HomeSteaders is a fundraising and public relations auxiliary, driving awareness of the issue of homelessness and raising much-needed dollars in support of our parent organization, Family HomeStead.  We organize and coordinate a number of events throughout the year that help Family HomeStead succeed in its goal of helping families to overcome their crisis of homelessness and create stable, sustainable lifestyles for their children (read more on Family HomeStead below).  

HomeSteaders activities are varied to appeal to volunteers with multiple interests.  Events include helping to paint an apartment for a new family entering Family HomeStead’s program, a LoDo Loft Tour to collect school supplies, and a Bare Necessities project that provides personal care products and cleaning supplies for new families entering emergency housing. Our annual Bucket Brigade luncheon, held every June, generates a truckload of cleaning supplies every year. 

We drive public awareness through newsletters/newspapers and more.  Lunch and Learn meetings and “get acquainted” parties in peoples’ homes help educate guests and introduce them to Family HomeStead and HomeSteaders.  Our biggest event of the year is our winter/spring “For the Love of Family” fundraising gala, which includes silent and live auctions and an elegant dinner (for more on events and activities, see ‘Volunteer Opportunities’ or ‘Events’).  It is through our actions and activities that we are able to make a real difference in peoples’ lives, as we assist Family HomeStead in its efforts to end homelessness one family at a time. 

Each year HomeSteaders raises critically needed dollars to support Family HomeStead’s work.  The current fundraising climate presents unique challenges, and HomeSteaders are “stepping up” our efforts to meet that challenge.  If you have fundraising or program ideas you’d like to share, please contact us.