Betty Knecht believes that strong organizations change lives. With more than 25 years of leadership experience in nonprofit and association management, she has dedicated her career to helping organizations build the structure, strategy, and partnerships needed to maximize their impact. Her connection to Supporters of Children is rooted in her own story. Growing up in poverty and losing her only …

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As our organization has grown, our board recognized the need to step back and ensure our operations evolve with the needs of the children we serve. To support this effort, we engaged “unspoken margin”, led by Ashley Kaplan and Brittany Choate, to facilitate a half-day strategic planning session. The session gave us space to assess our current programs and align …

This past year has been especially difficult for the children and families in our community. For the first time, the majority of requests for our assistance were for emergency rent and partial rent payments, which we made directly to landlords on families’ behalf. These organizations reached out to us because there was simply no other resource available to provide the …

After his grandparents were murdered and he himself was shot, A., along with his wife, two young children, and other family members, fled to the U.S. in search of safety. They were building a promising new start, working hard and following the required legal steps, when an ICE enforcement action swept him up and he found himself in detention over …

What would you do if you were one rent payment away from losing your home? Supporters of Children provided critical rent assistance to a mother of four U.S. citizen children, ages 12 to 17. The family experienced multiple layers of trauma, resulting in years of instability. Through it all, this mother remained dedicated to her children’s well-being. She is the …

How many times have we read recent news stories and wondered: what can we do to make a difference? SOC provided one-time rent assistance to a family from Venezuela with two small children (aged 4 and 7) when they suddenly faced eviction after the father was wrongly detained in an ICE sweep and forced to self- deport or risk being …

Do you remember the first day of summer camp? SOC was contacted by the court-appointed Special Advocate and mentor for a teenager currently under the residential care of County Human Services. This resilient youth, L., was abandoned by their mother at age 14 and, as a transgender teen living in rural Colorado, has faced profound challenges, including difficulties finding acceptance …

Supporters of Children has initiated a new partnership with PorchLight, A Family Justice Center. PorchLight provides comprehensive legal, emotional, and critical supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, child abuse, abuse of at-risk individuals, elder abuse, and human trafficking. They walk alongside individuals and families impacted by crime, offering essential resources that help build pathways toward healing …