In 2024, Nancy Harstsfield, our Senior Advocacy Manager, helped her client Carol obtain hearing aids. Carol remarked: “I picked up my hearing aids last week and I am so amazed at the sounds I now hear.” “You all have blessed me...
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2023 Annual Report Executive Summary 2023 was a year of action for Community of Caring. The fourth year of our five year strategic plan was committed to improving client service delivery and evidence-based programming , defining the measurement...
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Hello! My name is Erik Olson and I’m so excited to bring local addiction support to Aspen Mine Center each week. I’m a peer coach for Face It TOGETHER, an addiction wellness nonprofit. We’re partnering with Aspen Mine Center to bring free...
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Calendars. I never thought that a calendar would have such an impact on one person but it did. John is a client of mine that has suffered both physically and emotionally. When we met in the fall of this year the thought of his death was...
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I had an extremely positive and supportive experience with the Adult Education Center! I am hopeful that more people are able to connect with and find the same invaluable resources and support they shared and provided to me. My experience was...
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Our 2023 Thanksgiving Community Dinner was a huge success, bringing in over 300 diners and delivering over 100 meals to those who couldn’t leave home. Check out the picture gallery for some happy, smiling faces enjoying good company and a...
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Cooking Couple Serving the southern Teller County community for 17 years After cooking and serving over 10,000 meals for the Community of Caring lunch program, there is no possibility that Betty Jo and Lucas Gallegos, both 85 years young...
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We’re still looking for a few volunteers to make this event a complete success, including servers and pie suppliers. If you’d like to participate, please visit our volunteer signup page at: https://signup.com/go/EZioduY Thank...
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The Salvation Army Kettle Campaign “Doing the Most Good” The Teller County Salvation Army Kettle Campaign is such a vital part of our community I cannot imagine not having it. Aside from the obvious benefits to the clients in need who...
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To Brent Kennedy, Earlier this week (10-10-23), I stopped by to see you for some help with my laptop and getting a label printed so I could send back some modems I did not order. You did a great job helping. You were calm and offered to answer...
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Community of Caring was founded on its mission to “Build a Healthy Community”. We do this by promoting the values of Respect, Responsibility, Trust, Caring and Family. Every day for the 22 years that I have worked for Community of Caring, I...
Learn more 21 September 2023 Denise Wilson, I wanted to write this letter to thank you and to thank the Adult Education Center of Cripple Creek. I have been able to take tremendous steps towards my goal of becoming a paramedic firefighter. Since you all...
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