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Yesterday, we had a busy morning at Patchwork. The main room bustled with people getting coffee and snacks to start their day, […]

It was a Thursday morning, and like most Thursdays around Patchwork it was busy from the moment our doors opened. Since it […]

We hadn’t seen him since he was a kid in the Arts & Smarts Program decades ago. But here he was in […]

At Patchwork, many people feel an ownership of our space. Much of the time, this is something we value and encourage. When […]

Last night we celebrated our summer children’s programming with a room full of friends and family, plenty of stories, and a huge […]

Lately, Patchwork’s food pantry has been extremely busy. Last month we served 221 people from 126 households. That was 72 people and […]

Yesterday (August 31st) was International Overdose Awareness Day. Unfortunately, we at Patchwork know too many folks who have died from or have […]

“When I was younger, I thought that God’s gift was Jesus and women. Now that I’m older, I think it’s soap and […]

As always in life, it’s surprisingly small things that make a big difference. Here are several stories from recent mornings at Patchwork […]

It was a shot in the dark, but things were looking bad. John got a call from two Aurora social workers asking, […]