This will be my fourth year as member of Team Samaritan House. Thank you to everyone who has supported my fundraising efforts in the past.  Your generosity has not gone unnoticed.  If God has blessed you and if you find it in your heart to support the shelters for another year, thank you so much.  This year, I'm riding for homeless women in northern Colorado.  The need is great.  Every dollar donated goes directly to shelter services and helping those who have no place to live.

Emergency shelter beds help to keep women safe at night instead of left as victims of the street, without anyone to watch for their safety. 

This year, I'd like to bring to your attention the Samaritan House Women's Shelter which opened in August 2017 on Smith Road in Denver.  This shelter now serves as Denver's largest women's-only shelter, serving the growing number of women in our community who are experiencing homelessness.  The new facility provides emergency overnight shelter for more than 100 women.  It also offers a 29-day transitional program for an additional 50 women -- providing access to health and wellness services, employment options, and more.  The goal is to provide protection in mind, body and spirit, for some of the most vulnerable among us.

"Our mission is to serve others with the love, mercy and compassion of Jesus Christ," said Catholic Charities President and CEO Larry Smith. "To serve single women who are homeless, we must first give them shelter to protect them from harm on the streets, then be creative in helping them chart a path to stability. By working together, we are changing lives." 

With your donation to Team Samaritan House, you are helping to change lives.  May God bless you abundantly, and may you have joy in your heart that only comes from knowing Jesus!