COSILoveYou

As a result of COSILoveYou's "CityServe" events, Our organization has been blessed to come into contact with two fantastic high capacity volunteers! We are so grateful for the way COSILoveYou connects faith-based communities with non-profit organizations.

Colorado Springs is a better city because of COSILoveYou! The initiative they take to serve the vulnerable or lift up those who need a lift makes an actual, tangible difference for so many in town. At Family Life Services, our needy 2-acre property is beautified, cleaned, and fixed up twice a year when COSILoveYou's City Serve volunteers descend with willing hearts and strong hands. Our campus, and the single moms and kids we serve who are exiting homelessness and domestic violence, flourish more because of the investment of these volunteers to fix and stain fences, clean out the creek, winterize the community garden, lay mulch on the playground, prepare Mother's Day items, and so much more. COSILoveYou's goal of connecting community members to long-term service in Colorado Springs WORKS! So many of our ongoing volunteers, donors, and community partners first came to us because of City Serve. We are so grateful for the selfless work of Stu and Gina and the whole team. We also benefit from their leadership dinners and the meaningful connections COSILoveYou helps to form among pastors, business leaders, nonprofits, and the city government. They create 'linking of arms' in our city and remain an outstanding example of what it truly means to love your neighbor well. Thank you, COSILoveYou!

When our City sends out the call for community partners, COSILoveYou answers. They facilitate conversation with our city's leaders and bring partners around the table. Our 1000 Neighborhood Gatherings Initiative would not have happened without COSILoveYou stepping up to secure funding, provide strategy, and enlisting partners. Their Leadership Gathering is out go-to event each year for our City and Mayor to present the most pressing needs to our church leaders so they can help us navigate solutions together. Without exaggeration, I can say COSILoveYou has helped change the trajectory of City-Community Partnerships.

COS I Love You has completely changed how our public schools view community partnerships. What once felt like a burden is now a source of incredible support, thanks to their approach. Schools now see community partners as vital members of their team, bringing valuable opportunities to students and staff.

The examples are limitless—from City Serve Day tackling long-overdue beautification projects to organizing volunteers as classroom supports, COS I Love You has shown us what’s possible when the community steps in. They’ve even been there for principals, helping them realize they’re not in this alone and that their community is ready to offer help and resources, lightening the load in meaningful ways.

COS I Love You has made building partnerships not just easier but deeply rewarding, creating communities that stand with our schools in educating and caring for our youth. Thank you from School District 11!!!!

I've been volunteering with COSILoveYou at their CityServe Days and Backpack Bash for the past 3 or 4 years and have seen the impact they've made in Colorado Springs and the surrounding areas firsthand. From cleaning up the grounds of public schools, to organizing and cleaning apartments for mothers coming out of homelessness, to cleaning and stocking shelves at a local food pantry, to collecting and distributing backpacks and school supplies to 1,000+ students, this organization does a fantastic job of seeing tangible needs and then mobilizing the community to come together and meet those needs. The respect shown to both the volunteers and to the partner organizations is phenomenal. Seeing churches, businesses, nonprofits, and the local government work together towards a common goal - serving our community and loving well - has been wonderful to watch through the years, and COSILoveYou continues to grow more and more effective through each event they pull off.

I have had the great opportunity to experience the on-going community work and presence of COSILoveYou from varying angles. As a church staff member supporting member participation in several projects from backpacks collection to CityServe Days to the partnership with a local school, as a volunteer who has worked the CityServe Days and finished the event covered in paint from a morning's good effort, and the privilege to work alongside other professionals in the city to coordinate projects for the CityServe Days. COSILoveYou's leadership is intentional and diligent to seek out and activate the avenues to connect and engage church leaders, non-profits, businesses, the community's citizens, and the city government to walk alongside each other to strengthen and serve the Colorado Springs community.

COSILoveYou is an incredible bridge builder between the needs of our city, and those who want to see it flourish. The impact they have on families, businesses, and non-prophets is noticeable and make a difference. The city is a better place as a result of the heart, vision and vulunteer base of COSILoveYou!

