Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Housing services: the Coalition provides a wide range of critical housing services including shelter placement, 24 months of service enriched transitional and permanent supportive housing, children's programs, and welfare-to-work programs. the Coalition has also adopted an approach called housing first which is designed to help chronically Homeless individuals move immediately off the streets or out of the shelter system. the approach includes crisis intervention, rapid access to housing, follow-up case management and therapeutic support services to prevent the recurrence of homelessness. See schedule o for additional housing services.

Education and advocacy: the Coalition's education and advocacy program seeks to raise public awareness of homelessness and to advocate for public policies to prevent and end homelessness. Through web-based outreach and information exchange, statewide educational conferences, local community forums, grass-roots efforts, media relations, speakers, bureau programs and political advocacy, the Coalition works to foster long-term strategies to end homelessness through coordinated systems that increase the supply of affordable and supportive housing, livable incomes, and access to health, mental health and substance treatment services for the most vulnerable citizens.

Healthcare: the Coalition's stout street clinic has been delivering healthcare for the Homeless in downtown denver for 35 years. Medical and mental healthcare services are provided to more than 17,000 men, women, and children each year, ranging in age from infancy to those over 85. Comprehensive primary and preventive care services include medical exams, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illness, health maintenance, pre- and post-natal, gynecological services, family planning, immunizations, tb testing and health education. See schedule o for additional healthcare services.