We began in 2005 when a group of neighbors joined together as Washington Park Caresto help older adults in their community age well at home. This model is based on the national Village Movement, which equips neighbors to deliver vital services, empowering older adults to age interdependently in their own homes, on their own terms. In 2007, A Little Help was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) with the vision of neighbors connected across generations, creating strong communities.
In 2011, we hired the organization’s first full-time Executive Director, and this level of leadership has led us to many great successes. Some of these include growth in member and volunteer participation; greater depth in quality and quantity of our services; professional board and staff recruitment; and fundraising through foundation grants, corporate partnerships, giving campaigns, individual donors, and events. We have also expanded programming systems, capacity, and vision; improved service coordination and volunteer management; and improved branding, marketing, web presence, and strategic planning, visioning, and momentum. All of this growth has allowed us to have an incredible impact that emphasizes connecting neighbors of all ages to help older adults thrive through care and community.
With A Little Help, our older adults are connected to neighbors, experts on aging, and many local resources, empowering them to thrive in their homes. Since our founding, A Little Help has served nearly two thousand older adults and has engaged thousands of community volunteers. This is a terrific story of a grassroots organization and it continues to unfold.
We are proud to have grown to serve three distinct locations across Colorado: Metro Denver including Jefferson, Denver, and parts of Arapahoe and Adams Counties, Northern Colorado including Fort Collins, Berthoud, Loveland, Windsor, Johnstown, and Milliken, and the Western Slope in the Grand Valley including Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, and Orchard Mesa. Our volunteers in these locations provide yardwork, light indoor help, transportation, errands, tech coaching, friendly calls/visits, and snow shoveling.
In 2011, we hired the organization’s first full-time Executive Director, and this level of leadership has led us to many great successes. Some of these include growth in member and volunteer participation; greater depth in quality and quantity of our services; professional board and staff recruitment; and fundraising through foundation grants, corporate partnerships, giving campaigns, individual donors, and events. We have also expanded programming systems, capacity, and vision; improved service coordination and volunteer management; and improved branding, marketing, web presence, and strategic planning, visioning, and momentum. All of this growth has allowed us to have an incredible impact that emphasizes connecting neighbors of all ages to help older adults thrive through care and community.
With A Little Help, our older adults are connected to neighbors, experts on aging, and many local resources, empowering them to thrive in their homes. Since our founding, A Little Help has served nearly two thousand older adults and has engaged thousands of community volunteers. This is a terrific story of a grassroots organization and it continues to unfold.
We are proud to have grown to serve three distinct locations across Colorado: Metro Denver including Jefferson, Denver, and parts of Arapahoe and Adams Counties, Northern Colorado including Fort Collins, Berthoud, Loveland, Windsor, Johnstown, and Milliken, and the Western Slope in the Grand Valley including Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, and Orchard Mesa. Our volunteers in these locations provide yardwork, light indoor help, transportation, errands, tech coaching, friendly calls/visits, and snow shoveling.
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