I’ve loved my time volunteering with COS I Love You over the last year. I’d tangentially connected with some of their events two years ago through my church, but it wasn’t until my employer connected us for a paid volunteer day that I began to dive in further. The organization provides phenomenal opportunities to volunteer with various other organizations in the city and is a wonderful on ramp into service in Colorado Springs. 10/10 would recommend!

COSILoveYou has done an amazing job over the years of helping galvanize those who have a heart for the city and giving them an avenue by which to serve and have a direct impact. The organization also provides leadership and helps put a spotlight for others to follow on the most dire needs of our community.

Where would our city be without COSILoveYou? This nonprofit has led the transformation for our city for over the last 7 years. COSILoveYou has unified the Church, local government, and community to care for the needs of schools, neighbors, and other various needs. Without their efforts, we would all be in silos and not making the impact we do today. I'm so thankful to volunteer and support this great nonprofit!!!! Here's to more impact in the future!

I am new to a community outreach position here in the Springs, and within a few months Corrie and Stu made me feel welcome, gave me information about the city I desperately needed, and even invited me to work on their subcommittee for one of their largest events of the year. Working with COSILoveYou has been an absolute pleasure, and seeing their hearts and the impact of their work has been a blessing to me this year. I look forward to continuing to work with them well into the future.

-Jonathon Reece Director of Community Engagement, Springs Community Church

They do amazing work and I love supporting them any way I can! They are an amazing investment of your time, energy and finances.

I have watched COSiLoveYou go from an amazing idea to a powerful force in our community. They show up with hearts ready to help and serve, they do wonderful things for our city (in both faith-based and non-faith-based spaces), and their staff is so kind. I love working with them and watching them make COS shine!

COSILoveYou is a critical city partner. They help facilitate conversations between the business, faith/nonprofit, and civic arenas. Just today, we (city staff) were discussing ways to engage the city around helping homeless in the approaching winter weather, and one of the first people we reached out to bring to the table was COSILoveYou. They are our "first call" when we want to engage AND activate the faith communities. Cities across the US should be ringing their phones to find out how it is done! --Thomas Thompson

COSILoveYou is an outstanding non-profit organization that plays an instrumental role in the flourishing of our city. With great expertise, transparency and integrity, Stu Davis and his team facilitate practical collaboration involving the faith community alongside business, professional, educational and governmental leaders. Together we are seeing exciting expressions of teamwork advance across the greater Colorado Springs area with particular focus on under-resourced sectors of the population. Their service to our city invites high commendation and our earnest support..

I have had the pleasure of filming and editing several videos for COSILoveYou over the past 3 years. This has given me a first hand experience of seeing just how influential they are as an organization. COSILoveYou is making a real, positive, and tangible impact on Colorado Springs and it has been beautiful to document and witness. They are leaders and connecters who genuinely love their city and work tirelessly to be a force for good. They are also wonderful to work with professionally, and are truly a gift to collaborate with. I can not recommend enough getting involved, investing, or coming alongside COSILoveYou.

What better way to care about your city than to join hands with other business owners, neighbors, church attendees, educators, and the list goes on. COSILoveYou is a way for the people to Colorado Springs to give back to our great city. Whether it's helping to clean up a public school or support a non-profit by donating hours, I feel good being a part of this movement and every project I've donated to has brought giant smiles to their faces, and even sometimes, happy tear to their eyes. I wish every city had an organization like this to benefit from.

COSILoveYou has done an amazing job bring community partners (government, churches, and businesses) together to accomplish things much bigger than any one group could do alone! They make it so easy for the congregants of our church to step up, take action, and love our city well! They make it easy to get involved in making a difference!

I have worked personally with COSILoveYou on many levels of the organization from a volunteer participant to serving in various leadership capacities. The formal and informal leadership team of COSILY is made up of men and women who embody stalwart integrity, trustworthy credibility, and a sincere heart for the good of this community. In so many tangible and intangible ways, COSILY has served El Paso county and the greater pikes peak region for our flourishing.

