Important Update: 2021 Harvest Farm Fall Festival
The Harvest Farm Fall Festival is one of our favorite ways to connect our community with our New Life Program participants, but it was highly important to prioritize the health and safety of the community, o...
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Faces of the Mission: Michael's Story
Michael was only 15 years old when his mother dropped him off at a children’s home. It was Thanksgiving Day, a day that for Michael, would ultimately lead to a life of uncertainty.
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A Day in the Life of a Frontline Employee
Desiree Anthony is more than an emergency services and community outreach coordinator
at Fort Collins Rescue Mission. She’s an advocate. Her days are filled with plans that are
constantly changing but a go...
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Mission in My Words: Brittany Depew on Partnering with the Mission
Brittany Depew joined the Social Sustainability
Department at the City of Fort Collins in 2017 and has been the homelessness response and solutions
lead specialist since February 2021.
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Letter from Our Director: August 2021
If you've ever spent time in a shelter, your first impression would likely be that they are places without hope—without love. Much of the comforts we enjoy in our homes are not present, and sometimes the s...
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Reopening Fort Collins Rescue Mission with 24/7 Services
Fort Collins Rescue Mission's shelter reopened at the beginning of May. But, as with many things in life, operations at the shelter have changed since the pandemic.
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May Brings Change at Fort Collins Rescue Mission
The time has come to close the doors of Blue Spruce Temporary Shelter. While it was a blessing to operate and offer a larger space for our guests to safely shelter during the pandemic, it was an even bigger ...
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Our Appreciation Grows & Grows
Fort Collins Rescue Mission and Harvest Farm want to honor the many volunteers that have graciously served alongside us throughout the year. Our theme for 2021 Volunteer Appreciation Week could not be more f...
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Hope, Peace & Joy This Easter
Even though we couldn’t do our typical Easter Banquet this year, we still wanted to make this holiday special for our guests experiencing homelessness.
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The Time to Heal: A Story of Restoration Between Father and Son
Eric and his son Christian had a broken relationship for most of Christian’s life. During Eric’s time in the New Life Program (NLP) at Harvest Farm, his biggest motivation in his addiction recovery was t...
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