Brothers Redevelopment Blog Archives - Page 8 of 11

Brothers congratulates HUD for 10 year anniversary of the Office of Housing Counseling

Brothers Redevelopment congratulates the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for celebrating its 10th anniversary of the Office of Housing Counseling. In the past 10 years, Brothers’ housing helpline, Colorado Housing Connects (1-844-926-6632), has provided housing counseling services to over 20,000 clients throughout Colorado. Brothers employs HUD-certified housing counselors that went through certification … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Emergency rental assistance is ending. But Brothers Redevelopment’s services aren’t going anywhere

The Colorado Emergency Rental Assistance Program will no longer process new requests for additional assistance/recertification on Oct. 21 at 11:59 p.m. and will stop accepting new applications in mid-November. But Brothers Redevelopment’s services aren’t going anywhere. Since June 2021, Brothers has provided over $9 million in rental assistance to 1,658 households in the state through … Read more

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Joseph Rios

720-448-0746

jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Korean War Veteran receives helping hand from Paint-A-Thon

Robert Montour’s life changed forever when his father was killed in World War II after a destroyer ship he was on was sunk in Okinawa — a Japanese prefecture. Montour, who was only 10 when his father was killed in 1945, knew he was destined to serve in the Navy. So as soon as he … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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PCL Construction’s Josh Cervantes receives Roland Buteyn Heart of Service Award

Around three years ago, Anita Marui lost her mother and was left without any family in Colorado. That’s when PCL Construction Superintendent Josh Cervantes stepped in. Cervantes and Marui were introduced to each other when he volunteered to paint her house in 2019 through Brothers Redevelopment’s Paint-A-Thon Program. And since then, the two have always … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Volunteers and family paint house in honor of loved one

Kevin Lockett was known as a kind, gentle man who loved his family, his commercial refrigeration business, his customers, and looking out for those in need. He was known to use his business to help others like the Ft. Lupton Food Bank. And in his spare time, he enjoyed traveling around the world with his … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Colorado Housing Connects rescues woman from homelessness

Earlier this year, Kesha moved nearly 1,300 miles away from her Michigan home with her two teenage children to live with her oldest son in Colorado Springs. But after her family split ways, Kesha and her children suddenly found themselves homeless for eight months in a new part of the country. The family stayed at … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Hammersmith Management continues its commitment to Paint-A-Thon

Back in 2015, Hammersmith Management Vice President of Operations Leslie Johnson was recruited by a coworker to volunteer for a Paint-A-Thon project. And since then, she has been a regular volunteer for the program. Johnson immediately felt a connection to Brothers Redevelopment’s mission of providing housing and housing services to low-income, elderly, and disabled Coloradans. … Read more

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Joseph Rios

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jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

For 10-plus years, the Hayes Family Foundation has supported Brothers in one way or another

For the past 11 years, the Hayes Family Foundation has supported Brothers Redevelopment in one way or another — whether that be through volunteering for the Paint-A-Thon or by providing grants. The group provided its first donation to Brothers in 2011, one year after it was founded. And since 2016, the foundation has been generous … Read more

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Joseph Rios

720-448-0746

jrios@brothersredevelopment.org

Brothers continues to support older adults as inflation rises across state

After contracting COVID-19 and spending 21 days on a ventilator at a Denver hospital, Gloria’s string of misfortunes continued after recovering from the virus. Shortly after being discharged, Gloria — an undocumented older adult who is a monolingual Spanish speaker — was greeted with a medical bill totaling nearly $350,000 because she didn’t have insurance. … Read more

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Joseph Rios

720-448-0746

jrios@brothersredevelopment.org