Denver7 Everyday Hero helps keep Colorado trails safe and pristine
Mark Hinchman volunteers for JeffCo Open Space
Denver7 Everyday Hero dedicated to fixing overused trails in Jefferson County
and last updated 2021-04-19 13:16:12-04
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. Service has always been a part of Mark Hinchman s life, but maintaining Colorado s beautiful hiking and biking trails is the Air Force veteran s true labor of love. I like being outdoors. I like being able to do work and get immediate feedback on the quality of work Iâve done, Hinchman said.
Hinchman works the trails and hillsides of JeffCo Open Space, keeping our most beautiful outdoor areas safe and pristine.
Denver7 Everyday Hero helps people right out of prison get on a path toward success
Volunteer with Second Chance Center in Aurora connects ex-convicts with resources to be successful
and last updated 2021-04-13 09:16:37-04
AURORA, Colo. â You could say Shani Jones believes in second chances. Or maybe she just believes in people. Most all of them are just as committed as the most committed people youâll know, she said. (They re) trying to get their lives back.
She s talking about people like Lucas Sales. I thought she was amazing, Lucas recalled of his first meeting with Jones.
The pair met at Aurora s Second Chance Center. The nonprofit helps people who were incarcerated re-enter society, connecting them with employment, housing, food and mentoring resources to help break the cycle of incarceration.
Ft. Collins therapy dogs and their handlers comfort Boulder mass shooting survivors
Crisis Deployment for Lutheran Church Services.
and last updated 2021-04-06 11:25:05-04
BOULDER, Colo. Therapy dogs Cubby and Devorah have responded to a lot of our nation s dark days, but responding to the mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder may be their toughest assignment yet. Weâve had many tears, weâve had laughter, but they connect us, they connect us to people, said Bonnie Fear, Director of Crisis Deployment for Lutheran Church Charities K9 Comfort Dog Ministry.
The golden retrievers are based in Fort Collins and are part of Lutheran Church Charities K-9 Comfort Dog Ministry. For the past two weeks, Cubby, Devorah and their volunteer handlers, have been holding space outside the growing King Soopers memorial in Boulder, ready to meet the flood of grief when words just aren t quite right.
One year of COVID in Colorado: How the pandemic has changed our daily lives
A year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic, we look at the changes to our daily lives and what may be here to stay.
and last updated 2021-03-12 09:29:28-05
DENVER â The COVID-19 pandemic changed almost everything overnight.
For the Scott family, one of the many parts of life that has changed is the rules of preschool for their 3-year-old daughter. What are the rules of preschool? Henry Scott asked his daughter over a family Zoom. No hugging, no kissing and no touching. air kisses at school, his young daughter said.
Dana Ship helps struggling Colorado families get baby gear, supplies through WeeCycle
Denver7 Everyday Hero finds his calling in retirement helping WeeCycle
and last updated 2021-02-23 08:23:50-05
AURORA, Colo. â There is nothing quite like the love a dad has for his daughters. Dana Ship is proof of that.
When his daughter, Jayme Ritchie, was young, she d come to work with him. Now it s basically come full circle, he said..
Thirteen years ago, Ritchie started WeeCycle, which recycles essential baby gear and matches it to Colorado families in need. Ship s other daughter, Morgan Seibel, would later become the nonprofit s executive director.