LA-FAMILIA-DENVER

La Familia Ministries does not charge for any ministry service or help that we extend, we have no salaried employees. We are a network of project leaders and volunteers.

We are seeking sponsorship and donations support as these efforts continue to grow and serve more people and as we look to expand in 2024 to include food boxes and winter clothing items for families and kids. Click below for details.

La Familia Ministries does not charge for any ministry service or help that we extend. There are no salaried employees in La Familia, nor is there, or in 17-years has there been, a profit motive or element included in any efforts made by the La Familia Ministries or allowed on behalf of ministry, including the work that we do.

Over 17 years, any finance needed for ministry expenses and underwriting the expenses of outreach projects has been derived from the personal finances of La Familia's ministry Director, his family, and periodically, by support of their personal friends and family.

In 2024, La Familia Ministries will be faithful to produce the 12th Annual Denver Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids citywide Christmas outreach event, we will also continue to fulfill our commitment of sponsorship to North Denver's Aztlan Recreation Center's Toys For Kidz outreach to the Quigg Newton housing area, to produce the Father's Heart Rocky Ford outreach in the Southeastern Colorado Arkansas Valley, and this year we will collaborate with the Toys-In-Da-Hood group's outreach to the Southwest Denver area in a mutual support effort.

Cardenas Ministries Parade of Toys 2023

(Serving the Brighton and Commerce City, CO communities)

La Familia's nine year journey with Cardenas Ministries was ordained long ago and has been a blessing. In 2023, as one of many organizations, it was a yet another blessing for us to support the Cardenas Ministries 2023 Parade of Toys effort.

Aztlan Recreation Center

If you see a project that you would like to become involved with or would like to become an ongoing La Familia volunteer, email us at

The Pinto Project has its roots in an early 1970's jobs program for Colorado ex-offenders called the "Pinto Program." This was an ex-offender re-entry and job training program that saw an approximate 80% success rate and was started by visionary Patrick "Pat" Vigil. The story is authentic and not strange to multiple generations who walk a hard road, but have a tendency to rise...

"It seemed that too many youth of that day accepted that they were destined go to prison to 'make their bones' in a journey that started at 'Jive Hall' (Now known as the Judge Phillip B. Gilliam Youth Center and named for a good man who I came to know and respect) and progressing to the youth facility known as Golden and on to the Buena Vista state reformatory on their way to the Colorado State Penitentiary. At the heart of this, for most of these young people, was the absence of parental presence and guidance, positive role models, poverty, a poverty mentality and spirit, drugs and drug addiction, and the lie of a street code."

To read the complete story on the history and legacy of the Pinto Project, click on the images above to view, download or print the PDF document.

An excerpt from the Pinto Project history document:

The "Guidance For Living"

Life Skills Empowerment Curriculum

Our purpose is to answer the calling as a spiritual and provisional community resource. Our mission is to help and to provide a decent second chance opportunity to at risk and under served members of the community by using education and guidance through life skills training and personal spiritual development coupled with job training and work opportunity for single parents under financial challenge, qualified homeless veterans, and qualified "at risk" members in the Denver and Colorado Front Range communities. Accordingly, the Pinto Project is like a 2-sided coin with 2 elements and functions.

On the other side of the coin of the Pinto Project training model is adult empowerment training for at risk students through curriculum based practical and faith based life skills training and diversion programming.

On one side of the coin is our provisional purpose and mission. Our mission is to work with local businesses, construction companies, window service companies, real estate agencies, and mortgage companies to develop job training and work opportunities for qualified program participants. Those that are accepted into the program understand and agree that they are accepted as "clients" and "students."

Guidance for Living is a paced curriculum based guidance and teaching module. It offers practical direction to establishing positive living practices. It is comprised of basic life skills strategies training, at risk issue management, and coping skills.

Job program building model includes providing residential and commercial property upgrades in the area of mini blind sales and installation and upgrades. Other job training and placement areas that are being developed include apprenticeship opportunities in craft work skills training and service qualification as well as in the area of real estate and mortgage sales and processing.

The Pinto Project is being organized under the 501c3 ministry covering of Promise Ministries and the Robert A. Paul Christian Academy and Scholarship Foundation, Fresno, CA. The Pinto Project participant consideration focuses on single parents under financial challenge, qualified homeless veterans, and qualified at risk members in the Denver and Colorado Front Range communities.

Accordingly, by design the Pinto Project Jobs Training program model incorporates the incentives of learning a marketable skill set with the goal of working with community partners to secure full time quality job opportunities.

