How You Can Help
The Giving Program at Denver Human Services
While there are government programs that provide food, energy assistance and basic necessities to needy children and families, there is not a funded program that provides school supplies and gifts for the holidays. That’s why Denver Human Services started a program for giving that benefits underprivileged youth and adults.
Denver foster and adoptive children, homeless youth, veterans, elderly and disabled adults, and youth visiting our center are helped throughout the year thanks to our Giving Program. With donations from our community, businesses and city employees, we are able to run these annual fundraisers.
To learn more about donating to Denver Department of Human Services Giving Program, please contact Patricia Garcia at 720-944-1170. All donations are tax-deductible.
We also accept monetary donations and seek volunteers.
School Supply Drive
School supplies for children of all ages are needed. These supplies are given to Denver foster and adoptive youth, adolescents attending school at the Family Crisis Center and homeless youth. Items needed:
- Pencils
- Rulers
- Calculators
- Zippered pencil bags
- Plastic boxes of colored pencils and crayons
- Glue bottles and glue sticks
- Two-pocket folders
- Three ring binders
- Scissors
- Markers and crayons
- Backpacks
- Loose-leaf paper, wide and college-ruled
- Spiral notebooks, wide and college-ruled
- Monetary Donations, 100 percent of the funds donated go towards purchasing items for the school supply drive (checks can be made payable to the Sara Brown Memorial Fund)
Donations for the school supply drive are accepted July 10 – August 10. Items can be brought or sent to:
Denver Human Services
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
c/o School Supply Drive
Attn: Patricia Garcia
Questions: Patricia Garcia at 720-944-1170
Denver needs donations of new toys for infants through age 18. These donations are given to families who are not served through another holiday program.
Be Santa to an Adult
We match holiday gift donors with an elderly or disabled adult.
Gifts for Teens
One of our greatest needs during the holiday season are gifts specifically for teenagers.
Holiday Caring
We accept small gifts that are given to the underpriviledged who visit DHS offices during the holiday season.
Suggested donations, although not limited to:
- Toys for all ages
- Board and video games
- MP3 Players and Accessories
- Radios
- Books
- Clothes (new)
- Monetary donations, 100 percent of the funds donated go towards purchasing items for the winter holiday drive (checks can be made payable to the Sara Brown Memorial Fund)
Donations for the winter holiday drive are accepted November 1 – Dec. 15 each year. Items can be brought or sent to:
Denver Human Services
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
c/o (Specify program area i.e. Santa's Toy Bag, Gifts for Teens, etc.)
Attn: Patricia Garcia
Questions: Patricia Garcia at 720-944-1170
Spring Gift Basket Drive
This Denver Human Services donation drive gives gift baskets to abused and neglected children and elderly and developmentally delayed adults in the springtime.
Suggested donations include, but are not limited to:
- Colorful baskets
- Candy
- Plastic eggs
- New children’s books
- Small stuff animals
- Plastic Grass
- Monetary Donations, 100 percent of the funds donated go towards purchasing items for the spring gift basket drive (checks can be made payable to the Sara Brown Memorial Fund)
Donations for the winter holiday drive are accepted Feb. 15 – March 30 each year. Items can be brought or sent to:
Denver Human Services
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
c/o Spring Gift Basket Drive
Attn: Patricia Garcia
Reading Book Drive
Denver Human Services strongly believes in literacy programs. Every child who visits the reading area at our main office is welcome to take a book with them compliments of our donors. We accept donations of new and gently used books. Currently, our greatest need is for Spanish books. To donate books, please contact Patricia Garcia at 720-944-1170.
Many of the clients Denver Human Services helps come to us in times of desperation. We keep some supplies in-house to give to people during emergencies. Items needed include:
- Diapers
- Personal Care/Toiletries
- Toothpaste
- Toothbrush
- Deodorant
- Cotton swabs
- Shampoo/Conditioner
- Lotion
- Toilet paper
- Stuffed animals
- Games
- Children’s books
To learn more about donating to Denver Human Services, please contact Patricia Garcia at 720-944-1170. All donations are tax-deductible.
Monetary Donations
Your gift could brighten up a child, senior or disabled adult day!
To send a check, please make it payable to Sara Brown Memorial Fund and specify how you want it used.
Denver Human Services
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80204
c/o Donations