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Care and Share, SRM team up for 10,000 turkey drive

Care and Share Food Bank and Springs Rescue Mission have launched a joint region-wide community turkey drive for the 2012 holiday season. The goal is to receive more than 10,000 turkeys, representing protein for an estimated 300,000 meals, at events during Nov. 10-16. “It is only through collaborated efforts of similarly missioned nonprofits that we [...]

Some charities struggle to reach expectations

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With Colorado Springs charities, it seems to be feast or famine these days.

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Springs Rescue Mission received a $100,000 Daniels Fund grant to support the expansion of its Life Recovery Center, which houses its New Life addiction recovery program for adult men. Since 1996, Springs Rescue Mission has been providing critically needed food, clothing, household supplies and services like the New Life Program to homeless and struggling families [...]

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Springs Rescue still needs turkeys

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Although Springs Rescue has received a total of 550 turkeys for Thanksgiving, they still need about 600 more, the nonprofit says. The turkeys go to El Paso County families in need, as well as a few hundred families at Fort Carson. Every year, Springs Rescue delivers 1,000 turkeys to needy families who would not otherwise [...]

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Springs Rescue Mission needs turkeys

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Hundreds of frozen turkeys are needed to complete food boxes to El Paso County families in need, including a few hundred military families at Fort Carson. Bob Hughes, chief programs officer at Springs Rescue Mission, said that turkey donations were coming in – but at a much slower rate. “We’re on deck to provide about [...]

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SRM launches three-year expansion plan

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The Springs Rescue Mission is beginning the first steps to expand its mission and role in the community. The nonprofit focuses on helping the poor and homeless in the Pikes Peak area, and its new plan will help people move into more stable lives, said CEO Joe Vazquez. The first phase includes the Supportive Family [...]

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Springs Rescue Mission expands programs

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Springs Rescue Mission has a new plan to assist the homeless after the City Council passed a ban on homeless camping on public property. The mission will expand its available bed capacity within its New Life Recovery program, a one-year residential program that helps people transition from life on the streets to permanent housing. It [...]

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