The Colorado Health Foundation recently posted an announcement featuring CTR’s Executive Director, Cathy Phelps. “Four esteemed Colorado nonprofit leaders have been selected to participate in the second cycle of The Colorado Health Foundation’s Nonprofit Sabbatical Program. The program aims to award …
We are actively recruiting new board members to help us shape the future of CTR! If you are interested in joining the board, please view our application on our Board of Directors page.
For 2021, The Center for Trauma & Resilience staff will be reading “My Grandmother’s Hands” by Resmaa Menakem! It is a book that explores how we experience racialized trauma and how to address it and mend it. We encourage everyone to read this book.
A year-end letter from CTR’s Executive Director, Cathy Phelps, reflecting on the past year of service and CTR’s major milestones.
A statement from Violence Free Colorado: “”This is a moment of reckoning. The murder of George Floyd broke the collective heart of this country, and now, finally, millions of people are saying their names”
Tanya lived her life by example. She shared her kindness, ambition and deep sense of caring as a dedicated member of the Board of Directors for The Center for Trauma & Resilience.
Michael Wilkins, LCSW, was interviewed and feature on an episode of NASW Social Work Talks. The episode, “Bringing Yoga to Jail”, explores the benefits of bringing yoga and breathing techniques to inmates in Colorado.
We are excited to announce that the Better Business Bureau has featured CTR as their September Charity of the Month. As part of their recognition, our services and staff were feature in the following video:
You can also check out their Press Release below!
The Center for Trauma & Resilience Named as September 2019’s BBB Charity of the Month
DENVER, COLORADO—Better Business Bureau serving Greater Denver and Central Colorado is pleased to present September’s Charity of the Month, The Center for Trauma & Resilience. To watch a video about the selection and their important work, click here.
The Center for Trauma & Resilience provides services to those affected by crime and the resulting trauma. Crimes include: arson, assault, burglary, caregiver abuse, child abuse/neglect, domestic violence, elder abuse, fraud, gang-related crimes, home invasion, harassment, hate crimes, homicide, kidnapping, questionable death, robbery, sexual assault/incest/retrospective sexual assault, stalking, suicide/attempted suicide, and vandalism.
The Center’s purpose is to provide culturally and linguistically responsive 24-hour crisis intervention and to develop and provide services not currently being offered (such as trauma recovery counseling, crisis intervention, case management, support groups, emergency financial assistance, advocacy and information, and referral).
The Center has been providing services since October 6, 1987 and has helped over 165,000 victims of crime to date.
You can learn more about their programs online, and get involved by donating towards a specific program of your choice or for general operating support, or volunteering as an individual or therapist..
BBB encourages consumers to visit Give.org to find reputable charities like The Center for Trauma & Resilience.
Fox31 Denver recently featured CTR’s Befriending the Body™ program at the Denver County Jail in their segment “Programs at Denver County Jail helping inmates improve mental health”.
CTR was recently featured in a CBS4 Denver segment called ‘I’m Not Alone’: Trauma Center Helps Woman Bounce Back From Life Of Trauma.