Qdoba is collecting hygiene products and food items for Shiloh House! Food: Rice Beans Stuffing Canned Fruits Juice Granola Bars Canned Vegetables Vegetable Broths & Stock Peanut Butter Jelly Hygiene: Body Wash Shampoo Conditioner Deodorant Toothbrush Toothpaste Tampons Lotion Chapstick Sunscreen Join us at the Qdoba location at 1005 W 120th Ave. Westminster,CO 80234 from…
Building Trust with Youth Leaving Foster Care
“Never giving up means empowering each individual to find hope in themselves in order to lead a successful and happy life, no matter how long it takes.” -Amy Coy, the Beyond the Walls Program Coordinator. Beyond the Walls is a Shiloh House and Chafee partnership program that works with individuals between the ages of 14…
Autism Awareness Month
April is Autism Awareness Month! At Shiloh House, we work every day to meet our students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) where they are and provide them with the tools they need to thrive. At the Family Resource Pavilion, Shiloh Academy has educational programming and classrooms specifically designed for students with ASD. When new students…
Shiloh House’s Outdoor Program
Shiloh House’s Outdoor Program has been through a whirlwind throughout the past few weeks! It began with a saddening moment of loss that was met by overwhelming and gracious community support. We’re so grateful for the way our community completely rewrote this story for us: During spring break, upwards of $5,000 of outdoor gear and…
How Trips to the Doctor Bring Comfort to Our Youth
Emily Wilbur, Medical Coordinator, tells us about the Medical Department’s important role at Shiloh House. When people first hear about Shiloh House, they probably don’t automatically think about the medical department, yet it’s an important department to consider when a child has separated from their families and transitioned into residential care. The medical department ensures…
Youth and Family Volunteer Activities at Shiloh House
Shiloh House provides many opportunities for parents to volunteer with their children and for youth to give back. We’ve had groups come and volunteer in a variety of ways, including: cleaning our Littleton Shiloh Academy, hosting a car wash for our agency vehicles, and hosting sock and hygiene drives. They have brightened our facilities by…
Five Ways to Host a Successful Drive
Are you interested in getting connected with a non-profit and making a difference in your community? Hosting a drive is a great way to meet the needs of a non-profit in your area, spread awareness about the problem a nonprofit is working to solve, and rally up others to support a cause you’re passionate about.…
Bloom – A Beyond the Walls Art Program
We all know that creating art is so much more than an activity to keep busy. When we create, we get to express ourselves in a deeper and more meaningful way. For our youth at Shiloh House, art is often an outlet or a way to communicate when words aren’t enough. Our Beyond the Walls…
Matt’s Story
Matt came to Shiloh Academy as a day treatment student two months before his 17th birthday. When he first arrived at Shiloh House, Matt was angry and resistant to help. His plan was to drop out of school as soon as he turned 17, which he openly and frequently shared with Shiloh House staff. He…
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
“Let us declare as one that slavery has no place in our world, and let us finally restore to all people the most basic rights of freedom, dignity, and justice.” –Barack Obama [Presidential Proclamation — National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, 2014] Today, on National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, we recognize the tragedy of…