President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate DIFRC Board Member, Patrice H. Kunesh, and other national leaders to serve as key leaders in his administration. Ms. Kunesh, of Standing Rock Lakota descent, was nominated to serve as Commissioner of…
2022 Newsletters
Our newsletters, latest issue and archives are here! Sign up for our monthly newsletters if you haven’t already, (you can unsubscribe anytime). July 2022 * June 2022 * DIFRC Names New Leader * May 2022 * April 2022 March 2022…
Backpack Drive for Our Unsheltered Relatives
The NAHC is seeking community donations for our 2/20/2021 street outreach effort. We are in need of: Backpacks (30) Nutritional bars Hygiene products Feminine products Hand Sanitizer Toilet Paper Healthy non-perishable snacks You can drop items off TUESDAY AND THURSDAY…
Holiday Giveaway at Denver Indian Center
From our friends at the Denver Indian Center: Please join us for our Holiday Giveaway here at the Denver Indian Center, Inc! This event is first come, first served, drive-thru & mask required. Please remain in your vehicles. We will…
Denver Indian Family Resource Center Receives $450,000 Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Grant to End Homelessness
DENVER – (December 9, 2020): Denver Indian Family Resource Center (DIFRC), an organization that addresses homelessness and housing instability among American Indian and Alaska Native families in the Denver metro area, today announced that it has been selected to receive a…
Wool & Thermal Socks Needed for Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week
NAHC is seeking new wool or thermo socks from thecommunity to give to our houseless relatives on thestreets during Hunger and Homelessness Awarenessweek (November 15-22, 2020). We will also distribute 100+ donated coats from Coatsfor Colorado, DICI-donated masks, DIFRC-donatedsocks, water,…
Video: Tara Manthey representing DIFRC on 9News
Watch this three minute clip where Tara discusses DIFRC briefly on 9News:
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Colorado College Native American Student Union and the Wellness Resource Center have collaborated to put together a Zoom panel and discussion on two short films centering the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) movement: “Dead Woman’s Pass”…
Denver Indian Family Resource Center Names New Leader
Denver—The Board of Directors of Denver Indian Family Resource Center has named Tara McLain Manthey as its next Executive Director. Manthey, a Coloradan and citizen of the Osage Nation, joined the staff in September. DIRFC is a non-profit organization supporting…