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501(c)(3) Nonprofit • Serving Douglas County, Colorado • EIN 33-3199124

Wellness for Those Who Serve

Integrated wellness for Veterans and First Responders in Douglas County

Talk therapy, yoga, community programming, and healing retreats — addressing all 8 dimensions of wellness in one place, with people who understand what you carry.
Service leaves its mark. Whether you served in uniform overseas or answered emergency calls close to home, the work shapes you in ways that don't end when the shift or deployment does.

The challenges that show up afterward don't stay in one dimension of life. Transition stress, hypervigilance, chronic pain, identity shifts, isolation — they cross into relationships, sleep, purpose, physical health, community connection. All at once.

Most support addresses one piece. Maybe two. At JLC Wellness Collective, we're building something different: an integrated wellness community for Veterans and First Responders in Douglas County, Colorado. All 8 dimensions of wellness, in one place, with people who understand that these dimensions compound each other.

Veterans Wellness Program

For Those Who Served

An integrated wellness program for Veterans navigating the transition home, the weight carried long after service ends, or the search for community after the uniform comes off. Therapy, movement, community, and retreat experiences working together across all 8 dimensions of wellness.

  • All 8 dimensions of wellness addressed together
  • Talk therapy, yoga, community programming, healing retreats
  • Led by licensed professional counselor with 20+ years of practice
  • Douglas County, Colorado

First Responders Wellness Program

For Those Who Answer the Call

An integrated wellness program for First Responders carrying the cumulative weight of operational trauma, shift work, hypervigilance, and the quiet cost of showing up again tomorrow. Therapy, movement, community, and retreat experiences designed to restore what the work takes out.

  • All 8 dimensions of wellness addressed together
  • Talk therapy, yoga, community programming, healing retreats
  • Confidential, outside department structure
  • Douglas County, Colorado
  • How to Help

How to Get Started

Ready to Connect?

We'd love to walk alongside you. Whether you're ready to join our community, want to learn more, or just have questions — we're here to listen.

Join Our Team

Want to support those who serve? We're building a community that needs committed volunteers in many forms.
  • Peer support volunteers (Veterans and First Responders preferred)
  • Community program facilitators
  • Retreat support
  • Administrative help
  • Event volunteers

Support This Work

Your financial support makes this program accessible to the Veterans and First Responders who need it most. Every dollar creates lasting impact in our community.
  • One-time donation
  • Monthly partnership
  • Sponsor a Veteran or First Responder's participation
  • Corporate giving
  • FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Our programs are rooted in biblical teaching and Christian faith. Participants should be open to exploring Scripture and growing in their relationship with God.

Our Women's, Men's, and Couples groups are offered by donation to make them accessible to all. The ELEV8 mentorship program is $3,000 for the full nine-month experience.

Group programs run throughout the year. Contact us for the next start date for the program you're interested in.

While our primary focus is Douglas County, we welcome participants from surrounding areas depending on program capacity.

The ELEV8 program includes an interview and assessment process to ensure readiness and fit. Contact us to begin the application process.

  • Get Involved

Join Our Community

Be Part of What We're Building
JLC Wellness Collective's Those Who Serve program is in its foundational stage. Joining our community now means being part of what we're building from the beginning — helping shape how we serve Veterans and First Responders in Douglas County for years to come.

Contact Information

Learn More About Our Programs

About Us

We believe that real change doesn't come from programs alone — it comes from relationships. From walking alongside people in their struggles and victories.

JLC Wellness Collective is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Douglas County, Colorado.
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