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Emergency Housing Assistance

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Community Housing Services, Inc. 303.831.1750:                    
Community Housing Services, Inc. (CHS) works with people at risk for homelessness or unnecessary displacement.  CHS also provides information about their rights and the community resources that are available to them.

A.C.C.E.S.S. Housing, 6978 Colorado Blvd., 303.289.7078
30-day temporary housing for families with children

Denver Catholic Worker House, 2420 Welton St., 303.296.6390
Transitional shelter for 13 people that are single men and women over the age of 18.

Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence @ Broadway, 303.294.0241
Men, women and children allowed, TB test, vouchers as appropriate, youth need to arrive before 9:00pm.

Denver Rescue Mission 303.294.0157
Men only.  The Denver Rescue Mission provides shelter, food, clothing, education, Christian teaching, and work discipline to meet individuals at their physical and spiritual points of need.

Magdelen Damen House, 52nd & Federal, 303.433.4280
Women and children under 12

Step 13, 2029 Larimer, 303.295.7837

Central Presbyterian Working Man's, 1680 Sherman, 303.831.4910
Men only. 

Sacred Heart House, 2844 Lawrence, 303.296.6686
Women and children and single women age 21 and older.

Shelter On The Hill, 14th & Grant, 303.861.2501
Men only.

Denver Emergency Housing Coalition 303.623.6514

Family Homestead, P.O. Box 4186, Denver, 303.830.0787
Emergency housing for families, emergency transitional housing and long-term housing.

Gemini House, 1629 Simms, Lakewood, 303.235.0630
For teenagers 11-17 years old

Salvation Army Crossroads, 1901 29th, 303.298.1028
Men only.

Denver Human Services provides the following services listed below:

The General Assistance (GA)/Homeless Unit is located at the Castro Human Services Center, 1200 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80204. For more information, call 720.944.2031.

Eviction Assistance

This assistance is available to individuals and families whose income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level and who can demonstrate an emergency that has prevented them from being able to pay rent. They must provide a three-day-demand notice, a Writ of Restitution or notice of a court hearing, a lease or rent agreement, and must verify their income is sufficient to pay rent in subsequent months. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is also required.

The applicant must have lived in his or her current housing for six months or more, or in a Denver shelter for 30 days or more for first month’s rental assistance, and must not be paying more than 75% of their current income for housing. Eviction assistance is not available for deposits or late fees.

Respite Care/Room & Board

 This assistance is available to single individuals who are homeless and who verify, through a physician’s statement, a need for 24-hour rest or respite care. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is also required.

Emergency Housing

This assistance is available to homeless families who have been in Denver 30 days or more and who have applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Housing is available in one of four public housing projects for up to 90 days if the family will work towards regaining self-sufficiency and cooperate with case management services provided through Family HomeStead. A photo I.D., Social Security number, birth certificates and adequate police clearance record are required.

Emergency Overnight Shelter

This assistance is available to families, single women, and the elderly when all of the city’s emergency shelter beds are full. It is not available for single, able-bodied men, as adequate shelter exists for this population. Assistance is provided through a motel voucher for no more than four calendar days per year. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is required.

Emergency Food

 McDonalds coupons are available for those individuals whose food stamps have not been processed timely and/or at their case manager’s discretion.