Cherokee Trail High School Students Give Back
Earlier this week, we had the honor to meet a group of students from Cherokee Trail High School in Aurora. The students came to DCAC to deliver a very special donation for our forensic interview program. As the students donated 20 Build-a-Bears, we were able to explain to them that every child that we see […]
Group of Young Donors Make a Lasting Impact!
DCAC received many gifts from young donors in 2016, but just a few days before Christmas, a group of young philanthropists made a donation that has had a lasting impact on our forensic interview program. By collecting new stuffed animals, this group helped us spread holiday cheer to the children and families who come to […]
DCAC Receives Thomas the Train Set
Earlier this week, we were contacted by a young donor named Travis and his father. Travis wanted to donate his beautiful, wooden Thomas the Train set to a worthy cause and with the help of his aunt, he found DCAC. Luckily, he gave us a call telling us he would like to donate his train […]
DCAC Holiday Toy Drive
In December, we had our annual holiday toy drive at DCAC. Throughout the holiday season, therapists collect toy drive sign up sheets from our client’s families with information regarding the ages and genders of the children in each home. Then during our toy drive event, therapists pick out gifts for each child in the family.Toy […]
Help Us Change the Statistic of Child Abuse on Colorado Gives Day!
What are the odds of a child playing for the Denver Broncos? 1 in 1,200,000 What are the odds of a child becoming an Olympic skier? 1 in 230,000 What are the odds of a child playing a sold out show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre? 1 in 296,000 What are the odds of a child […]
Young Donors Make a Difference
This month, we were honored to meet two young DCAC donors. Eight year old twins, Taylor and Addyson, surprised us with a donation of brand new toys for our clients! With the holiday season upon us, we are always in need of new toys to give away to our clients as Christmas gifts. We were so […]
One Dollar a Day, 365 Ways to Make a Difference
Could you spare just a dollar a day to help an abused child? With a dollar a day – $365 a year – you can help children who have experienced sexual and physical abuse, neglect and violence heal from trauma. It costs DCAC $5,000 a day to *prevent abuse, *strengthen families, and *restore childhood,and we […]
DCAC Staff Retreat
At the Denver Children’s Advocacy Center, we value relationships with our coworkers. We believe that to be a team that works well together, we must be invested in each other. With multiple new staff members joining the team over the past few months, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to have a staff retreat. […]
Mountain West Young Credit Union Professionals volunteer at DCAC!
On Friday, September 23, DCAC had the pleasure of meeting a group from the Mountain West Young Credit Union Professionals (MWYCUP). Eighteen wonderful volunteers spent the morning on campus helping with a DCAC fall clean-up. This included tidying up our flower beds, raking up leaves, picking up trash, painting parking lot lines, and even fixing […]
Art from the Heart Success!
Last Friday, we hosted our annual fundraiser, Art from the Heart, at Denver?s Space gallery. With the help of our event sponsors, contributors, and attendees, Art from the Heart was a huge success. We are so thankful for all of the support we received throughout the entire evening and we are blown away by the generosity […]
Even Our Youngest Donors Make a Difference
Late last week, Kyle surprised us with a visit to DCAC to tell us he had collected art supplies in honor of his recent birthday. His donation included paint, markers, colored pencils, and sketch books. Kyle’s art supplies will be used by our clients during their art therapy sessions. We were incredibly excited to meet Kyle […]
Another Philanthropist in the Making
A young man by the name of Jake reached out to DCAC in July to set up a time to drop off donations that he had been collecting for over the past 6 weeks for his Bar Mitzvah service program. On July 26, we had the chance to meet this amazing young man when he […]
DCAC Staff Outing
Statistics show taking the time to enjoy employee gatherings outside of the workplace leads to strong relationships with co-workers that foster happiness and productivity. Due to the nature of care and work that DCAC staff does it is important for all of us to recharge our batteries every once in awhile. Besides just having fun, our team outings […]
Colorado Christian University Volunteers at DCAC
Denver Children’s Advocacy Center was pleased to host a group from Colorado Christian University earlier this week. They spent the day both outside and inside: weeding gardens, trimming trees, cleaning our therapy rooms, organizing toys and games, changing light bulbs, and even power-washed our porches! We are so very thankful that they were willing to spend their day […]
Thank You Colorado Rockies Charity Fund
This month DCAC is the proud recipient of a $15,000 grant through the Colorado Rockies Charity Fund, a fund of the McCormick Foundation, in partnership with Denver Active 20-30. As part of this award, the Colorado Rockies gave DCAC tickets to the July 7th game against the Philadelphia Phillies (which the Rockies won 11-2!). Many […]
Teaching Philanthropy at a Young Age
Young Cora decided this year for her 4th birthday, instead of presents, she would collect donations for DCAC! We were thrilled with this news when her mother contacted us to set up a delivery time. Early Friday morning a very smiley Cora and her mother showed up with bags of art supplies. The supplies will […]
Deloitte Volunteer Day
Once again, DCAC welcomed 29 brave souls for Deloitte’s annual work day. This year they completely transformed our campus. After our many spring storms, we had a lot of work for to be done. They purchased annuals and shrubs and went to work restoring our grounds. Our bushes were trimmed, our trees shaped, weeds aplenty […]
The Carlos Gonzalez Foundation and Project C.U.R.E.
