Montbello Community Building

Denver Human Services offers an array of services, including how to:

• Apply for food, cash, medical assistance
• Apply for rent, mortgage, eviction and utility assistance
• Access to RTD’s Live transit program
• Apply for child support
• Access an electronic benefits transfer (EBT)

Through Montbello Organizing Committee’s Montbello Solutions work, a community focused approach to clinical and holistic mental health services for youth and adults, Academy 360 houses two therapists within the school’s facility that serves students, their families, and the greater Far Northeast Community. Jordan uses a community-based, trauma-informed, and social justice approach to holistic mental health care across the lifespan.

• Mental health services
• Early Childhood, school age, and teen services
• Work and education training
• Behavioral services
• Housing services

To learn more about WellPower, watch this video in English and Spanish.

Through Montbello Organizing Committee’s Montbello Solutions work, a community focused approach to clinical and holistic mental health services for youth and adults, Academy 360 houses two therapists within the school’s facility that serves students, their families, and the greater Far Northeast Community. Jordan uses a community-based, trauma-informed, and social justice approach to holistic mental health care across the lifespan.

• Mental health services
• Early Childhood, school age, and teen services
• Work and education training
• Behavioral services
• Housing services

Watch this video to learn more about Families Forward.

With diverse offerings such as competitive sports and mentor teams, school supplies, food initiatives, toy drives, community picnics, and mental health awareness, Struggle of Love collaborates with other local nonprofits to reach and educate under-served communities in the Denver metro area. During their annual backpack giveaway, S.O.L gives away more than 300 backpacks full of school supplies for children who need them. They also run a food bank Monday through Friday that serves about 150 cars daily.

• Mental health supports
• Food access
• Youth and teen physical and social services

Learn more about Struggle of Love by watching this video.

Montbello Organizing Committee is full of information about the groundbreaking work taking place in the Greater Montbello Community; they are leading the charge with the community created and community led FreshLo project, located about a half-mile from the Montbello Community Building. There are ways for every resident to get involved and start working on improving our community!

• Food access
• Mental health supports
• Youth safe zones
• Leadership development

FAVA’s mission is to empower families with resources to aid in the restoration of hope within the lives of these families. We do this work by providing youth, parents, caregivers, and older adults the tools and support they need to reduce violence within their own families and create a loving support system within the community. 

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The mission of C-BAM is to facilitate a cohesive ecosystem of the local black community to inspire, innovate and connect local black communities together. Since the beginning, C-BAM has partnered with local black communities to empower and highlight the work they are doing and to create systems to help sustain their impact and create a legacy.

Watch this video to learn more about C-BAM.

Since 2011, Steps to Success has worked with residents in Montbello to support positive youth development and prevent youth violence. They have put into place proven programs which address needs that the community identified, including:

• Promoting alternative thinking strategies (PATHS)
• Strengthening families
• Literacy and equity
• Violence, injury, protection and risk screening tools
• Positive recognition campaign

Consumption Literacy Project engages and supports students, communities, and educators to innovate ways of changing waste and consumption patterns.

• Nearly Zero Project
• UrbanSEED
• Educator courses
• Parent and community workshops

Children’s Farms of America is dedicated to helping communities establish urban farms for city kids.

Watch this video to learn more about Children’s Farms in Action.

The Child and Family Therapy Center of Denver aims to serve families by creating and maintaining an inclusive, supportive and collaborative environment that is safe and embraces all. Services include:

• Child therapy
• Play therapy
• Family counseling
• Grief therapy
• Music therapy
• Massage therapy
• Chaplain support

FaithBridge is committed to bridging relationships and resources to ensure a high-quality education for every child. We boldly aim for a reality where 100% of children are receiving an equitable and excellent education that prepares them for the choice of college without remediation!

Ron Allen is A360’s Family Therapist & Social Emotional Specialist. Prior to joining A360, Ron worked for Families Forward Resource Center in Montbello for over 15 years. Ron’s experiences are in Trauma Informed Parenting, Behavioral and Mental Illness, Fatherhood Training and Family and Community Resources. He has his Masters in Family Counseling with a Minor in Psychology from the Aspen Christian College & Seminary.

Ron started his “yardwork” in February 2020, which consisted of meeting with students and their families in the front yard of their homes, providing them with whole family therapy, addressing the needs of both the child and the adults in the home.