Homelessness Services

The COVID-19 Recovery Center (CRC) is located at 3485 Stanford Court in Boulder and serves unhoused individuals in Boulder County. The CRC operates under a partnership between Boulder County, the City of Boulder and the City of Longmont, in close collaboration with Boulder County Public Health.

At the CRC, individuals who are positive with COVID-19 or have symptoms can isolate while they recover.

The CRC is not a walk-up service, and individuals are screened through a shelter or health providers to utilize this service. The CRC works with area shelters and health providers to transport individuals needing isolation and respite to the CRC, where they are provided with space for distancing, beds, meals, showers, laundry service and internet access. Individuals requiring medical care and supervision will be referred to hospitals.

The CRC is run by staff from Boulder County and the City of Boulder with additional support from community volunteers. Volunteers assist staff in running the 24 hour, seven days a week facility. All volunteers receive training and Personal Protective Equipment.

Community members who would like to support this initiative by acting as screeners and providing on-site support, can learn more and sign-up to volunteer at Count Me in Boulder.

The original CRC opened in March 2020 as one of the first programs in the nation to create a non-medical space for individuals experiencing homelessness with a distanced space to recover from COVID-19. In its 15 months of operation the facility served 306 people. During this time, Boulder County shelters saw significantly lower rates of COVID-19 than other communities and had no reported COVID-19-related deaths in its unhoused population.

When the original CRC closed in June 2021, the county and its partners developed an interim plan to isolate symptomatic or positive individuals at a hotel. This plan included a threshold to reopen the CRC if needed based on the evolving course of the pandemic. Because of a recent increase in COVID-19 cases among unhoused individuals, primarily due to the Delta variant, the CRC is now reopening.

• Read the CRC Year One Report

The Emergency Family Assistance Association (EFAA) provides services for families in need, including:

• Housing
• Food
• Support with critical expenses such as rent and minor medical costs
• Guidance by case managers

EFAA's Housing Program provides both short-term and transitional housing.

• Call EFAA at 303-442-3042 to make an appointment with a case manager.

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) provides services including crisis intervention, shelter, legal advocacy and counseling for adults, youth and children who have been impacted by domestic or dating violence or are questioning unhealthy aspects of their relationship.

• If you or someone you know needs help, call SPAN's 24-hour hotline at 303-444-2424 or email hotline@safehousealliance.org. You can also contact SPAN by phone at 303-449-8623 or by mail at:
  SPAN
  835 North Street
  Boulder, CO 80304

Mother House provides safe shelter for pregnant women and women choosing adoption who are in need. Residents can participate in birthing, pregnancy and parenting classes at Boulder Foothills Hospital, paid for by Mother House, and receive information on how to connect with community services, many of which require a legal residence, including pre-natal and birthing health care, Medicaid and Food Stamps, Woman and Infant Children (WIC) program, and Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP).

• Call Mother House at 303-447-9602 or email at info@mother-house.org.

The recent expansion of shelter services eliminates the need for a specific weather-triggered response, except on critical weather nights (10°F or lower and/or 6” + of snow).

• Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
  4869 N. Broadway
  Boulder, CO 80304

We recognize that critical weather nights are likely during Colorado winters and can be especially impactful to those who are unhoused. On these nights, a limited amount of increased shelter space will be made available.

This expansion of services is contingent upon hotel bed availability. While this system provides extra shelter beds during critical weather, beds are limited and there is no guarantee of bed availability.

• People are encouraged to make other arrangements where possible or to engage with year-round programming.
• Individuals seeking shelter and services are strongly encouraged to contact Coordinated Entry at 303-579-4404 to be assessed for available services. Walk-up, in-person Coordinated Entry is available at 909 Arapahoe Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Tuesdays noon to 4 p.m.).
• The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) facility can hold up to 160 beds. Due to COVID-19 safety guidelines, there are currently 140 beds available. During the height of the winter season, BSH will continue its commitment to managing an additional 20 hotel rooms for the most vulnerable shelter residents and an additional capacity for critical weather nights.

To access this service, people must meet certain requirements

• Be screened through Coordinated Entry (CE). CE provides information as to a person’s needs and is an important engagement tool when assisting people in their efforts to exit homelessness. One grace night will be provided for persons who were not able to access CE, but they will be asked to go through CE the next day.
• Arrive before 7 p.m.
• Be in good standing at BSH and follow the shelter’s health and safety requirements
• Utilize SWS no more than 90 nights during the season
• Successfully complete a COVID-19 health screening

Morning Services

Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) provides morning services each day for people who wish to get showers or meals. BSH is open all day when the following weather conditions are met:

• Forecasted high temperature is 20° or less, or
• If there is 6" of snow expected