Joshua Station is a faith-based community helping families make the transition from homelessness to a healthy, stable living environment. Since 2001 Joshua Station has provided long-term transformational housing and support for high-risk families with multiple barriers to self-sufficiency.
About Us
Joshua Station's comprehensive program focuses on empowerment for the entire family, making this program one of the most successful in the metro Denver area. A full complement of resources and support include:
Life Skills classes and education which builds awareness and skills to increase self-sufficiency
Comprehensive support for residents' holistic health and well-being through a Family Advocacy program that includes physical, mental, and spiritual elements
Individual, couple, and family Counseling for both adults and children
Comprehensive Youth Program that focuses on education, mentoring, and recreational activities
Community Service opportunities at Joshua Station encourage a sense of shared community and care for the communal property where everyone lives and works
Follow-up Advocacy after graduation which helps our families make the transition from Joshua Station to the larger Denver community by providing a continuous support system for them
Stories
Alex and Lydia's Journey
Do you remember what you dreamed of being at 17?
Now 17, Alex, pictured left with her mother Lydia at right, dreams of going to college to study medicine. She wants to help people—the way that Mile High Ministries’ Joshua Station transformational housing program helped support her family.Lydia Alex cropped
Her mother Lydia and her four younger siblings came to live at Joshua Station twice, dogged by homelessness, domestic violence, unemployment, and poverty. “The support and encouragement I got while living here helped me overcome my shyness and pushed me to excel in school,” Alex says.
The Garcia family graduated from Joshua Station into stable housing in 2010, and Lydia has been working at and helping fundraise for Mile High Ministries ever since.
Robert's Poem
Joshua Station
Is a big apple tree,
With families hanging on its branches.
Sometimes apples fall from the branches
Sometimes they are picked
Sometimes families move on.
Me and my family
Flew like butterflies to this tree
While the fading light of the sweet sun reflected off our wings.
We were ready for a good night's rest
After a long test with my dad.
His long addiction was ruining the love and affection
My family had towards each other.
I once heard
"Everyone has their fight."
This was my Mom's fight,
A metaphor for the choice she made.
She taught me
Never to leave something undone.
For everything has its consequences
even doing nothing.
Sometimes you have to stand and help somebody you care about.
Be as the great lion,
The king of the beasts,
Standing tall and proud fighting to protect his pride from outside threats.
We are a family.
A lion pride.
And we watch each other's backs while we continue our long journey.
Fight not only for yourself,
But for the people you care about.
You have control over the outcome of your life
And you can make a difference
With what happens to the people that you love.
Whether you're going to be successful or not...it's your choice.
It's a choice to surrender or not to bad things.
I choose to never surrender,
To never give in.
I am thankful for all my family and friends.
I am grateful at the end of every day God has let me live
And the beginning of every beautiful night.
Live life to the fullest because God has given you a chance to live.
For what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Kimberly's Poem
Whether people are moving out,
Or new people moving in,
Here we are a family.
Listen carefully.
Listen to our peace.
Listen to the sound of our waterfall.
We are rose petals opening up like arms for the future.
Each petal a new adventure waiting for us to explore.
Each flower spreading across the earth's crust making it amazingly beautiful.
Our spirits start like small seeds
That grow into the biggest trees
As our faith gets stronger.
The Joshua Station protects you from those who harm you.
Like a palm tree
Blocking the suns raging rays.
There's so much to be grateful for in the shade.
Pay attention 'cause you can miss it...something that no one else can see.
This is what I'm becoming...something unstoppable, inevitable, something remarkable. This is what I know.
What about you? Your life? Your thoughts? Your personality? What are you becomming?
Don't miss it.
The beauty of reality.
Where nothing is impossible, let your imagination take over.
Volunteer
Spruce a Room
Sprucing a room involves transforming a room(s) into a home for a family participating in the Joushua Station Transformational Housing Program. When a family graduates from Joshua Station, their rooms are in need of a little "sprucing up" before the next family moves in!
