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WE PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE MOST VULNERABLE OF OUR CITY'S HOMELESS AND ADDICTED POPULATION.

HOUSING FIRST - HOUSING FIRST IS A HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR DISABLED ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS. "HOUSING FIRST IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE THAT LOOKS AT HOUSING AS A TOOL, RATHER THAN A REWARD, FOR RECOVERY." (THIS STATEMENT IS FROM THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S WEBSITE). THE PROGRAM IS STRONGLY SUPPORTED BY THE US HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT (HUD). HOUSING STABILITY IS THE OUTCOME, BUT FLEXIBLE CASE MANAGEMENT IS THE MEANS TO THAT END. THE PROGRAM FINDS HOUSING FOR CLIENTS AND HELPS THEM GET FOOD. ONCE THESE NEEDS ARE MET, CLIENTS ARE HELPED TO OBTAIN PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND MEDICAL CARE. WHEN SOME LEVEL OF STABILITY IS REACHED, VOLUNTEERING AND RECONNECTING WITH FAMILY IS ENCOURAGED. EVENTUALLY, CLIENTS DO NOT NEED HOME VISITS ANYMORE AND GRADUATE TO FEWER INTENSIVE PROGRAMS OR COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT LIVING.THE HOUSING FIRST PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A DUAL DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM AND VETERAN SPECIFIC HOUSING. THE DUAL DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM SPECIALIZES IN ASSISTING CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, SERIOUSLY MENTALLY ILL ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2007. THE VETERAN SPECIFIC HOUSING PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2015 WHEN ROCKY MOUNTAIN HUMAN SERVICES TRANSFERRED THE GRANT TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE VETERAN GRANTS HAVE BEEN OPERATING SINCE 2012. IN THIS PROGRAM, HOMELESS, DISABLED VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES ARE HELPED. IN 2018, HPP BEGAN TO PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT FOR AN ADDITIONAL GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS ADMINISTERED BY THE CO DIVISION OF HOUSING AND THE INDEPENDENCE CENTER. THIS CONTRACT SUPPORTS 62 HOUSEHOLDS (INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES).

HARBOR HOUSE CLINIC - HARBOR HOUSE CLINIC IS A COLORADO STATE OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH LICENSED SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROVIDER. IT PROVIDES SUBSTANCE-USE-DISORDER COUNSELING SERVICES TO THOSE WITH THE MEANS TO PAY FOR TREATMENT. THE MAJORITY OF THE CLIENTS ARE WOMEN AS ITS FUNDING STRESSES THAT POPULATION. ITS FUNDING ALSO PROVIDES INCENTIVES TO ENGAGE IN TREATMENT AND FUNDING TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ATTENDING TREATMENT. INDIVIDUAL THERAPY AND GROUP THERAPY ARE PROVIDED. SERVICES ARE GEARED TO GENDER SPECIFIC TREATMENT AND TO THOSE COMING TO TREATMENT AS A REQUIREMENT OF ANOTHER AGENCY. EVIDENCED BASED THERAPIES SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING ARE USED.

HARBOR HOUSE RESIDENTIAL - HARBOR HOUSE RESIDENTIAL IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, SOBER LIVING PROGRAM THAT STARTED IN 2003. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO TAKE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RETURN SOBER, SELF-SUFFICIENT TAXPAYERS TO THE COMMUNITY. CLIENTS FOCUS ON SOBRIETY THEN EMPLOYMENT. CLIENTS RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF ENTERING THE PROGRAM. DURING THE ONE-YEAR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, HPP ANTICIPATES THAT CLIENTS GAIN EMPLOYMENT, REDUCE DEBT, RESOLVE COURT ISSUES, AND SAVE MONEY.

BLOOM RECOVERY HOME - BLOOM RECOVERY HOME IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT OR POST-PARTUM WOMEN WHO HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE HISTORY AND ARE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STABLE SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENT TO ACCESS SERVICES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY, FOCUS ON THE HEALTH OF THE INFANT AND THEN TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT AND MOVE TO INDEPENDENT HOUSING. CLIENTS RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF ENTERING THE PROGRAM. THE HOUSE CAN PROVIDE SERVICES TO FIVE WOMEN AT A TIME. PROJECT DETOUR - PROJECT DETOUR IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE A SUBSTANCE ABUSE HISTORY (PRIMARILY OPIATES AND ALCOHOL), WHO HAVE BEEN IN JAIL AND ARE AT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS. THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE 4TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT RECOVERY COURT WHO PROVIDES NEARLY 100% OF THE REFERRALS FOR NEW CLIENTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE, STABLE SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENT TO ACCESS SERVICES TO SUPPORT RECOVERY, REGAIN PARENTAL RIGHTS IF POSSIBLE AND TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT AND MOVE TO INDEPENDENT HOUSING. CLIENTS RECEIVE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AND ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND OUTPATIENT TREATMENT WITHIN THE FIRST 90 DAYS OF ENTERING THE PROGRAM. THE HOUSE CAN PROVIDE SERVICES TO TEN WOMEN AT A TIME.