We came here to volunteer. There are two different buildings, one for groceries and the other for…read moreclothing. We met a nice volunteer who guided us to the volunteer check in center. It was a first time for my daughter and I but they were very nice with giving us a brief tour about both facilities, how they worked, when they expected deliveries, and how people were able come in via appointment or walk in to get clothing (point system) and groceries. Everyone was so nice. It was a great first experience for my daughter for her volunteer service so we definitely would come back to do the grocery side.

This is a great community resource! Whether you are partaking in their many services offered or…read moredoing some solid volunteering. I have spent countless hours in the grocery helping wherever I am needed. Reently, they needed all hands on deck to help fill boxes of non-perishable food for the increased need and influx of clients. It's fulfilling for both the givers and the receivers.

Great selection pianos and interesting items that definitely tell a story. Big selection of items…read morein various conditions. Service is friendly is attentive and wanting to help.

Tasha was fantastic, very helpful and knowledgeable. It's a high quality office desk at a great…read moreprice - thank you!!

I have only one thing to add to the great job Alex did of summarizing Peace Jam's amazing work in…read morethe community and around the word. CONGRATULATIONS DAWN AND IVAN! After many years of helping kids by connecting them with Peace Prize laureates, Peace Jam's founders have been honored with a Nobel Peace Prize nomination themselves. If they win, they can be their own guests of honor- but hard workers and modest guy and gal that they are, they'll hardly even mention it and keep inviting amazing people like the Dalai Lama to speak in Denver. Okay, I have two things to add. I once heard Ivan speak about interviewing Daw Aung San Suu Kyi while she was under house arrest- apparently he was stopped at the airport after the interview and beaten by Burmese officials until he turned over his tapes. Lucky for him, he'd switched them with tapes of elephants in Thailand. Not so lucky for him, he had internal bleeding and was immediately hospitalized upon returning to America. I salute you, Ivan, Dawn, and all the Peace Jam founders- these are some incredibly BRAVE people.

So, want a whole review in 17 syllables! Peace Jam helps out…read morekids, teaching them to fight with peace. Our future leaders When the founder of Peace Jam, Ivan Suvanjieff, was walking home one day, he passed by a group of kids ditching school. They told him that school did nothing for them and that they had to pay the bills the best way they knew how. Wanting to dissuade them from their dangerous path, he talked to them about others who faced adversity and triumphed. One name, Desmond Tutu, came up, and the youths were exited to talk about what he had done. Ivan knew that if these kids could talk to Desmond Tutu, then maybe they would change their ways. After a whirlwind of excitement and a love story fit for a TV movie, Peace Jam was founded. They currently have 15 Nobel Peace Prize laureates that go around the world, meeting with children and discussing plans for peace. But it does not stop there, these kids then go out and enact their plans for world betterment. Sound exiting to you? Well if you are a parent, have your kid sign up. If you are in college, be a mentor, it is rewarding and fun! Anyone else, call to see if you can volunteer or make a donation. There are fees that can be expensive for both children and mentors, but call them if this is a problem and they may be able to help. Remember, when we are all old and tired, these are the people that will be taking care of us socially and globally, so lets make sure we train them right!

This non-profit organization fights poverty by collecting new and used shoes, how cool is that!…read more This allows them to create jobs in poor and disadvantaged communities via direct donations and by provisioning selected micro-enterprise programs. Since they began in 2006, they've distributed over 35 million pairs of shoes in 127 countries and all 50 US States, impressive! They are various ways to help, simply by donating your used shoes, volunteering or even traveling to meet micro-entrepreneurs. I recently volunteered just a few hours of my time, and with a few others, we loaded a truck with 27,642 pairs. The organizators were very good at providing feedback once our "job" was completed and it was great to know that with this truck they can provide a full year of food, shelter and education for 35 families (plus the fact that they don't end up in landfill). Families came to help, there were jobs for kids also! They were having fun climbing on the mountain of bags full of shoes and pushing them to the bottom so that they could easily be picked up by adults. Too often, giving to charities is very abstract, here you really see the impact of your help. In this case, the truck was then going to a warehouse in Wadley, AL, where the shoes are sorted before being shipped to entrepreneurs around the world. Just one step between donation and distribution, which allows to give a lot more to the person who needs it the most. Visit their website to find a way to donate shoes, and you can even host a shoe drive if you have more time.

A small and quaint little thrift shop. Prices were great considering what other thrift shops…read morecharge. Friendly staff person great us coming in and leaving the store. A cool little place to stop in at when in Golden.

I have been shopping at this wonderful thrift shop for years. All proceeds from the thrift shop…read morebenefit the food bank that serves hundreds of people each month. The shop prices are great. Donations are able to be dropped off on Wednesdays. There are a lot of high quality name brand items. This is a great way to recycle. Reduce waste and support food security, in Golden. Today I scored two like new brooks brothers wool sweaters for $40 and a stack of paper plates for a dollar! I highly recommend shopping, supporting, donating & volunteering at the CAG. It's also a great place to pick up odds and ends for the kitchen.

