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$10,000 Goal
Extreme Community Makeover brings communities together
through building relationships "one block at a time."
"I find that yard work is too hard for me as much as I would love to do it. Winning the lottery would only make me happier - ECM is like it!" - Emily, Villa Park resident
"I've been unable to take care of my yard due to an injury and can't afford to pay for help, receiving this was an incredible gift. Your team was fantastic, and I am truly grateful." - Marian, Globeville Resident
"We're very grateful for the help that we get and that we think its an invaluable service to the community for people who don't have the energy." - Seferino, West Colfax resident
Extreme Community Makeover coordinates volunteer teams to partner with Denver residents to improve their own homes and neighborhoods. These projects build safer environments; cultivate community among residents, neighborhoods, and networks of local resource providers; and connect residents to a permanent path towards healthy, hopeful, and stable lives.
Since 2008 Extreme Community Makeover (ECM) has been inviting volunteers into a partnership with residents of specific Denver neighborhoods to complete home and neighborhood improvement projects. These projects include graffiti removal, landscaping, painting, yard work, or other projects identified by the residents. Since its founding, ECM has completed over 3,000 house projects and cleaned nearly 5,000 alleys in the Westewood, West Colfax, Villa Park, Barnum, Globeville, Elyria, Swansea, and La Alma/Lincoln Park neighborhoods. Groups such as churches, companies, families, organizations, and schools participate, and individuals also get involved. Equally important as fences that are built are the relationships being built—between the volunteers and community members, among the neighbors on a block, and between the community and resources in their neighborhood.
Organization name
Extreme Community Makeover
other names
ECM
2010
Tax id (EIN)
27-3390755
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
4200 Morrison Road Unit 3Mailing
PO Box 102586Denver County, CO, US