Stories & Essays: Season to Share

An essay exploring a few of the non-profit agencies in the Denver area and the people who benefit from their services.

Rutha Brooks practices chair yoga at the Inner City Parish in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Inner City Parish offers class and field trips as part of their senior program. Many of the seniors also use the agency's ermergency food bank.
   
Alonzo Muhammad gets a tooth extracted at Inner City Health Center in Denver, Colo., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. The Inner City Health Center provides medical and dental care to the working poor.
   
ole Arts and Science Academy students Trahavonie Smith (center) and Leonard Hope (right) practice multiplication during peer-to-peer mentoring from high school student Nigel Daniels as part of the DenverKids program in Denver, Colo., on Wednesday, October 15, 2008. DenverKids targets average kids who mostly come from single-parent homes and provides incentives for them to stay in school.
     
  
Richard Garcia, 70, has breakfast at the Inner City Health center on Monday, October 20 2008 in Denver, Colo. He was recently diagnosed with cancer and the staff at the clinic have taken him under their wing, feeding him breakfast every day and giving him support beyond the typical doctor visits.
   
Richard Garcia, 70, gets an exam by Dr. Michael McLaughlin at the Inner City Health center on Monday, October 20 2008 in Denver, Colo. Garcia was recently diagnosed with cancer and the staff at the clinic have been caring for him nearly every day.
  
Preschooler Nadia Brooks leans back during a lesson in class at the HOPE Center in Denver, Colo., on Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The HOPE Center provides early childhood education to children who are at-risk, gifted or may have developmental disabilities.
     
  
Blanca and her two-year old daughter Aysha (last names withheld) spend time at their transitional home run by Family Tree on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 near Denver, Colo. Family Tree provides programs including housing to help people overcome domestic violence.
   
Rita Fishel lines up for an X-ray on her back at Denver Health in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Denver Health serves mostly uninsured patients.
  
Josie Acosta participates in chair yoga at the Inner City Parish in Denver, Colo., on Thursday, October 16, 2008. Inner City Parish offers class and field trips as part of their senior program. Many of the seniors also use the agency's ermergency food bank.