Sense of Security

Founded in 2000, Sense of Security is a charity based in Denver, United States working on health, poverty & hunger.

Sense of Security, Inc. is a Colorado non-profit founded in 2000 by Angela Ricker and Vicki Tosher, in memory of breast cancer patient Donna Rogers. It provides sustained financial assistance for basic living expenses to breast cancer patients in active treatment across Colorado, including residents outside metropolitan areas. Aid is paid directly to vendors, such as landlords, utility companies and grocers, with remaining balances sent to the grantee. Applicants are interviewed by telephone, assessed on county-specific income and expense shortfalls, and must apply to other aid programmes first, as the organisation acts as a provider of last resort. Eligible grantees receive up to 3,000 in total, with a maximum of 6 months per stage of diagnosis. The organisation reports having distributed more than 2.2 million to nearly 2,200 to 2,300 Colorado families, serving residents in 56 counties. It is funded mainly by individual donors, corporate sponsors and events, and states that at least 80 percent of its budget goes to grantee services. It also partners with Breast Box Mastectomy Support. The organisation is registered as a 501(c)(3) with EIN 84-1539558.