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It wasn’t that I had no other place to go. It was that no other place would welcome me. Delores took me in her arms, she said relax.
She fed me, let me sleep, filled my lonely life with women.
She laughed with me, she calmed me, she gave me a place to be someone, not somewhere.
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Our story
The Delores Project is named for Delores Big Boy, a Lakota woman who frequently lived on the streets of Denver. Her situation was complicated by health, developmental and substance abuse issues, as well as physical and sexual violence.
Although Delores sought aid from various Denver agencies, sadly, she fell through the cracks in the system. Delores died while living on the streets June 8, 1999. In forming the shelter in 2000, we chose to honor her memory so that we could always continue our work with a commitment to ensuring safe shelter for every woman and support for those in transition.
The Delores Project was founded in 2000 and originally operated out of borrowed space provided by other organizations each year between October and April. In 2006, The Delores Project secured its current facility allowing the shelter to begin year-round operations with nearly double our original capacity. As a year-round shelter The Delores Project is able to enhance services, providing support for women in securing long-term housing and addressing the other myriad challenges they face.
Our leadership
The Delores Project is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors committed to addressing the issue of homelessness amongst women.
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President
Erika G. Lindholm
Loan Programs Director
Mile High Community Loan Fund, Inc.
President Elect
Claire Chavez
Director of Client Services
The Wright Group Services
Secretary
Dawn MacKinnon
Attorney-at-Law
Holme Roberts & Owen
Treasurer
Cathy Reano
Community Volunteer
Staff Leadership Team
Terrell A.W. Curtis — Executive Director
Linda Kleiber — Program Director
Liesl Thomas — Development Director |
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Directors
Emma Armstrong
Clinical Case Manager
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Heather Beck
Outreach Program Manager
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
Nicole Hagg
Community Volunteer
Sarah Hogan
Marketing Manager
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Beth Truax
Mountain States Employer Council
Lisa Ullsperger
Charles Schwab |
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