Newsletter • July 15, 2025

Executive Director Update:

Your Support. Our Journey. Four Years of Impact.

This September, RecoveryWorks is launching All Roads Recovery—a new program grounded in SAMSHA’s four pillars of recovery: home, health, purpose, and community. Thanks to a generous grant from the Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council, this program will offer services including on-site treatment, transitional housing, peer coaching, recovery groups, and job support.

We are also expanding into Street Outreach through a new award from the City of Lakewood, allowing RecoveryWorks to build relationships and connect some of our most vulnerable unhoused neighbors to existing community resources.

As we celebrate our fourth birthday, we are deeply grateful for your continued support. While we have been fortunate to receive these new funding awards, several other federal grant opportunities were unexpectedly eliminated. Your partnership is vital to help us meet the growing need.

James Ginsburg

Room for Recovery:

Lowe’s Grant Funds New Space for Community Connection

RecoveryWorks is thrilled to be one of just 100 nonprofits nationwide to be awarded a capital grant from Lowe’s Hometowns. The funding will help us transform an oversized old workshop room into a warm, welcoming space where our recovery community can gather and grow. Read more on Lowe’s site.

The renovation—featuring new flooring, walls, outlets, furniture, and fresh paint—will create a inviting space that serves over 250 unhoused neighbors annually. It expands our work through All Roads Recovery and deepens our commitment to supporting connection, community, and recovery.

“We are honored to receive this support from Lowe’s. A welcoming and trauma-informed space can be the foundation for trust, healing, and transformation. This grant allows us to build not just a room – but a refuge where recovery can truly begin.“ Rebecca Martinez, Chief Operating Officer, RecoveryWorks.

Second Cup Circle Program Launch!

On July 11, RecoveryWorks and Grace Covenant Church hosted a BBQ at Mountain View Flats to launch Second Cup Circle—a new program helping past and current guests stay connected and support long-term, stable housing. This welcoming space offers regular chances to share resources, build relationships, and strengthen community.

Second Cup Circle grew from guests’ desire to stay linked to a strong support system after their transition to housing. It reflects RecoveryWorks’ commitment to lasting recovery and housing stability.

Senior Pastor Nick von Stein of Grace Covenant Church; Stacey Galvin, RecoveryWorks Housing Specialist; and Matthew, former RecoveryWorks guest

Meet Cindy Lou, Our Bridge Housing Guest

I’ve lived in Colorado since I was 14, mostly around Lakewood, Wheat Ridge and Golden. I’m 57 now. I worked hard most of my life in service industry; I even served food and drinks at Broncos games for seven years. I raised two daughters with my mom and put them through college – one graduated from Mines and the other from DU. After we had a big fallout, I had just seven hours to leave. I became homeless…

Read Cindy Lou’s Story

Spotlight on Board Member, Elizabeth Hernandez

A Colorado native and founding board member, Liz has actively shaped RecoveryWorks since 2021, including serving as Board Chair. She leads with a lifelong commitment to supporting unhoused individuals and supporting better rehousing systems.

As Employment Counsel at Empower, a national financial services company, Liz helps companies, nonprofits, and government entities navigate workplace legal challenges. Before practicing law, she built her career in journalism. Liz earned her bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and her law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in San Antonio. She lives in Denver with her two children and dog.

You’re Invited! Open House Celebration Coming this Fall

This Fall, RecoveryWorks will host a special Open House to celebrate four years of progress, the completion of Phase 2 & 3 renovations at Mountain View Flats, and the official launch of All Roads Recovery and Second Cup Circle.

We’re incredibly grateful for your support and can’t wait to welcome you in person. Stay tuned for a Save the Date announcement in our next newsletter!