by Kyle Dyer | Jan 9, 2026 | business, Colorado, community, DENVER HISTORY, DENVER MAYOR, FEDERICO PEÑA, LEGACY, News, Stories, storytelling
“My life has been a life of perseverance,” said former Denver Mayor Federico Peña. “How many mayors have worn a bulletproof vest the day they were sworn into office? None. That’s how I started.” That was in July of 1983. Federico Peña...
by Kyle Dyer | Jan 9, 2026 | adults with developmental disabilities, advocacy, art, autism, Colorado, community, empowering, intellectual disabilities, News, non-profit, REVEL, solutions, Stories, storytelling, support
Hayden Korb is a 13-year-old who lives with autism and he will be happy to tell you that he is “limitless.” His confidence received a boost over the last year, starting with when he walked into REVEL over his summer break from school. REVEL offers a...
by Kyle Dyer | Apr 24, 2025 | business, Colorado, community, community based business, employment, empowering, fundraiser, networking, News, non-profit, social enterprise, Stories, storytelling, supporting women, Uncategorized, women
Investing in the future! That is the theme for the 2025 graduates of Denver’s Women’s Bean Project. All of the women finishing this transitional employment program offered to women who for whatever reason are chronically unemployed. As Christine told...
by Kyle Dyer | Nov 23, 2024 | Catholic, Colorado, community, Day in the Life, faith, Mother Cabrini Shrine, News, non-profit, Stories, storytelling
On the first Monday of October, Colorado celebrates Cabrini Day, a holiday that recognizes the life and legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini who came to Colorado to help orphaned children in Denver and immigrants working in the mines nestled in the mountains. She is...
by Kyle Dyer | Nov 23, 2024 | Catholic, Colorado, community, Mother Cabrini Shrine, News, non-profit, Stories, storytelling
Frances Owens is looked up to by many in Colorado because of her compassion for others which was especially evident in her years as Colorado’s First Lady from 1999-2007. For Frances’ inspiration, she finds St. Frances Xavier Cabrini to be the most...
by Kyle Dyer | Apr 24, 2024 | business, Colorado, community, employment, empowering, News, non-profit, second chances, social enterprise, Stories, storytelling, support, supporting women, women, Women's Bean Project
Before women start working at Denver’s Women’s Bean Project, their lives are not centered or sustainable. They don’t seek or tackle responsibility. Once they step through the WBP doors, that begins to change. “Before starting at Women’s...
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