The Housing Navigator is a new position at DIFRC that will play a vital role in assisting Native community members who are experiencing homelessness and housing instability in the Denver Metro area. This position will help families successfully secure housing…
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…
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…
Support 2020 Family Wishlists
Dear donor, thank you so much for supporting native families during the holidays! These wishlists were compiled in partnership with families in our support program who are working on rebuilding health, parenting, culture and financial stability to keep their families…
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…
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,…
Native American Heritage Month
At Denver Indian Family Resource Center, we begin our celebration of Native American Heritage Month with an acknowledgment that we live, work and play on the lands of sovereign tribal nations. Here in Colorado, these lands are primarily the homeland of Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho peoples. Many other nations have also lived on and…
You are invited: DIFRC 2020 Annual Meeting
Please Join Us You are cordially invited to the Denver Indian Family Resource Center Annual Meeting Nov. 16, 2020 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. via Zoom At the Annual Meeting we will share DIFRC’s progress this year and look ahead…
Video: Tara Manthey representing DIFRC on 9News
Watch this three minute clip where Tara discusses DIFRC briefly on 9News:
Mental Health Resource Guide During Covid-19
ANXIETY AND FEAR The Covid-19 pandemic and public health responses, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you…