A lot can happen in a year. Even more apparently can happen in a decade. HPF started the year off with a bang. We had the 2nd Annual Orange Tie Affair. We launched a web TV mini-series #HandsOff. We continued to help those needing advocacy support and those who had experienced abuse. And then something odd happened - we kind of hit a plateau. I’ve had countless conversations with other entrepreneurs and successful startups. Most of the books out there will tell you the same as well. Get to the 5 year mark and magical things will happen for your [...]

Trust me     No amount of words will ever express my utter disgust at that fact that you’re still alive, At the fact that you still breathe. If I had one chance to do anything I could to you, I’d watch you suffer as you beg for help. You don’t deserve to live the rest of your life as you are, you are worthless, A f**king cheap cigar. Everything that you ever loved will be taken away, The moment you shut your eyes, of all the things you’ve ever done, The worst was in the past few months, it’s [...]

Concerned Coloradans called the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline almost 222,000 times in 2018, according to a new report from the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). December marked the end of the fourth year of the public awareness campaign, which is put on by the CDHS. The 24/7 hotline — 1-844-264-5437 — received a record of 221,969 calls in 2018, which is a 10,500 increase from 2017. Thanks to the people who made the calls, social services agencies investigated the safety of more than 57,042 children in 2018. Of those children, 13,289 were experiencing abuse or neglect, according to [...]

What has 2018 brought me?  I have been saying this for a while now, that every year has gotten better than the last, and this one didn’t disappoint. For starters, I got married to the most beautiful, wonderful and loving person in the world. There were so many incredible little moments and events leading up to what was the greatest day of my life.  For those that played apart in the journey, you know who you are, and we can’t thank you enough.  Alex, you make me a better person and I can’t wait to continue this lifelong adventure together. On [...]