Hello Focus Points Community!
In this month’s newsletter, you’ll find information about:
-Monthly Awareness
*New Year, New Beginnings!
-Program Updates
*Winter Walk-In Hours and Services
*Holiday Wrap-Up: Winter Fiesta, Holiday Posada for Older Adults, Toys for Tots Gift Distribution
*NEW! Youth Advisory Committee for Middle School and High School Students
*NEW! Farm Box at National Western Center
*Farmers’ Market Survey
*Food Access Resource List
*Focus Points News Blog
-Upcoming Events
*NEW! Older Adults Workshops 2026
Monthly Awareness
New Year, New Beginnings!
Welcome to 2026! We hope the holiday season offered moments of rest, connection, and joys shared with family and friends. As the new year begins—accompanied by a gentler winter and just a touch of snowfall—we are feeling especially energized by what lies ahead.
With new workshops launching and the introduction of our Youth Advisory Committee, there is so much unfolding at Focus Points. We are excited to step into this year together.
This month, we recognize January as Financial Wellness Month and Friday, January 23 as Maternal Health Awareness Day.
Program Updates
Winter Walk-In Hours and Services
Our Family Support Services (FSS) team is available to meet one-on-one with families.
They can help you access resources including:
-Paying Xcel Energy utilities bills through Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC),
-Acquiring food through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
-Medical insurance through Medicaid
-Monthly Visits from Workforce Development to assist with job applications and other preparations
-And more supports!
Our Winter Walk-In Hours are:
Wednesdays, 9:00am-11:45am and 12:45pm-4:00pm
Fridays, 9:00am-12:30pm
For more information about Family Support Services that are available, please contact us at (303) 292-0770 to schedule an appointment.
Holiday Wrap-Up:
Festive Events and Spreading Cheer
We want to thank everyone who came out for all of our holiday events last month, it was great to see so many families in attendance!
At our annual Winter Fiesta, there were 124 of our PAT and HIPPY families who attended for a total of 349 people. This is the most participants we have had in years at this event! As each family was given two toys, we had around 248 toys distributed!
At our first Holiday Posada for our Older Adults, there were 35 older adults who attended. Everyone loved the party including all of the home-made food and fun activities. We plan on making this an annual tradition!
For our Toys for Tots Gift Distribution, about 85 households received holiday gifts.
Thanks again to all of our wonderful staff and volunteers who made these events possible. We hope that everyone’s holidays were a little brighter and happier!
You can read more in our blog!
New Youth Advisory Committee!
Open to Middle School and High School Students Living in 80205 and 80216
We are happy to announce the launch of our new Youth Program and are actively recruiting middle school and high school students to join our Youth Advisory Committee concentrating in the 80205 and 80216 communities near us.
This is a great opportunity for youth to co-create our program together by building leadership and teamwork skills.
To learn more and sign up, please contact our Youth Coordinator, Will Grubbs, at will@focuspoints.org.
New Focus Points Farm Box is at National Western Center!
We are excited to announce that we have a farm box (a hydroponic container) up and running at National Western Center! In partnership with CommonSpirit, who donated the farm box to National Western Center, our Huerta Urbana program is now equipped to expand our bounty and ability to provide year-round fresh food for the community. As our team trains with FarmBox on proper operation practices we look forward to the harvests to come and this food reaching many of your tables in the coming months.
We are so grateful for the generosity and partnership that has moved this journey forward and look forward to updating you on this project.
Please watch this great video on Instagram from CommonSpirit that explains more about what our farm box will accomplish.
Tell Us About your Time at last year’s Huerta Urbana Farmers’ Market
Focus Points values the voice of the community as we support you in meeting your needs and reaching your goals. We are already beginning to prepare to host this year’s 2026 Farmer’s Market season! Help us continue improving our Farmer’s Markets by taking just a few moments to complete this brief questionnaire and providing feedback about your market experience.
Farmers Market Survey (Bilingual)
Food Access Resource List
You can also access the full Food Access Resource List on our website under the “Food Assistance” section of our Resources page.
Stay Up to Date with our Focus Points News Blog!
Please check out our blog site HERE, or go to focuspoints.org and click on the NEWS top menu item.
Upcoming Events
Older Adults Workshops for 2026
After our planning meeting this week, our Older Adults program is kicking off another year of monthly workshops and events with topics that you told us you want to learn more about in the coming year.
Your input will shape the planning for our monthly gatherings which will happen on the last Thursday of each month. To provide your ideas and for any questions, please contact our Older Adults Specialist, Jocelyn Banales, at jocelyn@focuspoints.org.
