RHSH Colorado
Get Involved · Colorado Springs

There are many ways
to show up for what
Jesus is doing here.

We believe Jesus Christ makes recovery possible — and that His people are the hands through which that happens. Garrett was a lost sheep. Jesus wouldn't stop looking. RHSH exists to be those hands for every lost person in El Paso County. Volunteering, partnering, referring, employing, or giving: every act of showing up is an act of faith made visible.

Ways to get involved

Volunteer

Partner

Refer

Employ

Give

Spread the Word
Volunteer
Show up for the lost sheep in your community

RHSH Colorado is built on the conviction that consistent human presence changes outcomes. We provide the structure — the training, the supervision, the framework — so that every volunteer who shows up has what they need to actually make a difference.

Volunteer · Peer Support

Peer recovery support volunteer

People with lived experience of addiction and recovery are our most valuable volunteers. You don't need a credential — you need your story and the willingness to share it. We train you, support you, and match you with clients who need what you have.

Volunteer · Faith

Faith & community volunteer

Connect clients with faith communities that welcome them without conditions — and lead or assist our 8-week Faith Foundations Bible study. Church leaders, congregation members, chaplains, ordained ministers, and mature believers welcome. Rev. Holloway trains and supervises all facilitators.

Volunteer · Housing

Housing navigation support

Help clients navigate housing applications, paperwork, and systems. Real estate professionals, housing workers, and anyone with knowledge of El Paso County housing resources are especially valuable.

Volunteer · Bilingual

Bilingual volunteer (EN/ES)

Bilingual English/Spanish volunteers are among our highest-need positions. Navigation calls, family outreach, intake support, and community events for Colorado's Spanish-speaking recovery community.

Volunteer · Admin

Administrative volunteer

Behind-the-scenes support — grant writing assistance, data entry, event coordination, donor communications. Remote-friendly. Flexible hours. High impact on a lean founding-year team.

Volunteer · Pro Skills

Professional skills volunteer

Accountants, attorneys, marketers, photographers, web developers, HR professionals — donate your expertise directly to the organization building this mission. Pro bono or time-limited engagements welcome.

What to expect as a volunteer

Apply online

Short application — background, skills, availability, and whether you have lived recovery experience.

Screening call

20-minute conversation with our volunteer coordinator. We match you to the right role and confirm fit.

Orientation & training

3-hour orientation covering RHSH Colorado's model, trauma-informed approach, confidentiality, and your specific role.

Start showing up

Consistent, supervised, and supported. We check in monthly and stay available when you need us. You are not alone in this work.

Apply to volunteer
Organizational Partners
Partner your organization with RHSH Colorado

We are actively building the MOU network that makes our program model operational. If your organization serves, treats, houses, feeds, or employs adults in El Paso County — in addiction recovery or simply in need — we should talk.

MOU Partner · Clinical

Mental health providers

We partner with licensed mental health providers to build a warm referral network for clients in recovery with co-occurring mental health needs. We send you clients who are ready for care. You send us families who need wraparound navigation. MOU-based partnership.

Discuss an MOU partnership
MOU Partner · Housing

Housing & transitional housing

We partner with transitional housing providers to ensure clients discharged from treatment have somewhere to go. Formal MOU agreements, warm referrals, and 90-day follow-up confirmation. Marcus Treadwell, our Housing Director, leads these partnerships directly.

Discuss a housing MOU
MOU Partner · Faith

Faith communities

Churches and faith communities are the belonging infrastructure that recovery requires. We partner with congregations willing to welcome clients in recovery — not as a project, but as members. Rev. Holloway leads faith community outreach.

Partner with us
MOU Partner · Basic Needs

Food & basic needs organizations

We partner with food pantries, Feeding America partners, and basic needs organizations to build warm referral pathways for clients facing food insecurity. No competing with existing organizations — connecting clients to what's already there.

Build a referral relationship
Referrals
Refer a Client
Know someone who needs support?

You do not need to be a professional to refer someone to RHSH Colorado. If you know an adult in El Paso County who is struggling with addiction — or in recovery and struggling to stay stable — we want to hear from you.

We respond within 24 hours. We do not gatekeep. We do not require documentation or eligibility proof before the first conversation. You make the connection and we take it from there.

Who to refer

Adults in El Paso County experiencing active addiction or early recovery — especially those facing housing instability, food insecurity, mental health challenges, or isolation. People recently discharged from treatment with no wraparound support. Anyone who is sober but struggling to stay that way.

"I disappeared and no one knew where to find me. Most people in recovery are the same — they won't ask for help, because the shame is too heavy. Refer them anyway. You might be the only person who knows they're lost. You might be the only one who looks." — Garrett Robinson · Certified Peer Recovery Coach · RHSH Colorado
Submit a referral

Our response promise

Every referral receives a call or email within 24 hours. Every person who comes to RHSH Colorado gets a real conversation with a real person — not a form, not an automated response, not a waiting list number.

This is the standard Amanda held the system to when she was fighting for Garrett. It is the standard RHSH Colorado holds itself to for every person we serve.

If someone is in crisis right now:

SAMHSA National Helpline: 1-800-662-4357
Free · Confidential · 24/7 · English & Spanish

RHSH Colorado
[email protected]
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Response within 24 hours. Always.
Employer Partners
Employer Partner
Hire someone in recovery. Change a life.
RHSH Colorado employment partnership recovery support

Why hire through RHSH Colorado

Employment is one of the strongest predictors of sustained recovery. Adults who are employed at 90 days are significantly more likely to maintain sobriety, housing stability, and community connection. RHSH Colorado's employment program prepares clients for the workforce — and prepares employers for the talent they're hiring.

We work with clients on employment readiness, resume building, and interview coaching before they ever reach an employer. Carolyn Suh-Patterson, our Corporate Relations Director, brings fourteen years of corporate community affairs experience and facilitates employer connections directly.

What employers receive

Pre-prepared candidates, direct contact with the RHSH Colorado employment team, and follow-up support through the first 90 days of employment. We stay involved to ensure the placement holds.

What it costs

Nothing. RHSH Colorado's employment program is free for employers. We ask only that you engage seriously with the candidates we refer and provide honest feedback on the process.

Become an employer partner
Spread the Word
Tell someone RHSH Colorado exists.

People find RHSH Colorado because someone in their life knew we existed and said something. That person does not need to be a professional, a donor, or an expert. They just need to share.

Advocate · Social

Share on social

Tag someone in recovery, a family member who's watching someone struggle, or a Colorado Springs community member who should know we exist. Every share reaches someone who might need it.

Advocate · Referral

Forward this site

Know a pastor, a counselor, a healthcare provider, a neighbor, or a coworker with connections to the recovery community? Forward rhshcolorado.org with a one-line note. That's enough.

Advocate · Community

Say something

At your next community event, your next church service, your next conversation with someone who knows someone struggling — mention RHSH Colorado. That is how people find us.

Rooted in Truth
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it."
— 1 Corinthians 12:27

The church is not a building. It is the people who show up. Getting involved with RHSH Colorado is not volunteering for an organization — it is being the body of Christ for the lost sheep of El Paso County. The hungry. The unhoused. The addicted. The person who stopped believing anyone was coming. You are how He shows up for them. You bring the willingness. He does the rest.

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