Project 360° program training referrals and registration are ongoing. For immediate help call 720-300-9054. For info email us at

The business and work training is the provisional half of the Pinto Project purpose while the practical and spiritual life skills teaching represents the program's educational component. This is a 360° practical and ministry approach to outreach, restoration, and a personal growth opportunity for students in the program.

Project 360° "Diversion and Prevention"

Community Service and Prevention Training

Project 360° Diversion and Prevention offers programming options to young people needing to satisfy court mandated community service hours. Program referrals are on a volunteer enrollment basis. For detailed information click on the image

The Pinto Project is a community jobs and life skills training program under organization and funding consideration. The Pinto Project's oversight affiliation and leadership is comprised of a regional group of faith based and non-faith based organizations and members of the Denver community.

For questions or immediate help please use the contact info below

La Familia Ministries Office Online

Telephone Contacts

La Familia Denver: 720-671-3151 Email:

La Familia Ministries

Ministry Payments & Donations

Links & Non-profit (Non-profit info is shared as needed)

La Familia projects are made possible through volunteers who give of their time and expertise as well as who work our community outreach projects. They have always been lead to us or to a project. They are the gold standard.

"THERE IS NOTHING STRONGER THAN THE HEART OF A VOLUNTEER"

We wish to thank our 2020 community partners and volunteers for their support and participation in the The Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids as well as past community and ministry partners. We especially thank the US Marines and the Toys-For-Tots Foundation for all that they do in helping families and less fortunate children have access to toys at Christmas. This effort makes all the difference in the world to these children. We see it on the faces of the children each year at every event. So to the Marines and Toys-For-Tots, God bless you and thank you for your service.

For materials and financial donations, please contact us at:

La Familia Ministries

Angel Barrientos - 720-671-3151

Also, for your convenience, you may secure your donation

by using the Donate tool below. Thank you again and God bless

We are “project oriented” which means that we focus on community outreach projects and activities. This includes La Familia projects as well as collaborating with and/ or supporting music ministries and outreach efforts. As a project oriented "Para-church" ministry, we have no church congregation to support our outreach projects. Accordingly, we rely on the Lord for financial and materials donations on a per project basis. If you would like to donate, there is a donation tool below and for materials donations there is contact information below as well.

La Familia Ministries does not charge for any ministry help or service that we extend.

Thank you Sponsors and Community Partners

2023 La Familia 11th Annual Denver Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids

(Denver Citywide Community Outreach)

In 2024, La Familia Ministries enters it's 12th season of conducting our "Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids" Christmas family outreach in Denver, CO. We are also grateful and honored to enter our 9th season of collaboration with Cardenas Ministries in their annual "Spirit of Giving - Parade of Toys" Christmas family outreach to the Adams County, CO cities of Brighton and Commerce City, CO.

During those years, we are grateful to have also established the "Father's Heart Rocky Ford" outreach in the Arkansas Valley area of Southeastern Colorado (now in it's 4th season and serving the cities of Rocky Ford, La Junta, Fowler, Manzanola, and Las Animas.) 2024 will also mark our 3rd season of sponsoring North Denver's "Aztlan Recreations Center -Toys for Kidz" Christmas outreach. Finally, we are blessed to come along side the "MGM Toyz In Da Hood" effort (serving Southwest Denver) and to bring Father's Heart to Phoenix, Arizona in a collaboration with Colour of Love Ministries to establish the "Father's Heart - La Phoeniquera Christmas Family Outreach"

In 2024, La Familia will be faithful in our long term commitment to our family at Cardenas Ministries to support wherever possible in this year's 2024 Parade of Toys outreach as well as our sponsorship to North Denver's Aztlan Rec Center and the Quigg Newton low income housing area. We will also collaborate to produce the Father's Heart Rocky Ford which serves SE Colorado's Arkansas Valley communities, and collaborate with and support the Toys-In-Da-Hood team which has long served Southwest Denver and the Westwood area.

Ministry Overview

In 2023, we saw registration demand for the Denver Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids Christmas outreach event double from 2022 along with new challenges in securing needed materials. Nonetheless, as is always the case, the Lord brought people and opportunities to address each situation as he provided more than what was needed and blessed us with a successful and busy Christmas season. When He calls you to it, He provides for it. Thank you Lord.

