Serenity Recovery Connection

11/13/2025

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11/13/2025

RECOVERY SPOTLIGHT ON WESTSIDE CARES:

Westside CARES has deep roots in community compassion. When the Poor Farm closed in 1984, its residents were suddenly without shelter. Churches on Colorado Springs’ west side came together to help their displaced neighbors—providing food, care, and hope. Around Thanksgiving that year, they gathered at Bethany Lutheran Church to give thanks and share pie. From that spirit of gratitude and service, Westside CARES was born.

Today, that same mission continues. Westside CARES partners with organizations across the region to ensure neighbors receive the crisis support they need. They provide groceries at six local pantries, help people sign up for SNAP benefits, and offer snack bags and occasional hot meals from our main office in partnership with Food Trucks Against Homelessness.

Their central office is a welcoming place for anyone in transition—whether you need a safe place to get mail, clothing for job interviews, or help obtaining vital documents. Nurses are available Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., to assist with health concerns, prescriptions, co-pays, and even limited dental or vision needs.

Westside CARES also helps with housing, when possible, for those within its service area. Visit them to learn how we can support you—because caring for their neighbors is who they are.

https://www.westsidecares.org

11/13/2025

Last month, Launchpad, the 50-unit supportive housing project for youth and families on Colorado Springs’ west side, was awarded the Charles L. Edson Housing

11/13/2025

11/13/2025

Hello everyone! Sorry that this one is late but our next Stories & STEAM for November is next week, and the theme will be "Wonderous Weather".🍃🌞🌧 You can choose to attend this event at either of our two locations and times listed below.
10:30 am at WHO GIVES A SCRAP or
2 pm at West Side Community Center.

11/13/2025

🎄 **Looking for a way to give back this holiday season?** 🎁

Come volunteer with us at **Solid Rock Community Development Corporation Food Pantry!**

Every week, we serve **around 700 families ** right here in our community making sure no one has to go without food. We also prepare food bags for local schools and partner organizations that support youth, seniors, and unhoused individuals and families in need.

But we can’t do it alone. ❤️

We’re a small team with big hearts, and we could truly use **extra hands and hearts** this holiday season.

**Volunteer opportunities include:**
🧺 Sorting and organizing food donations
🫶 Stocking shelves
💬 Greeting and assisting guests during pantry hours
🧽 Helping keep our facilities clean and welcoming

✨ **Families are welcome!** Kids can volunteer alongside a parent or guardian it’s a beautiful way to serve together and show compassion in action.

Whether you can give a few hours each week or just want to help once, we’d love to have you.

📍 **3217 S Academy Blvd**
🖊️ **Sign up here:** [https://www.signupgenius.com/go/solidrockcdc #/e](https://www.signupgenius.com/go/solidrockcdc #/e)

Let’s come together this holiday season and make sure every family feels seen, supported, and fed. 💛

11/13/2025

🚒 Touch a Truck Event! 🚓
Monday, November 17th | 3–4pm
📍 Manitou Springs Elementary School

Come explore the Manitou Springs Fire Truck and the MSSD School Resource Officer Police Vehicle!

✨ Bring a nonperishable food item to support the Manitou Springs Community Food Pantry.

Fun for kids, families, and our community!

11/13/2025

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11/13/2025

With a large military community in Colorado Springs, the city tends to also see a high population of veterans experiencing homelessness. That’s why several organizations work to help those vets find housing.

11/13/2025

🧤 Saving Lives. Protecting from Frostbite. 🧣

When temperatures drop, the risk of frostbite and hypothermia rises. For our unhoused neighbors, every warm shelter, blanket, and act of compassion can mean the difference between life and death.

HOPE COS is on the streets and in warming shelters, offering warmth, safety, compassion, and kindness.

💙 Volunteers bring hope. 💙 Donations make protection possible.

Join us in saving lives this winter. 👉 Give today through the Give Campaign