Summary
Organization name
Friends of DHA
other names
Friends of DHA, Denver Community Ventures
2011
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1035 Osage StreetDenver, CO 80204
Denver County, CO, US
Did you know? The average family household living in DHA's public housing earns less than $10,000 per year and over half of DHA's residents are children.
Your generous donation will be used to directly support our programs that impact nutrition, physical health, mental well-being, medical transportation needs, and better digital technology access. Because of your financial gift, Friends of DHA can continue to make a daily difference in our resident’s lives through our supportive and life-changing programs.
Testimonials
"It is so rewarding to know we have a home to call our own. I'm so grateful and thankful to Friends of DHA for coming along side us and believing in us" - Former DHA Resident that became a homeowner
Mission
At Friends of DHA, our mission is to empower low-income families and individuals towards self-sufficiency and independent living.
We empower individuals to help people move out of poverty and on to economic independence, and to provide services to help the aging and disabled population remain in their homes without the need for assisted living or long-term care.
Background Statement
Friends of DHA is a nonprofit organization established to support the Resident & Community Connections Department of the Denver Housing Authority (DHA). It was originally established as Denver Community Ventures. In 2017, it created a certified trade name of Friends of DHA.
The essential funding provided by Friends of DHA helps to sustain a wide variety of current programs and needed services delivered directly to residents in and around DHA's affordable housing communities.
Since the early 1990's, the Denver Housing Authority (DHA) has provided self-sufficiency programming for its residents with two main goals: to help people move out of poverty and on to economic independence, and to provide services to help the aging and disabled population remain in their homes without the need for assisted living or long-term care.
As the need for these services is increasing, traditional funding sources have decreased dramatically in recent years. In addition, most funding for these services is restricted to residents of public housing properties only, with few resources for those with Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly known as Section 8 housing) and even fewer for low-income households not fortunate enough to receive a housing subsidy.
Friends of DHA fulfills their mission through five core focus areas of programming:
1. Community Building
2. Youth
3. Economic Self - Sufficiency
4. Aging in Place
5. Digital Inclusion
Each of these core areas focuses on promoting possibilities - for families to save for homeownership, for seniors to have access to health services, for children to succeed in school, for neighbors to work together to advocate for their community, and for all households to increase access to information and technology to bridge the digital divide.
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Organization Data
Denver, CO 80204