Tag: family life services
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El Paso County’s ‘Mission Impossible’ collective for families in deep trouble
The quiet work of a behind-the-scenes group of key government and nonprofit agencies in Colorado Springs can seem like “Mission Impossible.” The Family Solutions Collaborative, which includes representatives from 56 local organizations, brings forth in monthly meetings the most difficult cases of families who have fallen into homelessness or are drowning in a sea of…
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Massive days of service event in Colorado Springs looking for hundreds more volunteers
Year after year, thousands of volunteers show up for a massive volunteer effort that spans the city for a simple reason, said Stu Davis, executive director of COSILoveYou. “It gives a lot of people who want to help and can an easy way to dip their toe in the water to start volunteering — without diving…