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Give Hope with the YPC!

When you donate a gift card to the Rose Andom Center, you give hope to a survivor in need. Sometimes $25 can make all the difference. That’s groceries for Angela’s children, gas to get Shonda to shelter, life-saving medications for Yasmin.

2019 A Special Thank You!

Last week we hosted our annual Holiday Shoppe, inviting survivors with their children to enjoy a holiday celebration, food, drinks, and presents to share with each other. We had so many donations from the community to support the event, and 44 volunteers giving their time to help host 60 families with 158 children.

Domestic Violence Awareness Month

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The Rose Andom Center has been busy this October spreading the word about domestic violence in our community. Chief of Police Paul Pazen, Mayor Michal Hancock, and Rose Andom Center Executive Director Margaret Abrams speak at the Domestic Violence Awareness Month Press Conference on October 1. A message from [...] Read More

The Clinic is Open!

On October 28th the Rose Andom Center, in partnership with Denver Health and MotherWise, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the long-awaited opening of the Rose Andom Health Clinic. Mayor Michael B. Hancock, Denver Health CEO Robin Wittenstein, Dr. Simon Hambidge, Director Galena Rhoades and Executive Director Margaret Abrams were joined by about 40 others […]

You can #LighttheWorld

This holiday season, giving support to domestic violence survivors and donating to the Rose Andom Center will be as easy as buying a candy bar from a vending machine. Literally. The #LighttheWorld Giving Machines are coming to Denver for the first time. The Giving Machines are vending machines that, instead of candy, are stocked with [...] Read More

Rose Andom Health Center is open and already making a difference

Rose Andom Center is thrilled to announce the opening of the Rose Andom Health Center! This clinic is a partnership between Rose Andom Center, Denver Health and MotherWise funded through a generous two year grant from the Colorado Health Foundation. This ground-breaking program is one of only a handful of family justice centers in the country […]

Welcoming new staff!

Nicole [center], Program Director, is joining us from Boston, MA where she worked in the field of domestic and sexual violence survivor advocacy for over 10 years. She has experience working in a variety of settings including healthcare, community-based organizations, and public policy. Nicole is excited to be working at Rose Andom Center and [...] Read More

Domestic Violence and the LGBTQ+ Community

Domestic violence affects all types of people in all types of situations and life circumstances, and that includes members of the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+ refers to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and any other queer identities. The term “queer” encompasses any identity that is non-heterosexual. It is important to recognize that domestic violence (violence between intimate […]

Rose Andom Center celebrates 3 years of giving hope at the 2019 Spring Gala

We are so grateful to over 350 guests who helped raise $254,000 to support the mission of the Rose Andom Center on March 29th. The Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for Performing Arts was transformed into a beautiful travel-themed venue as we celebrated our third annual New Experience Gala. Guests were sent on a […]

Linda Loflin Pettit elected as new Board Chair

In January, Linda Loflin Pettit was elected as the new Board Chair of the Rose Andom Center Board of Directors. Loflin Pettit is the Manager of Community and Government Relations in the Denver City Attorney’s Office in the Prosecution and Code Enforcement Section. There, she manages the grant program, provides training on domestic violence and […]