Rebuilding Hope: How HerGrindTime Is Changing Lives in Denver

I m disabled and on a fixed income, and when my building had a fire, I had nowhere to go. Every shelter I called either had stairs, no accessible bathrooms, or long waitlists. I felt defeated. they immediately arranged for an accessible hotel room and delivered meals directly to me. They brought hygiene items, clean clothes, and checked on me often to make sure I had everything I needed. No one has ever gone out of their way for me the way they did. I felt respected, seen, and cared for.

I m thankful for crossing paths with unique at Union Station. At the time, I was homeless after a difficult divorce and trying my best to get back on my feet. I had just been hired at a warehouse, but my first check was still weeks away. I didn t know how I was going to make it until then. When I reached out for help, there was no space available at the shelters especially since most of them required you to have children. I m single, so I didn t qualify for the little that was open. I felt stuck, frustrated, and honestly, hopeless. Ms Unique showed up at the exact moment I needed support the most. They helped cover my room until my first paycheck came in, and they made sure I had food and a hygiene kit. And listen that hygiene kit came with socks and a razor. If you ve ever been homeless, you know socks are like gold. We rarely get them, and they make a bigger difference than people realize. This program didn t just help me survive they helped me breathe again. They gave me stability l

As a veteran, I don t usually ask for help. But I m glad I did. After leaving the military, I struggled with mental health and keeping a stable job. I ended up couch surfing, then eventually homeless. I tried reaching out to a few veteran programs, but everything was backed up or required waitlists. HerGrindTime didn t make me feel judged or broken. They stepped in immediately. They got me a room, helped me get clean clothing, hygiene items, and connected me to a workforce training class that actually made sense for me. Today, I m working again. I ve got structure, I ve got purpose, and I ve got stability. HerGrindTime gave me a second chance when everything else was a dead end.

When I found HerGrindTime s First 30 Days Housing Bridge Program, I was tired. Mentally tired. Emotionally tired. Spiritually tired. Everything had hit me at once I had just got laid off, my car broke down, and the friend I was staying with suddenly made me feel like I was overstaying. So I left. I ended up riding the trains at night just trying to stay warm. I wasn t looking for a handout. I just needed one win. One person to treat me like I wasn t invisible. When I came to the Housing Bridge Program, I expected the usual: paperwork come back later we re full. But that s not what happened. They actually listened. Like for real listened. They asked me what I needed right now, not what I might qualify for two weeks from now. They got me into a room that SAME night. Gave me food. Gave me hygiene items. And yeah they gave me socks. You don t understand how emotional socks can make a grown man until you ve gone without them. But the biggest part wasn t the room it was how they talked to me