We can not thank COSILOVE YOU enough. They have been amazing to work with. This is the second year that they have come to help Timberview Middle School. They did great work making our front entry look beautiful and making sure that staff felt appreciated with personal thank you cards.
Looking forward to working with you all next year.

Thank you,
Timberview Middle School

Mother Theresa said, “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” COSILoveYou is love in action, a force multiplier of service to the people of Colorado Springs. And the gift is more than a beautiful smile, everyday it supports positive impact in countless lives.

COILoveyou is a wonderful asset to our community. Their mission is solid and the work they do on a daily basis positively impacts our city and its citizens. I really appreciate the collaborative and community building efforts that they lead, that brings the faith community together with civic and business leaders to the benefit of social issues and needs. I have seen the wonderful outcome of their actions to include the citywide Backpack Bash, the many service days helping others across the city, and the opportunities provided to bring leaders together to share how we can help support each other in joint service to the city.

COSILoveYou inspires other cities, like ours, to unite and serve effectively. We are thankful for the opportunities COSILoveYou gives to their congregations and individuals to love their neighbors well.

COSILoveYou is doing amazing work in our community. Its role of mobilizing the Church to serve the greatest needs in our community is catalytic. As past CEO of Springs Rescue Mission and tasked with raising nearly $15 million to build a Homeless Resource Campus, COSILoveYou partnered with the City of Colorado Springs to make it happen. Two instruments of Grace partnering to serve the least in our community!!

Just yesterday I toured Palmer High School with Principal Lara Disney. She was so pleased with the results of a city serve team from COS I Love You who spruced up a trophy display and warmly decorated a teacher’s lounge! From city serve days, to city-wide worship, to civic and faith leaders collaboration events - COS I Love You is making a difference in the Pikes Peak region!!!

COSILoveYou is galvanizing the community around faith and service. People are at their best when they have others' best before their own. COSILoveYou is the catalyst making this happen in one of the fastest growing communities in the country.

I love COSILOVEYOU! I first heard about them at church. I had been praying for God to guide and use me somewhere. I couldn't do much still suffering residual side effects from having cancer. There was a volunteer opening to make cards of encouragement for Care Facilities and thought..I can do that! Im so glad I took that step of faith! I was blown away at all the families as well as people of all ages working together to make encouraging cards for probably lonely people who just need a word of encouragement! There were tables and tables of beautiful hand made cards! I thought all these special people these cards are going to in the nursing homes all around us are going to be so blessed when they open their cards! I get teary eyed just thinking about it! My heart was so full!

Corrie from COSiloveyou approached me that day and that was it..I am now on the sub-committee to help plan City Serve Day! It is such blessing to see the selfless generosity of all the volunteers that bring a helping hand, love, joy and a smile to people and businesses in need in our city! What a great way to connect and show we care are about the community we live in! I absolutely love it. What an amazing experience to come together and share the love of Jesus where we live..

It is such an honor to partner with COSILoveYou. Their care, communication, and commitment to our school and the community are a blessing. The City Serve day is a great community event and allows the school to receive extra care, support, and community interaction. Our school appreciates all the assistance COSILoveYou offers and the impact that it provides us!
Thank you all!

I've had the opportunity to partner with COSILoveYou for several projects here in Colorado Springs, and each experience has been great! The staff team is so intentional to connect individuals and communities to serve our city and meet the ongoing needs that arise. COSILoveYou has spent the last several years showing up in big and small ways, and their reputation as a trustworthy, caring and purposeful organization within our community is evidence that they are making a difference in Colorado Springs!