Thank you to our Community Partners and supporters

THE MENDEZ FAMILY, THE BARRIENTOS, ORTIZ, RODRIGUEZ FAMILIES, THE 2023 FATHER'S HEART TEAM, LEADERS, AND SUPPORTERS, DESIREE FLORES , KAREN MENDOZA, ERNIE MUNIZ, PEPE MARQUEZ, RAQUEL RAMIREZ, TIERRA LEGACY, ROCKY PADILLA, AND MAYRA ALEJANDRA

Aztlan Recreation Center - Toys for Kidz 2023

(Serving Denver's Northside - Quigg Newton housing community)

Thank you to our Community Partners

INTERSATE ROOFING

Father's Heart Rocky Ford 2023

(Serving Rocky Ford, CO and SE Colorado's Arkansas Valley communities)

Thank you to our Community Partners

PIONEER HEALTH CARE CENTER

MS. DARLENE NAVARRO ROTHROCK

La Familia Ministries thanks our New Year's Eve event supporters, the Barrientos, Ortiz, and Rodriquez family, our 2023 team Sister Desiree Flores, Sister Karen Mendoza, Brother Ernie Muniz, Brother Pepe Marquez, Sister Raquel Ramirez, the TIERRA Legacy group, Brother Rocky Padilla, and Sister Mayra Alejandra The scrollers below display images from the various 2023 events.

Finally, in 2024, La Familia will be honored to collaborate and support Cardenas Ministries in their 8th Annual "Spirit of Giving - Parade of Toys" Christmas outreach effort to community members in the cities of Brighton and Commerce City, CO.

In 2024, La Familia will be faithful to produce Denver's Father's Heart - Nellie's Kids Citywide Outreach event, to fulfill our commitment of sponsorship to North Denver's Aztlan Recreation Center's Toys For Kidz outreach to the Quigg Newton low income housing area, to produce the Father's Heart Rocky Ford outreach in the SE Colorado Arkansas Valley, and we will collaborate with and support the Toys-In-Da-Hood group's outreach to SW Denver and the Westwood area. Finally, in 2024, La Familia will continue to fulfill our commitment and work to support the Cardenas Ministries Spirit of Giving - Parade of Toys outreach to low income housing residents in the cities of Brighton and Commerce City, Colorado.

Latin Jam New Year's Eve 2023

Father's Heart Christmas Outreach and ministry fundraising event.

La Familia Ministries extends heartfelt thanks to our New Year's Eve 2023 event attendees, our event supporters, the Barrientos, Ortiz, and Rodriquez family, our 2023 team Sister Karen Mendoza, Sister Desiree Flores, Brother Ernie Muniz, Brother Pepe Marquez, Sister Raquel Ramirez, the Brother David Salas and the TIERRA Legacy group, Brother Rocky Padilla, and Sister Mayra Alejandra.

We are now organizing for our 2024 and 2025 Colorado Father's Heart Christmas events in Denver down through Southern Colorado. We invite fellow ministries, businesses, community organizations, volunteers from these areas to join us in this Colorado network effort to bless families, single parents, and grandparents raising children and who may be financially challenged during the 2024/ 2025 Christmas seasons.

Finally, as we continue to find our way through the challenges of today, we pray for God's hand in our communities and in our country. In Jesus Name. Amen.

Greetings and welcome in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for visiting the La Familia Ministries web page.

We are a non-denominational Christian ministry and a Colorado Non-profit Corporation. We believe in the full Gospel Christian doctrine with focus on the ministry model portrayed in the scriptural account of the example, life, ministry, and love of Jesus Christ. We are not a church, rather, we are a Christian Para-church outreach ministry. The streets of a community is our church. We do not charge for our ministry.

Today, we remain committed to the goal of offering provisional and prayer ministry and to help meet needs of families, seniors, and at risk members of communities. Our annual Father's Heart Christmas Outreach is now in it's 12th year and has grown to provide ministry opportunities to families across Colorado.

For over twenty years, we have been blessed to initiate, collaborate in, or support community giving projects that have served to minister and contribute to families and organizations in California, Denver, and the Colorado Front Range.

Community Partners, Sponsors,

Volunteers, click on the image

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CHRISTMAS FAMILY OUTREACH

Community Partners, Sponsors,

Volunteers, click on the image

for detailed information >>>

We believe in community collaboration

We are grateful for the years of opportunity that the Lord has allowed and lead us to work directly with, alongside, or in support of Pastors, churches ministries, community organizations, and businesses to serve families and communities in Colorado and the U.S. Western Region. As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God and in whatever you do, put your whole heart and soul into it, as into work done for God, and not merely for men"

1 Peter 4:10, Colossians 3:23