CHUM Newsletter
Capitol Hill United Ministries
                                           CHUM Newsletter

In addition to the items included in this page, there are many other events
that deserve your attention.  Please visit the "Events" page located on the
left of this page.

                                             CHUM Calendar

The CHUM Clergy/Board annual potluck supper will be held as planned,
Wednesday, August 20, 5:30 p.m. at the home of Nelson & Bonita Bock, 2437
Downing St.  Spouses, partners, etc. are welcome.

CHUM (Capitol Hill United Ministries) is sponsoring Community Prayer
Services for a World at War on a Sunday each month.  Please note change of
day and time for the summer CHUM interfaith prayer services - -These non-
denominational, non-political prayer gatherings will offer an opportunity for us to
come together as community and call to mind a world where so many are
suffering from the effects of war, hunger, homelessness, disease, and
hopelessness.  

Thursday, August 21st   6 PM
CHUM Interfaith Community Prayer Service for Peace – All are Welcome
Trinity United Methodist Church 1820 Broadway, Denver, (303) 839-1493
For more information please contact Diana Flahive at chumcm@yahoo.com  or
John Backe, pastor of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 303-831-7023.

We need your help!  Recently, DenUM has seen requests for service grow
beyond our ability to respond. We need your help now just to keep up, especially
as we head into the winter season. Donations can be brought to DenUM at 1717
East Colfax Ave. between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. M/T/Th/F or 9:00 a.m. till noon
on Wednesday.  For more information, contact Faye Gardner at 303-350-5066 or
faye@denum.org.

                  Ongoing-Info and Resources to Remember

If you have information to include in the newsletter, please e-mail it to:
chumcm@yahoo.com.com by the 15th of the preceding month. Thanks!

Dialogues on Homelessness Group continues to focus and energize for more work in
the community. Meetings are now the the 4th Monday of each month at the Tears-
McFarlane House, 1290 Williams St. The group will focus on two issues – 1) Working with
and expanding the Adopt-a-Family program currently promoted by the Mayor among
congregations to include neighbors and neighborhood groups; and 2) Working to
promote the homelessness dialogues throughout other neighborhoods in the city and
metro area. For more info, contact CHUN President Drew O’Connor at 303-830-1651,
drewoconnor@chundenver.org. CHUM member, Rev. Rebecca Crummey from St. John’s
Cathedral is helping to facilitate these Action Group meetings.
Mentors needed for homeless families! Talk to Liesl at Metro CareRing- 303-350-3641 or
e-mail lpyle@metrocarering.org

Colorado Clergy for Equality in Marriage: If you are interested in attending regular
meetings, the CCEM meeting schedule -- unless otherwise notified, is the last Thursday
of each month, 10 AM at Washington Park UCC. CCEM now has 122 members! Please
continue to invite others to join us. The current membership list and other resources are
posted on our web site www.cocem.org.

Campaign for Responsible Development begins Union Station development
campaign. Denver’s Union Station will soon be redeveloped with hundreds of millions of
tax dollars.  When taxpayers are asked to help pay for development, all segments of our
community should be uplifted.  The Campaign for Responsible Development is a broad
coalition of groups working to secure community benefits that will make the project
environmentally and economically sustainable: green building, good jobs, and affordable
housing.  For more info, please contact Blake Pendergrass at 303.477.6111 x17 or visit
www.fresc.org  

E-mail chumcm@yahoo.com if you’d like to be added to the CHUM Advocacy Group’s
e-mail/action list. We will meet monthly for information and action.

Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities, a CHUM Coupon Grant
recipient, offers speakers. Call 303-839-5510 for more information.

CHARG Speakers Bureau. CHARG mental health consumers have put together a
speakers' bureau of folks who are available to talk about mental illness in general, the
CHARG partnership model, and especially, their own personal stories of their
experiences with mental illness. Contact CHARG Director, David Burgess at
dburgess@charg.org, for more information and to schedule your speaker soon.