As a local pastor in Colorado Springs I have witnessed the profound impact COS I Love You has had on Colorado Springs. It is not just what they do, but their heart and posture in which they live out their mission. They seek to listen intently and serve faithfully. We highly recommend partnering with COS I Love You

COSILoveYou is innovative. They motivate and mobilized 2000+ people to serve around the city of Colorado Springs for City Serve Day recently. This event has such impact at Mary's Home! There are so many people who would like to serve ongoing but don't have capacity -- and they are happy to come serve on one day to help the community. It is a blessing to everyone!

COSILoveYou has changed our school district in so many ways. They truly care about supporting students and staff and want to work collaboratively to better outcomes for all. They have pulled weeds, painted doors, wrote letters to students, and so much more. I cannot tell you how much this organization means to me as a leader of a school district. They are a true community partner making our entire community better.

Our agency has worked with COSILoveYou very closely over the past three years. They were an amazing support throughout the pandemic and were able to help MANY individuals and families get essential resources. Corrie is always VERY responsive to any need and she is absolutely lovely to work with. Our organization could not have helped so many people without this service. There's no other agency in our community that does what they do and the impact they have had is hugely significant. I simply cannot say enough great things about COSILoveYou!

Our school district has the distinct honor of partnering with COSILoveYou to better serve our students, staff, and families. This partnership has grown over the past three years to serve 17 of our 21 schools and create an enormous impact in our community. Whether we are partnering for the BackPack Bash, CityServe, COSILove Schools Day, or at a local school level - the nonprofit shows up, listens, and connects community members in a meaningful way to serve schools. The Executive Director always says, "As schools go, so do communities." It couldn't be more accurate, and by partnering with this nonprofit we are changing our schools and our community to be better than ever. I hope you will consider jumping in with your time, talent and treasures to be a part of this amazing work! Thank you to COSILoveYou, your network of church partners and business/community volunteers. We ADORE YOU!

I have had the honor and privilege of working alongside the COSILY team for the past few years. COSILY’s drive and passion for the city of Colorado Springs is next to none. People who serve alongside them are left with a fire to serve more and telling stories for years to come. This organization loves and blesses everyone in its path. Thank you so much COSILY and team!

COSILoveYou has supported our school for the past five years in numerous ways! From organizing large scale CityServe volunteer events to working to provide students and families with resources such as shoes, and recognizing teachers with thoughtful gifts during Teacher Appreciation Week, COSILoveyou is the most engaged and authentically invested non-profit partnership we have collaborated with in my time as a school administrator! Thanks COSILoveYou!!

COSILoveYou has a mission that includes all people to be involved in the community. With all the city serve and Participation at the elementary school in my community has not only brought us together during difficult times , but also has helped us remember that with people like cosIloveyou we can overcome any thing that comes to our way with people like them . We really appreciate having them be part our community.

I cannot say enough positive things about COS I Love You! What a phenomenal nonprofit! They not only embrace their mission and live their mission, but they embrace and live the mission of every organization they sponsor. This organization literally helps network all of our city’s churches with schools to support students, staff members, and families. Their ability to generate resources, volunteers, and also help problem solve is unlike any other. We have had the opportunity to work with COS I Love You on a variety of projects such as a city-wide backpack project, City Serve Day, and also food distributions. Our school has been able to put on 9 volunteer dates of service with volunteers from all over the city because of COS I Love you! This organization is magical and really helps dreams come true. Because of their support and support from PPUW, every child at Centennial Elementary received a backpack filled with school supplies for the year to ensure they were ready to start school this year. We look forward to many years of partnership with this amazing nonprofit! Keep up the great work. Our city loves you.

For many years now, COSILoveYou has had tremendous impact in the Colorado Springs community. CityServe day is always well organized and helpful to many organizations and schools across the city.

COSILOVEYOU has been a large impact to the hispanic community. From their great leaders to their transparent communication, they have helped create unity within the Body and are continuing to make a mark in the community of Colorado Springs. We enjoy and admire their desire to involve all types of races and take the time to understand different cultures by creating events that bring connections and allow leaders to get to know one another and work together. Such a great organization! Always a pleasure to work beside them.

