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.
and last updated 2021-02-15 08:16:55-05
LITTLETON, Colo. â There is no quick solution to ending Colorado s homelessness, but one 6-year-old in Littleton is making a difference in her own colorful way.
Like most artists, little Lillian Benedik has always had the gift of empathy. Sheâs just in tune to the world around her and she soaks it all in, described her mother, Megan Benedik.
So when Lillian saw the growing number of desperate panhandlers on the streets near her grandma s home, it just didn t sit right with the 6-year-old. Thereâs lots of people on the streets holding up signs and I wanted to help them, Lillian said.
Denver7 Everyday Hero Barbara Moore is determined to eliminate food insecurity for Jeffco students
Concerning new statistics from Hunger Free Colorado show 1 in 3 Coloradans faces food insecurity. This week s Denver7 Everyday Hero is determined to change that.
and last updated 2021-01-12 15:02:36-05
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. â If passion could feed the hungry, Barbara Moore would eliminate food insecurity all together. Thereâs a Hebrew term called Tikunn olam, which means how much should you help somebody? Well, we should help people until they donât need help anymore, Moore said to a room full of volunteers.
Moore, a former teacher, started JeffCo Eats four years ago to serve hungry kids in her county. Each week, they meet at a church in Jefferson County for what she calls the program s ICU where they intensively care for kids.