- Helped over 40,000 Jefferson County residents
- Distributed over 47,000 5-day supplies of food
- Gave away over 100,000 articles of clothing
- Provided over 5,700 nights of shelter
- Distributed over $192,000 in utility assistance
- Helped over 2,200 children through our Santa Shop
- Distributed Thanksgiving food to over 1,400 families
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Since 1968, Jeffco Action Center, a human services
nonprofit, has provided an immediate response to basic human needs and
promoted pathways to self-sufficiency to Jefferson County, Colorado
residents and the homeless.
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Help support
your neighbors in Jefferson County by donating today! 92 cents of
every dollar you donate to Jeffco Action
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What's New
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Jeffco Action Center Featured on Colorado Public
Radio
Colorado Public Radio has been investigating how the recession
is driving more coloradans to food pantries and how agencies are
dealing with the increase in numbers. Click here
to access the December 5th broadcast.
Photo by KCFR
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Jeffco Action Center Book Fair at
Barnes & Noble Denver West
Barnes & Noble Denver West once again spread
holiday cheer by donating a percentage of book sales from December
10th to the Action Center! The event featured live entertainment
and complimentary gift wrapping. Thanks, Barnes & Noble!
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Jeffco Action Center Needs Highlighted by Rocky
Mountain News
Executive Director Mag Strittmatter was recently interviewed
about Jeffco Action Center and our upcoming needs for the holidays.
Read the interview here.
Photo by Darin Mcgregor / The Rocky
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Thousands Gather to Receive Thanksgiving Food from Jeffco
Action Center
The Action Center's annual Thanksgiving food distribution on Saturday,
November 22nd distributed food to feed more than 5,100 people this year.
Hundreds of volunteers and donations from the community made the event
possible. To view how it was covered by Channel 4 and 9, click on the
links below.
Channel
4 Video: http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=49707@kcnc.dayport.com
Channel 4 Story: http://cbs4denver.com/holidays/thanksgiving.food.meals.2.871964.html
Channel
9 Story: http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=104458
Click here for more news!
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Community First Foundation (formerly LMC Community Foundation)
has created a new online tool designed to enrich donors' knowledge
about the nonprofit sector and encourage charitable giving in metropolitan
Denver. All credit card donations to the Action Center are made
through GivingFirst and Community First Foundation pays the credit
card processing fees, which typically are three percent per gift.
This means that 100 percent of gifts made through GivingFirst.org
goes directly to the Action Center!
Click here
to go to GivingFirst's Action Center page or call Joe Haines at
303-237-7704, ext. 204 or send email
for more info.
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Fall 2008 Newsletter
Now Available
Click here
for the PDF version or send email
to sign up to receive a copy in the mail!
Where Action Matters Tours
Have you ever wondered what it takes for the Action Center to distribute
two tons of food every day, what happens to a family when they walk through
the front door seeking assistance or what the inside of the shelter looks
like? Come take a look at how the Action Center makes it all happen!
Below is our new tour schedule. Additional tours can be scheduled. Send
email or call Joe Haines at 303-237-7704,
ext. 204 for more information or to sign up!
1st Tuesday at Noon - tour of Action Center
2nd Thursday at 4:30pm - tour of Shelter
3rd Thursday at 4:30pm - tour of Action Center
4th Tuesday at Noon - tour of Shelter
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