COSILoveYou has a mission that includes all people to be involved in the community of Colorado Springs to do good work. Having my students go to serve on City Serve Day has been an experience for them that has helped them grow as a community and individually. Not to mention the commitment to bring different non-profit organizations and Churches of different denominations, ethnic background, and cultures to worship God in such a beautiful and unique way. I believe COSILoveYou gave many people an opportunity to love on Colorado Springs. I will always support a mission that is serving our communities.

I cannot say enough positive things about my experience with COSILoveYou. The organization that I work has partnered with the organization repeatedly for their CityServe day, which has been a huge help to Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity. We were so grateful for all of the volunteers that came to participate in CityServe, and COSILoveYou did a phenomenal job organizing all of the projects and volunteers. The staff of the organization is an invaluable resource to churches and organizations throughout Colorado Springs, and the work the organization does in connecting service providers to address community needs is truly fantastic.

I have had the incredible pleasure of being involved with COSILOVEYOU for about 5 years in various ways. I can honestly say that this organization is one I truly believe in. From their heart for unity in worship to the simple idea of being the hands and feet of Jesus through service. I have been a volunteer for city wide worship and city serve, and I look forward to both of these events the whole year! I have also been on the receiving end of the outreach this organization does. As a public school teacher, I have seen first hand how COSILOVEYOU serves local schools by donating clothing and supplies to students, renovating and beautifying buildings, and by simply providing teachers and staff with a “welcome back to school” breakfast (which I cannot say enough how much that was appreciated!). I truly love what COSILOVEYOU stands for and I value greatly what they do for this amazing city.

Our church has partnered with Panorama Middle School through support of CosILoveYou. We have found the relationship with CosILoveYou very supportive and helpful in furthering our relationship with Panorama. Almost 100 people from our church served in City Serve events recently with great reviews from all of them.

As we move forward in our relationship with Panorama and other Orgs in our city, we look to CosILoveYou for support, partnership, ideas, and direction. Colorado Springs is a much better city because of CosILoveYou! Without it I'm not sure the partnerships between faith communities and government/schools would exist at such a deep level. COS is definitely a model city for faith/community partnership...much of this because of the work at CosILoveYou!

I have been a part of COSILOVEYOU for the past 5 years and it’s one of the days I look forward to the most! Getting to serve our city, uniting as one and being the hands and feet of Jesus in our community - it’s really exciting!

COSILoveYou does a fantastic job of equipping churches and individuals meet tangible needs in our community. Their staff is competent, fun, and demonstrates their love for Jesus, the city of Colorado Springs, and the people they serve by how they do what they do. Encouraging my church to serve through COSILoveYou and volunteering with with them is a joy because I know I'm going to have everything I need to serve well. I am grateful for all of the ways that COSILoveYou impacts our community and for the small part I get to play in coming alongside them.

COSILoveYou is a great organization. They truly seek to reach out the community and identify places were churches and volunteers and make a difference in the community. They serve all people in the city and help make Colorado Springs a great place to live.

I have volunteered with this organization for the past three years. My experiences were great and it’s a wonderful way to be involved in the local community. Will definitely continue to volunteer in as many opportunities as I can.

We have volunteered with this organization for the last two years and have really enjoyed it. COSILoveYou is very organized and user friendly, we are looking forward to volunteering with them again.

The organization cares about the city of Colorado Springs. COSILoveYou provides an environment to help the city in many different ways, through meaningful actions.
The staff has great integrity and they are fun to be around with.

Committed to improving the city! A reliable and creative organization.

I don't live in Colorado Springs (I'm from Portland Oregon) but I've been so inspired by the way COS I Love You unites and mobilizes churches and people from so many different backgrounds to work together to improve people's lives! We are doing something similar here in our community and it's encouraging to see similar movements sprouting up all over.

We served at Mary's House - a home for unwed mothers and their children. It was a lovely facility. We were able to help work in the garden and clean it out to prepare for winter. The staff there seemed very friendly. It was a wonderful way to serve as a family, we were able to bring our sons along and work with a friend from church!