Community Meal at Joshua Station
Joshua Station Community Meal is a time for our families and your families to
come together and share community over dinner. Our community meals are
every Thursday night at 6:00 pm.
Please check back in January about available Community Dinner opportunities.
Be an Ambassador for Joshua Station
Host a simple fundraiser to connect friends and family with Joshua Station and its' families. Some examples include: garage sale, car wash, hosting a 5k run, bake sale, jewelry making, 'penny war', and a lemonade stand or collect items that are currently needed. Funds & collections will go towards specific projects and programs at Joshua Station.
Joshua Station Kids
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Kids Club is a time to hang out, play games and build relationships with Joshua Station kids, ages 6-11. Commit to 1-2 Kids Club nights per month for consistency in building relationships. Volunteers can come in groups of 3-5 - this is a great small group volunteer opportunity. Volunteers can bring their own kids along too.
Thursdays 7:00 -8:00 pm
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Be a Whiz Kids tutor on Wednesday evenings at Joshua Station from 6:30 – 8pm.
To volunteer, go to www.whizkidstutoring.com or call 303.504.9449
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Provide babysitting for parents during trainings, counseling sessions or date night.
Other Opportunities
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Moving Day!: Help a family move into stable housing. You provide a truck
(whether it is yours, borrowed, or rented) along with 3-5 hours of time to
help with moving.
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Work projects: Help keep Joshua Station a clean and safe environment. Projects may include deep cleaning, pulling weeds, picking up trash, painting, working in the community garden, moving furniture, organizing, etc.
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Specific Skills Needed: Spanish Translator, GED Tutor, Driving Lessons, Handyman, Hair stylist
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Seasonal Opportunities
February: Valentines Day Party
March: Easter/Spring Celebration
April: Spruce a Room Spring Theater Event
May: Community Garden
June/July: Summer Clubs
August: School Supplies
October: Harvest Party
November: Thanksgiving Potluck
December: Christmas Baskets
For more information or to volunteer, contact Julie-Anne Strivings
Donations
We Currently Need:
Furniture
Dressers
Nightstands
Full size beds
Toddler beds
Small tables & chairs
Toiletries
Deodorant
Feminine products
Bottles of shampoo & conditioner
Kids
HIgh chairs
Wooden puzzles
Coloring books
Diapers size 4 & 5
Baby Wipes
Booster seats
Baby gates
Potty training seats
Other
Shovels
Kleenex tissue
Ziplock bags (quart & gallon)
Trash bags (33 gallons & 13 gallons)
Cleaning supplies (Pinesol, Clorox wipes, Windex)
Painting tape, rollers, & brushes
Walmart or grocery store gift cards ($25)
We Occasionally Need:
Strollers, car seats, high chairs, booster seats
Appliances (microwave, refrigerator, stove)
Decorations (clocks, wall pictures, paintings)
Home furnishings, in good condition (small dining table, chairs, beds)
Kitchen items (pots, pans, utensils, baking pans, flatware, can opener, etc.)
School supplies
Nonperishable food items
We Cannot Accept:
Clothes
Toys
TVs
For more information, please email Julie-Anne or call
720-377-1103 ext. 2.
Events
Art Auction
Join us for a fun evening of art and food benefiting Joshua Station
October 9th from 7-9PM
Today Alex is a junior at a prestigious charter school. She maintains a 3.8 GPA, volunteers regularly, is a member of National Honor Society, and has been invited to apply for a college scholarship through the Daniels Fund.
Alex and Lydia—and their dreams for their lives—mattered, but they didn’t know that until they found Mile High Ministries and Joshua Station. Please support others like Alex and Lydia by sending in a gift before our fiscal year ends June 30. We need to raise $250,000 to bring a strong finish to this year and prepare us for growth in the year to come.
Thank you for helping Mile High Ministries empower our neighbors like Alex and Lydia to transform their lives.