Faithventure Forum

For individuals rebuilding lives from addiction, prison or poverty, two of the most important ingredients to future career success in the Denver metro area are qualifying for a driver’s license and purchasing a car for transportation. This reality provides the reason behind the creation of the Good Neighbor Garage in 2004. In communities like Denver where public transportation does not adequately serve outlying areas that provide high-quality entry-level job opportunities in construction, a car means the difference between a well-paying job or a lower-quality day labor position. Traveling by bus or light rail just doesn’t accommodate an industry where job locations frequently change and start-times are often very early. And for individuals with children, their attempts to juggle child-care, schooling, and traveling to a job site without a vehicle becomes nearly impossible. Marc Veldhuizen, in partnership with Belay Enterprises , started The Good Neighbor Garage as an

We're about to celebrate the 15th Anniversary this fall of Bud's Warehouse . This faith venture business as mission recylces building materials formerly headed to the landfill and creates job and life skill opportunity for individuals rebuilding lives from addiction, homelessness and prison. I've always said that we are Denver's best kept secret for creative individuals looking to design innovative home improvement projects. In many ways, we've been taking throw away items and turning them into treasures. With people rebuilding lives and the interesting items that we sell, I've always thought we would be one of the best reality and HGTV home improvement shows TV would ever see. This summer, Fox 31 thought the same and included us on its Digincolorado show. I'm hoping this is the beginning of something big! Enjoy!