Why Support Individual Disaster Recovery?
This Season of Giving, your decision to give can transform a compassionate idea into concrete action. You've heard the call to "do more to care for your neighbors." This is your chance to answer it.
Your contributions will go directly to ensuring a family's long-term recovery, just like Elena and Jose’s.
Imagine the scene: After a long workday, Elena and Jose sat down to dinner with their three little girls—ages 6 months, 2, and 4. Moments later, smoke filled their Denver apartment. Elena ran barefoot, a child in each arm, while Jose carried the baby. They watched their first home in the U.S. go up in flames, losing everything they had worked so hard for.
With no family nearby, the young parents were stranded. Their landlord broke their lease that same night and padlocked the door, refusing them access to their few remaining belongings. When the Red Cross refers a family like this to Our Front Porch, you will step in.
Because of your donation, you will provide this family with the essentials they need:
💛 You will deliver essential items—bras, underwear, socks, and diapers—to replace what was lost immediately.
💛 You will equip them with knowledge of their rights as renters and guide them in recovering their security deposit, which is essential for signing a new lease.
💛 You will help them replace critical documents and IDs that were destroyed in the fire.
💛 When they move into their new apartment, you will provide the comfort of a new toddler bed, clean sheets, clothes, toys, and books for their children, turning an empty space into a home.
Recovery is never straightforward. But with your generosity, Elena and Jose will know they’re not alone. You will ensure that Our Front Porch can stand beside their family—and every disaster survivor in our community—every step of the way.
Thanks to a generous friend of Our Front Porch, all new or increased recurring gifts made by December 31st, 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $2,500. That means your monthly gift goes twice as far to support survivors of home fires and other disasters.
Your gift is going to change the life of a disaster survivor. And your payment information will remain secure and private.