AURORA, Colo. — As the cold weather settles into Colorado, two friends are packing their pickup truck with hundreds of pounds of care kits and blankets to help those without a home.

On Saturday, Denver7 was there as Nieves Ministries loaded boxes of donations and delivered them to shelters along 48th Ave. in Denver.

For founder Alexander Nieves, the mission holds deep personal meaning.

"To me, it means a lot," he said. "Because at one point my wife and I, we were homeless."

Nieves said that personal experience creates a stronger bond with the people they serve.

"They feel like we have more of a connection," he said.

"Being out and handing this stuff out, seeing their faces light up, seeing how good it makes them feel," said Jeremiah Banks, a Nieves Mission volunteer.

The distributio

See Full Page