July 23, 2024
Increasing resources to house single-parent families
Warren Village expands its efforts to transform Denver’s affordable housing landscape thanks to grant support from Kaiser Permanente.
Warren Village celebrates 50 years of empowering Colorado single-parent families.
Warren Village, a Denver nonprofit dedicated to serving unhoused and unstably housed low-income, single-parent families, will have some extra help thanks to a $300,000 Kaiser Permanente donation.
Warren Village is celebrating 50 years of empowering Colorado single-parent families. The Kaiser Permanente donation, along with donations from other funders, is part of communitywide efforts to sustain Warren Village’s vision for decades to come.
“This incredible support from Kaiser Permanente to our community campaign is crucial to our ongoing mission,” said Ethan Hemming, CEO of Warren Village. “It marks an important start in our fundraising efforts to provide the necessary resources to foster personal and economic self-sufficiency for single-parent families in Denver.”
Warren Village aims to raise $5 million in 2024 as part of its celebration. The funds will help finance services at its existing facilities and the construction of a new housing complex. This third complex — Warren Village at Alameda — is currently under construction and slated for completion in early 2025.
23% of families
in the Denver metro area are experiencing housing instability
Once open, the new development is set to transform Denver’s affordable housing landscape by offering 89 apartment homes for single-parent families in need. Providing this secure and supportive environment will help foster a path toward self-sufficiency for these families.
“As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, integrated health systems, Kaiser Permanente is uniquely positioned to advance the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve,” said Mike Ramseier, regional president of Kaiser Permanente in Colorado.
“We are proud to support Warren Village, because it directly touches several social health conditions we want to improve in our communities — the root causes of health, such as economic opportunity, affordable housing, safe and supportive schools, and a healthy environment.”
In the heart of metro Denver 23% of families are experiencing housing instability. A majority of these families are single-parent households, statistically more prone to poverty. Established in 1974, Warren Village has served as a lifeline for over 8,500 parents and children facing housing instability, providing pathways to economic sustainability and empowerment.
The golden anniversary marks not just a celebration of the past but a recommitment to the future, highlighting the organization's crucial role in fostering economic mobility and disrupting cycles of poverty.
