ULC Denver has initiated several programs in the Denver Area and plan to implement more in order to address causes adopted by members of its congregation while assisting its community with critical needs.
Feeding the Hungry
A hungry man is not a free man. – Adlai E. Stevenson
Based on our central ideology of Limitless Ideas and Free Environments (L.I.F.E.), The ULC Denver is committed to helping free people from hunger both momentarily and for rest of their lives.
With the help of our sister non-profit social welfare organization, The Foundation and Ministry of L.I.F.E. actually feeds people through our “I Got This” Feeding Campaign, which simply involves responding to a hungry person asking for food with “I Got This” and doing what is required to get that person a meal immediately.
We are also partnering with local farms and other food sources to secure grants to fund an ambitious Urban Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) program that will involve geolocated member locally grown “food spots” where participants can find food at anytime with a wi-fi device. Better yet, they can find food spots where they can help grow food.
By doing so we will do our part toward eradicating food deserts in the most populated areas of our country and ultimately the world.
Check out the forthcoming Executive Report for a few numbers on how many people we’ve fed and through our endeavors.
Housing the Homeless
Homelessness is not a choice, but rather a journey that many find themselves in. – Asa Don Brown
The rate of Homeless in the U.S. is increasing at an alarming rate. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development notes a record high increase of 12% in 2023 with 653,104 total homeless people of which 256,510 are living on the streets.
That means that about 1 in every 500 U.S. Citizens are homeless and about 33% of the homeless are unsheltered.
Homelessness results from or is related to many situations in which many people find themselves including family violence, mental health issues, physical health (including accidents that rack up medical bills), loss of work or unemployment, lack of affordable housing, crippling addictions, traumatic experiences and more.
Together with the Foundation and h of L.I.F.E., we work to tackle the issues for the homeless by providing resources to them that addresses immediate needs like handing out blankets and clothing to protect those living on the streets from the weather elements and passing out home cooked meals and providing ride tickets for public transportation and movie vouchers for them to enjoy a little entertainment.
Additionally our forthcoming Mystery Latrine Project for which we are currently seeking sponsorship and patronage is scheduled to be a mobile hospitality center for homeless populations in different cities. The project outfits a mobile unit that arrives onsite where homeless citizens gather to
Look for forthcoming announcements about our Crowd Funding Campaign for the Mystery Latrine Project and information on how you can become a supporter and participate.
Serving the Community
“It is the greatest of all mistakes to do nothing because you can only do little – do what you can.” – Sydney Smith
Communities grow and develop with members of communities intentionally helping other members.
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic more than half the people over the age of 16 came to the aid of their neighbors and 23% formally volunteered to do so. This and other research reveals that despite something so devastating such as the impact of a global pandemic, the U.S. population continued to serve each other and their communities — giving their time and talent to help others at a time of unprecedented need.
Right now there are thousands of people providing assistance by giving of there time, talents and resources to the millions of people negatively impacted by the growing amount of hurricanes reaching the shores of the U.S. and her territories.
Along with our sister non-profit the Foundation and Ministry of L.I.F.E., ULC Denver is assisting numerous individuals and businesses in our community by providing micro loans and financial or resource grants for emergency and non-emergency projects that they might not otherwise be able to obtain due to credit issues and other traditional barriers.
Contact us for more information on how you can help us fund these small projects that although may not seem so necessary for the big sources of financial capital but are extremely necessary for the social capital of our small communities and neighbors.