MISSION STATEMENT: The Gathering Place exists to support women and their children who are experiencing homelessness or poverty by providing a safe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency.

• The Gathering Place is Denver's only daytime drop-in center for women and children who are experiencing homelessness and poverty in Denver.  

• Our emergency support services provide immediate relief to women and children in distress.  Women who are able to meet their immediate and urgent needs can then collect their inner resources and make positive life changes for themselves and their children

• The Gathering Place provides programming and services to an average of 365 women and children every day

• On November 30, 2009, The Gathering Place served 649 women and children in a single day making this our busiest day since opening in 1986

In 2009…

• The Gathering Place recorded over 84,500 visits by women

• The Gathering Place recorded over 9,000 visits by children

• 3,503 women visited The Gathering Place for the first time

• The Gathering Place served 63,347 nutritious meals in our kitchen

• The Gathering Place distributed 406,158 bus tokens which is equivalent to 53,020 bus trips or $101,539.50

• The Gathering Place distributed 4,560 toiletry and hygiene bags

• The Gathering Place distributed 1,766 Infant Supply bags

• The Gathering Place distributed 4,419 Food Boxes

• 287 different students attended GED classes and 13 achieved their diplomas

• 3,345 different women received clothing at Bridget’s Boutique

• Total volunteer hours equated to more than 10 full-time staff positions

	2007/2008 Annual Report (4.4 MB)

	2008/2009 IRS 990 Form (460 KB)

	2008/2009 Independent Audit (226 KB)

TGP History

The Gathering Place Vision Statement 2012