Joining forces, The Carlos Gonzalez Foundation and Project C.U.R.E., will deliver nearly $500,000 worth of life-saving medical equipment to a hospital in North Central Venezuela. Thank you for having us be part of such an important day!
National Children’s Alliance 2016 Leadership Conference
Earlier this month, two of DCAC?s directors, Amber Stead, Director of Finance and Operations, and Jodi Byrnes, Director of the Forensic Interview Program, attended the National Children?s Alliance 2016 Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual conference, attended by over 500 Child Advocacy Center leaders this year, aims to provide continuing education, networking opportunities, and […]
DCAC Goes to Coors Field
Each year, the Colorado Rockies Wives work hard to make an impact in the community. Thanks to the outpouring of support from Rockies fans over the past few years, the Rockies wives have raised over $100,000 in support of their charity endeavors. We want to thank the Rockies Wives under the leadership of Sarah Logan […]
Colfax Marathon
A huge thank you to all 24 persons participating in the Colfax Marathon May 14 & 15. The weather was cool and windy, but the runners said it assisted in lowering their times during the race. Our corporate partner, Kiewit, had the largest team led by Craig Briggs, Senior Vice President. DCAC Board of Directors […]
AMP the Cause – 11th Annual Community Day
A big Thank You to all the dedicated volunteers from Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, for all the hard work that they put in for AMP’s 11th annual community day! The volunteers showed up with smiles in the middle of our last Spring snow storm ready to work. They spent the day deep cleaning every inch […]
Employees at SM Energy raise awareness of Child Abuse Prevention Month
Thanks to all of the Denver based employees at SM Energy, who wore blue and supported the cause to raise awareness for National Child Abuse Prevention Month! The pinwheels and blue symbolize that all children deserve great childhoods because they are our future.
Roadrunners Give Back Day
A huge thank you to the wonderful team of staff, students and friends who came to the Denver Children?s Advocacy Center campus Friday, April 22nd to participate in Roadrunners Give Back Day. This was an incredible way to both celebrate their 50th Anniversary but also show the community spirit that both built this fine institution […]
Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric March Award goes to DCAC!
Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric has chosen Denver Children?s Advocacy Center as the March winner of the $1,000 Caring Community Giveaway. ?It?s encouraging to know that there are organizations in our community providing treatment to children who are victims of abuse,? said John Ward, president of Applewood Plumbing Heating & Electric. ?We?re fortunate to be […]
One Hundred Twenty Teddy Bears Come to Denver Children?s Advocacy Center
DCAC was honored last week with a donation of 120 teddy bears from Jeans Cuddle Buddies. Cydney Johnson and her family and friends have been collecting bears and funds in honor of her grandmother Jean?s passing. The photo is of Cydney, her husband and twins with some of the bears at our Therapy House. Thank […]
A BIG Thank You to Vail Resorts!
Denver Children’s Advocacy Center is pleased to honor one of our most generous corporate partners, Vail Resorts. Over the holiday season between Thanksgiving and the New Year, Vail Resorts Retail employees collected gifts for DCAC at their Colorado Ski & Golf stores. We deeply appreciate these efforts as we know this is a very busy time for […]
Kick-off to National Child Abuse Prevention Month at the Capital
It was an honor to attend the rally at the Capitol early today to Kick-off National Child Abuse Prevention Month with Governor Hickenlooper, Senator Linda Newell, and Miss Colorado! Remember that all month long there are activities happening around CO, as well as here at DCAC. To stay up-to-date on all the events, be sure […]
DCAC Featured on Que Bueno 1280
Director of Assessment and Treatment, Angela Davidson, was featured on Que Bueno 1280’s “La Voz Del Pueblo” today. This program focuses on local issues the Spanish-speaking community is experiencing and how these may be addressed. Angela discussed DCAC’s critical services with host Fernando Sergio. She also emphasized the importance of using Colorado’s statewide hotline to […]
A Million for What Matters Raffle
There is a simple truth to helping our community: by working together we can do a better job at making an impact. At DCAC we strive to prevent abuse, strengthen families, and restore childhood and are pleased to have your support. This year, we are collaborating with Denver-based Amp the Cause to raise money ? and […]