This month marks seven years since I first walked into Mile High United Way’s 211 Help Center as a Community Resource Navigator. I can still vividly recall one of my very first calls.

Dalia was one of five 211 Help Center staff who last year traveled outside Metro Denver in our new mobile 211 unit to provide in-person support following major storms and flooding. Patty Ramos and Claudia Cervantes joined Dalia in Southwest Colorado, assisting families affected by flooding in LaPlata and Archuleta counties.

As we approach the start of a new year, Mile High United Way staff are reflecting on the many ways you helped create change for Metro Denver families in 2025. Here are the ways you helped our community thrive.

In addition to distributing emergency food bags to help fill the SNAP gap, Mile High United Way provided Thanksgiving baskets to the families we serve to help make the holidays bright.

During the 2023-2025 funding cycle, Mile High United Way invested $3.5 million in Metro Denver nonprofits focused on basic needs, early child care and education and out-of-school time. Learn more about this investment in nonprofits like Urban Peak.