Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

12/28/2025

"The debate about sheltering homeless families in Denver is happening at a time when family homelessness is growing rapidly across Colorado and the country.

According to the latest snapshot data, Colorado saw a 134% spike in family homelessness in 2024 due primarily to the rising cost of housing in the city."

Denver’s rejection of a $9 million amendment for family shelters shows the struggle cities face to fund humane responses to family homelessness.

12/27/2025

"Cole pushed back against the idea that homelessness is a personal failure.

'People don’t choose this,' she said. 'It’s circumstances. Things snowball quickly: an accident, an illness, mental health, a job loss. Most people are much closer to homelessness than they realize.'"

Story and Photos by Giles Clasen Tammy Charbonneau stood quietly as she listened to the names read, her hands clutching a candle and a program. She had come to the 2025 We Will Remember: Homeless Persons’ Memorial Vigil to honor her son, Thomas, who died on Mother’s Day. “I miss him every day,...

12/26/2025

With colder weather anticipated, the City and County of Denver will activate its Cold Weather Shelter plan. For this activation, the Department of Housing Stability will provide extra shelter beginning at 1pm on Saturday, December 27th until Monday, December 29th at 11am.

For more information about shelter access, visit denvergov.org/findshelter or text INDOORS to 67283 for updates.

12/24/2025

For the 36th year, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless (CCH or the Coalition) hosted the “We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil” at the Denver City and County Building on Sunday evening. The candlelight vigil and name-reading ceremony was attended by hundreds of housed and unhoused community members and paid tribute to those who died while experiencing homelessness in 2025.

This year's program included songs by the Denver Chorale, opening and closing remarks by Britta Fisher, a eulogy by Randle Loeb, and the reading of names by local service provider organizations. In addition, this year Denver organizers were proud to partner with the Homeless Memorial Blanket Project, which is both an art display and an opportunity for generous blanket makers to knit, crochet, and quilt special gifts for neighbors far and wide who are experiencing homelessness. After the display, the blankets and quilts were donated to individuals and families in the Denver area who are in need of housing.

View the event program listing the 276 names of those honored at this event on our website coloradocoalition.org/vigil.

📸 courtesy of Dina Wilde and Giles Clausen of the Denver VOICE

12/23/2025

Happy holidays! Here are some important updates to our operating hours the next two weeks:
- 12/24: Stout Street Health Center and 48th Ave Health Center are open 7am-4pm, other CCH offices and facilities open their regular hours.
- 12/25: CLOSED
- 01/01: CLOSED

12/22/2025

We're hiring! Join our team as a Nursing Manager and supervise compassionate staff providing life-changing care to those who need it most! This position has multiple openings at different site locations.
Apply to this position, and more, on our website, coloradocoalition.org/job-search

12/18/2025

Check out episode 2 of this podcast to hear from a couple of CCH staff about the importance of community support for the unhoused, the impact of policies on homelessness, and the need for empathy in healthcare. The conversation also highlights the Homeless Persons Memorial Vigil, personal journeys into advocacy, and the significance of housing-first initiatives.

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12/18/2025

📢 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
For the thirty-sixth year, many Denver community members will gather in front of the steps of the Denver City and County Building on Sunday evening to attend the We Will Remember: Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil.

This year, national Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project will be part of Denver's yearly event. This project is both an art installation and an opportunity for generous blanket makers to knit, crochet, and quilt special gifts for neighbors far and wide who are experiencing homelessness. This part of the event will take place on Bannock Street, in front of the City & County Building of Denver.

For this event, there is a need for volunteers to both set up blankets at the beginning of the event and fold them at the event end. Please complete the volunteer form if you can help! There are three different shifts to pick from, with help especially needed to set up the blankets.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsjVlfIvOp58xLqVFfeYOdWe8WBthmoqrMrOHkLs5EPWKnWQ/viewform

12/17/2025

We're hiring! Join our team as a Rapid Rehousing Case Manager and provide coordinated stabilization and time-limited case management support to clients in housing following their exit from unsheltered homelessness or transitional shelter sites. This position has multiple openings.
Apply to this position, and more, on our website, coloradocoalition.org/job-search

12/15/2025

Thank you to from University for stopping by to bring some holiday cheer to residents and staff at North Colorado Station!

12/12/2025

Each December, the Denver community comes together on the shortest day of the year to honor those neighbors who passed away in the preceding year while experiencing homelessness. For 36 years, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has hosted this event in honor of those who have died in the previous year. For many, this will be the only service to mark their death. For the 2025 Vigil, the Coalition is proud to partner with the Homeless Remembrance Blanket Project, which is both an art installation and an opportunity for generous blanket makers to knit, crochet, and quilt a gift of warmth for neighbors far and wide who are experiencing homelessness. The handmade blankets which will be displayed near the Denver Vigil to raise awareness about homelessness starting at 1:00 PM.

Please join us at 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 21st outside the Denver & City County building located at 1437 Bannock Street.

RSVP your attendance here: https://2025-Memorial-Vigil-CO.eventbrite.com

12/09/2025

"The two suits challenge a policy change by HUD Secretary Scott Turner which mandates that only 30 percent of the agency’s Continuum of Care funding can be used for permanent housing, down from roughly 90 percent."
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/08/hud-temporarily-pauses-homelessness-funding-overhaul-00682015