Coping With the Past Few Years.
police and firefighters attending another funeral. Coping With the Past Few Years — And Emerging Stronger as a Police Officer Police officers experience tremendous stress in the best of times. Civil unrest, anti-police sentiment, and COVID-19 outbreaks have taken that...
Foundation 1023 Counselor named FOX31 ‘Hero of the Month’
It’s estimated that 21 military veterans die by suicide every day. Tegan Rowley was nearly one of them. But now the Air Force veteran has devoted her life to counseling and helping other veterans feeling that same despair. And that makes her one of our FOX31 Serving...
Thank you to our firefighters from AT&T!
Due to COVID restrictions, our sponsor AT&T has not able to make it to our events, they did want to send along this gratitude video to our fire fighters on behalf of our AT&T Colorado Employees! https://player.vimeo.com/video/483172661 AT&T Colorado:...
Our First Virtual Challenge was a success!
Our First Virtual Challenge was a success! Thank you to all of the participants and teams! Congratulations to Ann Treffer for 1st place, Sylvester Ruffin for 2nd place, and Bert Hendricks for 3rd place on milage. For our Top Fundraisers Melissa Verseman and Brian...
A new member of the family.
We have a new event vehicle!
Heroes, Right?
Nobody wants to know about what I do. People might pay us lip service and say we’re heroes, but our stories aren’t the kind anyone actually wants to hear about. Kids in this country grow up with toy firetrucks, or maybe playing cops and robbers, but who dreams of...
Denver Survivors Of Las Vegas Shooting Send Thanks To First Responders
Foundation 1023 is just one of the many organizations who came together to help fill the baskets with meaningful gifts. When Chad asked for handwritten thank you notes to go in the baskets, over a thousand arrived to Denver. Another 1,000 will be sent directly to Las...
Law officers resistant to seek emotional help in spite of high stress and dangerous job.
DENVER — It is one of the most stressful jobs in America. Round-the-clock shifts, high divorce rate and it can be very dangerous. When a fellow police officer is killed, the trauma resonates like a shock wave to those men and women who wear the badge. For many in law...
Study: Police Officers and Firefighters Are More Likely to Die by Suicide than in Line of Duty
A white paper commissioned by the Ruderman Family Foundation revealed that first responders are more likely to die by suicide than in the line of duty. Suicide is a result of mental illness, including depression and PTSD, which stems from constant exposure to death...
Olympians Work Out for First Responders
Three soccer legends exercise for a good cause. Kristine Lilly, along with Mia Hamm and Tisha Venturini, worked out with gym regulars at Orange Theory Fitness to raise money for first responders. "My husband's a former firefighter in Boston,” Lilly said. “So I...