Colorado Housing Investment Fund (CHIF) has speakers available and willing to visit
churches to talk about the CO Housing Investment Fund. Brad Wood, member of CHUM’s
board of representatives and our rep to the CHIF Coalition. His e-mail is
bwood@metrocarering.org.

Capitol Hill Family Initiative Collaborative is a localized Denver Dept. of Human
Services program that is able to assist TANF-eligible families residing in Capitol Hill with
basic needs as well as counseling, supervised visitation, truancy issues, mentoring, and
other supports. Collaborative members include CHUM, The Gathering Place, Warren
Village, The Empowerment Project, FreshStart and others. The group is also recruiting
foster and adoptive parents in the neighborhood. Contact Site Coordinator, Angela
Beckley, abeck126@aol.com, and Family Advocate, Rosa Vergil-Garcia,
rosavergil@yahoo.com for more information at 303-331-9597.

Families First hosts support groups for Parents of Pre-Schoolers, Grandparents and
Single Dads.  To register or for more information call 303.745.0327.

Newly re-named “10 year plan to end homelessness” is now called “Denver’s
Road Home”. Website: www.denversroadhome.org.  Calls concerning homeless
individuals in need of assistance can be directed to the following phone number between
the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.  303.285.5258. Copies of a new brochure entitled,
“5 Ways to Help the Homeless in Denver,” and additional info available on the website
and by calling 2-1-1.

Mondays at 9am-Coupon Clipping at Warren United Methodist Church (at 14th &
Gilpin), Volunteers needed for clipping AND to place the coupons on items at King
Soopers. Contact Karen Hansen at 303-394-3419 or hanseldog1@yahoo.com.
Dialogues on Homelessness Group continues to focus and energize for more work in the
community. Meetings are now the the 4th Monday of each month at the Tears-McFarlane
House, 1290 Williams St. The group will focus on two issues – 1) Working with and
expanding the Adopt-a-Family program currently promoted by the Mayor among
congregations to include neighbors and neighborhood groups; and 2) Working to
promote the homelessness dialogues throughout other neighborhoods in the city and
metro area. For more info, contact CHUN President Drew O’Connor at 303-830-1651,
drewoconnor@chundenver.org. CHUM member, Rev. Rebecca Crummey from St. John’s
Cathedral is helping to facilitate these Action Group meetings.


Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM) Brown Bag Series: This series of informal
educational opportunities for service providers is free of charge. Participants are
encouraged to bring a lunch and enjoy an hour of conversation and discovery. The
series is held the last Wednesday of each month on the third floor of DenUM.  Interested
persons are encouraged to register, space is limited.  Presentations begin promptly at 12:
30 p.m. The agency doors are locked at 12:40 p.m.  Free parking is available on the
streets south of DenUM. Registration can be made by emailing: William@denum.org.
DenUM is located at: 1717 E. Colfax (between Williams and Gilpin) Information:
303.350.5069

Domestic Violence Initiative for Women with Disabilities, a CHUM Coupon Grant
recipient, offers speakers. Call 303-839-5510 for more information.

Colorado Housing Investment Fund (CHIF) has speakers available and willing to visit
churches to talk about the CO Housing Investment Fund. Brad Wood, member of CHUM’s
board of representatives and our rep to the CHIF Coalition. His e-mail is
bwood@metrocarering.org.  

Summit 2008
Housing Justice! is sponsoring a one-day statewide Housing Justice! Summit,
convening 250 interfaith community leaders from around the State, on June 2, 2008,
Noon to 8:00 pm, at Regis University.
Workshops are planned to train and motivate people to work together, identifying specific
opportunities to build awareness of alternatives to address the needs of those most
vulnerable in all our communities, creating healthier, more balanced and inclusive
communities.
For Conference and Registration information, contact Conference Coordinator Jackie
Hahn:   ph:  303 404-2285   e-mail:   jackiepoorhahn@aol.com







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