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Update on Aid to Hurricane VictimsFollowing the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, The Colorado Trust committed $250,000 to provide services to victims who relocated to Colorado. The much-needed assistance includes the following Trust grants: Support to the Colorado Coalition of Faith on behalf of the Hurricane Assistance Network of Denver (HAND), a collaborative formed to address the long-term recovery needs of hurricane evacuees who have settled in the Denver Metro area. HAND is comprised of pastors, community leaders, churches, volunteer agencies, and business and government agencies that have joined together to help evacuees identify and access the services and resources that are available to them, from spiritual care and counseling to employment referrals and housing. For hurricane victims across Colorado, the Jefferson Center for Mental Health serves as a broker to ensure that quality mental health care is available to individual evacuees and their families. In particular, the Center offers two-person therapy teams that specialize in treating trauma in children. Lutheran Family Services of Colorado focuses on the most vulnerable populations in the Colorado Springs area - children, youth, older adults and struggling families. Among its several programs designed to overcome barriers to self-sufficiency, the organization provides crisis counseling, mental health care and resettlement support to survivors of federally declared disasters, as well as foster care and adoption services, and assistance to newcomers in becoming productive citizens in their communities. For more information, contact Ed Lucero, Senior Program Officer, 303-837-1200, ed@coloradotrust.org. |
