DENVER — A Colorado woman is stepping up to help migrant families get off the streets and into homes.
Lisa Wimberger said she was first moved to action when she saw how many people were living in encampments.
“I drove through a camp one day by accident and saw all of these children on the street — babies,” she said. “The mom in me couldn’t sleep that night.”
Denver7 first spoke with Wimberger in December when she decided to take matters into her own hands and help people in need who were living under a bridge near Interstate 25 and Fox Street.
“I kept going back and bringing things to the family and it went from there and took over,” she said.
Now, a month later, she has been able to place half of those people who were living under the bridge and move them into housing.
This happened after she started her own fundraiser through GoFundMe.
Hugo Alvarez and his family are among those she’s been able to help.
“It was a major change,” Alvarez said in Spanish. “From the street to this home — I’m very thankful.”