Location: Denver, CO
Casa Milagro was developed from the need for positive resources for children and teens afflicted by direct or indirect physical, mental, emotional, sexual, verbal, substance, and alcohol abuses and child neglect. These abuses can be attributed to domestic violence, teen violence, bullying, elderly abuse, gang violence, and juvenile violence. Perpetrators can be family, friends, neighbors, persons of trust, strangers or enemies. Youth witnesses to domestic violence and abused children are more likely to enter into relationships as they grow up, as victims or to become abusers, thus continuing the cycle of violence. Social and economic conditions play a corresponding role in the recurring cycle. Through healing theatre and role-playing, youth are provided tools and avenues to confront issues in an engaging, supportive space.