilst enjoying your beverage(s).

Pikes Pub column by @earls_stephanie

[Pikes Peak Newspapers @NewsPikesPeak]

News roundup: Cheyenne Mountain and Broadmoor area news in brief

Included: Broadmoor Community Church presents challenge check to @westside_cares

#CheyenneEdition

https://t.co/luNxPsYKwu via @csgazette

[MDRC @MDRC_News]

Cash clog casts doubt on #eviction pause: Prolonged housing crisis foreseen as states slow to disburse covid rent relief https://t.co/AopI6n1Oib via @nwademgaz

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

This might apply to affordable housing:

[Seth Godin @ThisIsSethsBlog]

“Let the market fix it” https://t.co/Tw5y2R71yD

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

So cool:

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

The non-profit @ShowersForAll has a shower and laundry trailer for people living on Denver's streets. They hoped #HeyNext viewers could get them started on a $45,000 fundraiser to build a second trailer and double their impact. Viewers raised that much in 90 minutes! So now what?

[Interfaith Alliance of Colorado @interfaithcolo]

Vaccines save lives. Love your neighbor by getting the COVID-19 vaccine if you haven't already. Learn more to build your vaccine confidence here: https://t.co/0FHdKbeWpz

[Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home @invisiblepeople]

The goal of our report, "What America Believes About Homelessness," is to help advocates, experts, and policymakers tell stories that resonate with the public and help change policy: https://t.co/GdpXftssWt

[Westside CARES @westside_cares]

The pandemic laid bare, for many people worldwide, inequities and inefficiencies in our political and economic systems. The big question is, will we remember and advocate for the change we want to see? https://t.co/orvhCGA3ad

[Invisible People ➤ Imagine Everyone With a Home @invisiblepeople]

A first-ever study of homeless encampments finds that cities are paying millions in clearance costs — only to shuffle unhoused people from one camp to another. https://t.co/ISkjZyOqzZ

[Pikes Peak Newspapers @NewsPikesPeak]

#ColoradoSprings nonprofit Westside CARES to unite housed and unhoused neighbors in service on Great American Clean-Up Day
@westside_cares

#CheyenneEdition

https://t.co/2I315zuuLq via @csgazette