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“When I left 72 Hour Fund I felt like a new person, inside and out. The love and acceptance I felt was nothing short of life‑changing.” TERESA S.

No matter how tough an inmate is inside, the thought of “being on the street” as an ex-offender is scary.

After release, ex‑offenders are anxious and unsure about the basics of life. Essentials including new clothes, hygiene items, I.D. cards and a job feel like mountains to be climbed. For an ex‑offender, predators selling drugs and offering an easy return to the old lifestyles are everywhere.
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    72 Hour Fund™ offers vital, solid, hands-on assistance for former inmates as they take positive steps towards successful reintegration. Both casual and dressy, winter or summer clothes, bus tokens or hygiene items are all small “cups of cold water” (see Matthew 10:42) that restore. These basic essentials are available on a needs-driven basis for all who make an appointment, or simply drop in.

    72 Hour Fund VITAL INFORMATION

    To make an appointment to visit 72 Hour Fund call 303‑292‑2304
    OR write to Chris at the 72 Hour Fund at

    DHT
    PO Box 1508
    Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

    To make a donation to the 72 Hour Fund / Colorado, please visit our Donate Page and specify the 72 Hour Fund as your designation for the donation.

    If you are a Colorado prison chaplain and you would like to learn more please contact us. And if you know an individual that will soon be re-entering the community as an ex‑offender, please share information with them about the 72 Hour Fund.

    10,000 Ex-Offenders

    From 2016 to 2021, nearly 10,000 ex-offenders have come through the 72 Hour Fund. Less than 12.2% of men and 10.2% of women who have received our assistance during this five-year period have gone back to a Colorado prison.
    Recidivism rates in Colorado 2016-2021 5yr average - 10.2% women, 12.2% men, 48% CO State Statistics
    close up of basket of toothpaste included in ex-offender kitsracks of clothing at the 72 Hour Fund for ex-offenders to select from
    man in a blue polo, jeans & an hat in front of clothing racks at 72 Hour Fund