| Statement of Purpose: |
To provide financial and volunteer
support to further the activities
of The Haven and Baby Haven, whose
charter is to provide a safe,
empowering, and enriching
environment for women and their
infants and small children. The
Haven's and Baby Haven's goal is
to be a place where women can
recover from addictions and co-
occurring mental illness; deliver
healthy, drug-free infants (if
pregnant); improve parenting
skills and receive quality early
educational services for their
children; maintain and build upon
cultural and family connections as
sources of social support; and
become self-sufficient, confident,
and productive members of our
community.
Friends of the Haven will provide
The Haven, and Baby Haven, with
resources for projects designed to
further the abilities of women
from across Colorado who are in
treatment at The Haven, as they
work to break the cycle of drug
and alcohol dependence. Doing so
will allow these women to go on to
provide and maintain long-term,
safe, stable, and drug-free
environments for themselves and
their children. Friends of the
Haven will work cooperatively with
the community to provide funding
and volunteers for any and all
activities supporting these
outcomes. Such activities might
range from support for operational
needs that do not have other
sources of support to providing
support for psychological,
developmental, educational, and/or
vocational services, to offering
scholarships to women in need.
Upon occasion and when
appropriate, Friends of the Haven
will also consider funding for
research that could lead to the
enhancement of programmatic or
behavioral outcomes. Finally, the
Board of Friends of the Haven
recognizes the importance of
capital needs; they have and will
seek to identify those needs, with
a goal to plan for the long-term
success of The Haven. |