As someone who works for the City of Colorado Springs, COSILoveYou has found many ways to positively impact our local government, partnering with many of our departments to clean storm water channels, clean up parks, and beautify our city with flowerbeds. COSILoveYou has helped to unite the different faith communities in Colorado Springs to do more together than they could ever do apart. They have been exceptional to work with, maintaining a level of professionalism that is refreshing. Few organizations have the level of thoughtfulness and care they have, and they have been a wonderful non-profit partner for the entire city - whether that is in city services, supporting our school systems, or simply bringing neighbors together through a common cause. I would highly recommend the people of COSILoveYou for any project or work that might fit their scope.

COSILoveYou is one of the most vibrant and impactful organizations in the city of Colorado Springs! I have spent time volunteering with this organization for over 3 years now and every year I am more amazed at the numbers of volunteers that are willing to commit each year.

I really do believe that it is attributed to serving the entire city in so many practical ways. I have heard and witnessed the countless stories of this organization inspiring people to volunteer and thinking differently about their contribution to our city.

I must also say that this organization is very instrumental in bringing diverse people together across the city and creating opportunities for people to not just serve for one day but build partnerships that are lasting.

I absolutely love this organization and the people who lead it. I don’t normally take a lot of time to write reviews for organizations but COSILove You has brought some strategic friendships and opportunities in the city for me personally. I plan to continue to volunteer with this organization - it’s worth my time.

Dr. MelindaJoy

Our church has partnered with COS I Love You for several years and is always impressed at the way they have rallied and united the churches of our city to love the people of our city in tangible ways. With multiple, easily accessible ways to serve and a clear, visible passion for ALL people of Colorado Springs, COS I Love You is an outstanding organization.

COSILoveYou really is THE organization leading the way in helping Colorado Springs area churches connect to the most urgent and critical needs of our community, while also providing a space for Church fellowship across denominations, sizes, and ministry philosophies. They are organized, they follow up well with donors and with volunteers, and they take time to offer real prayer and encouragement to those they are organizing and serving alongside of. They have continued to expand their focus of ministry in line with what the changing needs of our local community demand and our local civic and government leaders have requested. Beyond that, their approach to those in need and to those who can help goes beyond simply promoting charity. Instead, they can be described as fostering community in our city and region by helping neighbors connect and care for one another. Many pastors have dreamed of creating organizations in their local community that brought congregations across denominational lines together to serve side-by-side with sacrificial love and humility. In COSILoveYou, we are reminded that that was God's dream for Colorado Springs first and He beat us all to it!

Every city has a lot of needs, and every city has a lot of churches. Much of the time churches and other organizations are doing their own thing (which is still great) to help, but what if there was a way to (more effectively) do it together?! With their very real and genuine “no strings attached” attitude, COSILoveYou is doing just that... acting as a bridge and connecting churches, businesses, nonprofits and city officials together to collaborate, share ideas, share resources, and tackle needs TOGETHER! They do it all with excellence and are to me, a key part of seeing our city truly flourish.

An inspiring collaborative that rallies to address pressing needs, always working for the good of all involved.

Our family was able to connect and help a widow with some of her needs around her house one day. Not only did we get to serve her that day, but we developed a relationship that continues today. COSILoveYou is a great bridge between the needs of our city and those that can help! Colorado Springs is a much better place because of their work!

Serving with COS I Love You has made more impact on me than I have made in serving! It is well organized and the momentum in growth of numbers of people serving over the past years is amazing!

As a church leader, I have interacted with a variety of parachurch organizations. None have impressed me as much as COSILoveYou. Rather than trying to replace the church, they serve as a bridge between the church and the community. They have helped us build a relationship with our local school by serving as a facilitator and matchmaker. They provide the framework and resources so that all we have to do is provide the people. Corrie Smith and Stu are servant-hearted, relentlessly optimistic, and tireless in their work. I am so grateful to have them in our city.