They are working hard and doing an excellent job of making Wheat Ridge more livable…read more Doing their best to drag Wheat Ridge into the 21st century in spite of the old people who want no change.

I was short on cash, had been wo out of the library applying for jobs this week and was starving…read more I googled food banks, rode my bike over to David Clifton 15 minutes before they closed. the staff was incredibly kind and helpful- I chowed down on lunch then the gave me a to go box of whole foods tuna salad, bread, fruit, yogurt, and crackers- it made my day!!! maybe my week, with love, Brian

Love this place. A great place to hear the word of God and get some food and clothes in times of…read moreneed. Thank you Pastor David.

The Wheatridge office is truly a sight to behold--an architectural masterpiece of neglect. Picture…read morea 1970's sitcom set that's been abandoned, dust-coated, and generously sprinkled with litter. Add a steady crowd of unhoused folks milling around the entrance, and voilà: ambiance! The POC staff lovingly call it "the White House"--not for its prestige, but for the complete absence of color anywhere, including leadership. And let's not forget the board of directors, a group so unrepresentative of the Denver Metro Area they might as well be assembled from a stock-photo catalog titled "Corporate Diversity: 1981 Edition." As for the shelters, well, if you're a person of color, maybe bring backup--or better yet, don't. Leadership there subscribes religiously to the Mean Girls: Passive Aggressive Edition handbook. Their white-savior energy could power a small city, and their grasp on reality is... aspirational. Staff quitting, ghosting, or disappearing into the void? Completely normal. Professionalism? Never heard of her. Then there's the CEO, who graces employees with long emails detailing his weekend adventures and lacrosse escapades--riveting stuff no one asked for. He never visits the shelters, but who needs firsthand knowledge when you've got vibes? The hiring standards? If it breathes, it qualifies. Maybe even if it doesn't. Leadership acts like the popular kids in high school--if the popular kids ran dilapidated shelters and were openly mocked by their own staff. And pay? Let's just say some clients are making out better financially. Best thing about working in Wheatridge? Imagine Kids Say the Darndest Things, but with adults lacking basic common sense. HR? A myth. Technology? They've mastered electricity--barely. Would I recommend Family Tree to peers? Only the ones I truly despise.

So disappointed and discussed with this organization. See I been homeless for a lil over 3yo and…read morethe only reason why I was affiliated with family tree in the first place is because my caseworker from Vivant Health put me in some sort of pool that got me drawn to them. So when Family Tree approached me they tell me that I was selected for permanent housing I mean I thought I hit the jackpot you know what I'm saying I was like finally my homeless rain has ended boy was I wrong these people will dry you out for information even information that you cannot remember they still want to know they want to know when you went to the bathroom what was the color did you flush did you wash your hands what towel did you use what kind of soap was it that you washed your hands with that's family tree for you talk about a stressful rude awakening that's what it is I can't stand this place and when you reach out to them on questions regarding permanent housing that they already told you fit the criteria for it takes the housing coordinator that's supposed to be working with you a week to answer your response and then when they do respond they blame it on their supervisors team and then want to add that the supervisors want more information and so forth it's a never ending battle with them.

Great place to play ball! People and venue are amazing…read more Only downside is parking, but plenty of street parking on the busy days.

$60 for 2 tickets to take my 11 year son to watch his 10th grade cousin play a basketball game?…read more What a scam

I absolutely love Community Works and what they do and what they represent. I recently dropped off…read moresome of my late husband's shirts, pants, ties, dress shoes and some other miscellaneous items. The two gals in the office helped me bring the bags in. I really appreciated that gesture. They also showed me the closets for both men and women that their clients get to shop. I would highly recommend this organization.

The people running the program are pretty friendly, knowledgable and entrepreneurial minded…read more However, I went to the week-long training class and I was kind of disappointed. They advertised this program as a program that helps you land the job you want, however it just turned out to be another generic job-readiness program that just puts you in whatever job they have available rather than what career you want and what your background is actually is. With the high-energy entrepreneurial people running the program, you would think they would have stronger career advice to give and be able to help you with a more individualized approach, but unfortunately they do not. The training class was pretty fun and engaging for the most part, and the teacher Cedric was a great speaker. However, what I had an issue with was how a huge percentage of the class was spent training us on warehouse safety and how to use a forklift. I'm sure that's great for people who actually want to work in a warehouse, but for everyone else it's a waste of time (so my recommendation is for them to hold the forklift training during a different time for the people who want it). I know for a fact that I'm never in a million years going to work a blue-collar job. I found it a bit insulting, because they get a lot of people signed up for the program from homeless shelters, rehab clinics, and those previously incarcerated, so it came across like they were talking down to us and assuming warehouse work is the only thing we would be qualified for or willing to do. And from my experience, warehouse jobs are pretty in-demand and they hire pretty much anyone desperate for a job. My feedback for this program would be to stick to their word about helping us land in the career we like, and do a better job meeting everyone where they're at in their career.