Get to know More About Us
Learn more about what allowed the Volunteers Enriching Weld to earn a Gold Star Non-Profit Transparency Seal.
Our 2023-2024 Statistics
100%
Unpaid Volunteers
20,364
School Uniforms, Bedding, and Clothing Given To The Community
$200,557
Spent On Community Programs
What Makes Us Special
Volunteers Enriching Weld is serving the community through a variety of impactful programs that are funded by our 100% volunteer driven The Bargain Box Thrift Store!
Mission
Volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs at Volunteers Enriching Weld.
Weld County's Best
The Bargain Box has repeatedly been recognized as the BEST thrift store in Greeley by the readers of the Greeley Tribune. Volunteers greatly impact the community.
Transparent Excellence
Awarded the Gold Star Nonprofit Transparency seal, Volunteers Enriching Weld is committed to integrity and impactful philanthropy in Greeley and Weld County, Colorado.
History
Our history starts way back after WWI. A group of women in California saw a need for families impacted by the war. They got together and started the first Assistance League providing food and clothing to families in need. We here in Greeley began our philanthropic journey with an Assistance League Guild in 1970 followed by the Assistance League of Greeley in 1973. After over fifty years as a chapter of the National Assistance League we decided to strike out on our own as, ”Volunteers Enriching Weld”, VEW. Through donations, grants, and the proceeds from our thrift store, "The Bargain Box” we are able to finance our six philanthropic programs:
*Single Parent Scholarships—1991
*Warm Up Weld County—1993
*Clothing of Courage—1995
*File of Life—2000
*Clothing Children of Weld—2004
*Color Me Weld—2017
We are VEWing our philanthropic work and way of doing business with an eye toward the future. Our community is changing, and we must change with it.
Board Of Directors
Advisory Council
Our advisory council is a group of individuals who provide guidance, expertise, and recommendations to our organization. Their role is primarily consultative and non-binding, meaning they offer advice but typically do not hold direct authority in our organization's operations or final decisions.