EarthLinks is an innovative, urban nonprofit in Denver, CO, that provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet.

EarthLinks is a community of people who care for each other and for the planet. Our community is made up of people who have experienced or are presently experiencing homelessness. At EarthLinks we cultivate a connection to something tangible and growing, generating a sense of self-worth in lives that are often fragmented. Our community learns to nurture Earth and connect with its beauty, bounty, and sustenance.

Because participants are involved in the designing, the planting, the caring, and the harvest, our garden is a place where they are rooted to something greater — connected to the cycles of life in the garden. We work together to create a place where hearts and Earth flourish together.

A Growing Experience:

The supportive community formed by EarthLinks participants and staff grows out of the transformative, healing experiences in our garden and workshop. Participants benefit from resource sharing, increased trust, self awareness, a sense of hope, creativity, meaningful work, interaction with community, and Earth awareness.

We all need to be connected to one another and to the Earth Community in order to be whole. The interface with nature and the creative process is centering and healing, offering inner peace and balance, which benefit us all. For members of our community working toward improved mental health and wholeness in their lives, the feeling of belonging and acceptance brings encouragment on the road to recovery.

What We Do:

The EarthLinks Workshop

The EarthLinks Workshop program is a micro-economic development project created by EarthLinks for people who are homeless and low-income. Using plants grown in our garden, participants design and create Earth-friendly products while earning a stipend for their work and experiencing firsthand the interconnectedness of humans and nature.

Trips into Nature

EarthLinks plans group trips for our participants who are homeless and low-income to travel to the mountains, state parks or museums. Trips offer time away from everyday struggles and concerns by providing experiences with nature.  Find out about our upcoming trips.

Products

Products are created and produced from recycled materials when possible, and all are created with Earth in mind, such as Mason Bee Boxes and Rain Barrel/Drip Irrigation Systems.  To see more of our great products and shop our on-line catalog click here.