Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Housing Support, Human Services, Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing, Neighborhood Centers
Mission: We assist individuals and families to survive, to prevent and to exit homelessness with donated goods, food sharing, day work and education, referrals to housing. We added the Recovery Empowerment Support Services Team (RESST) in February 2022 to engage individuals and families who suffer with substance and alcohol abuse and to support multiple pathways to recovery. RESST is the first Recovery Support Services Organization in La Plata County and Southwest Colorado. As a member of the Coordinated Council on Homelessness and to help people exit homelessness, we have plans to build small essential housing units in village setting — to provide permanent, supportive, low-to-middle income individuals & families for affordable rentals and homeownership opportunities.
Results: With the donations of our contributors, volunteers and grants, we served over 650 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Y2020 with meals weekly at a local park and connected dozens of people to housing assistance and/or provided emergency motel accommodations. We have seven (7) trained peers who are in recovery; three of those peers are paid coaches with four volunteers.
Target demographics: Individuals and families to prevent, survive and to exit homelessness
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 650 individuals/families, and network with 8 organizations who mutually serve people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Geographic areas served: Durango, Colorado
Programs: CCO provides our clients with the following charitable and information activities:A. Education and ID replacement;B. Donate new or used items (clothing, tents, sleeping bags, and personal items;C. Find day work and temporary employment;D. Provide relief of the poor and distressed with food sharing & volunteer mental health professionals;E. Send out ambassadors;F. Foster positive justice;G. Coordinate activities with organizations that mutually share in our interests;H. Provide peer-based recovery support services for substance & alcohol abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions with education and core competencies of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health System Administration (SAMHSA);I. Advocate for families with children ages 0-24 who are living in uninhabitable spaces;J. Collaborate and partner with mental/medical healthcare providers, case managers, local government leaders, housing and food agencies;K. Participate with consortiums, workgroups and boards working toward health and food equity throughout the state, county and City of Durango; and, L. Develop permanent supportive and larger-than-tiny homes in a village setting for very low to medium income populations in the Southwest Colorado region.
Mission: We assist individuals and families to survive, to prevent and to exit homelessness with donated goods, food sharing, day work and education, referrals to housing. We added the Recovery Empowerment Support Services Team (RESST) in February 2022 to engage individuals and families who suffer with substance and alcohol abuse and to support multiple pathways to recovery. RESST is the first Recovery Support Services Organization in La Plata County and Southwest Colorado. As a member of the Coordinated Council on Homelessness and to help people exit homelessness, we have plans to build small essential housing units in village setting — to provide permanent, supportive, low-to-middle income individuals & families for affordable rentals and homeownership opportunities.
Results: With the donations of our contributors, volunteers and grants, we served over 650 individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Y2020 with meals weekly at a local park and connected dozens of people to housing assistance and/or provided emergency motel accommodations. We have seven (7) trained peers who are in recovery; three of those peers are paid coaches with four volunteers.
Target demographics: Individuals and families to prevent, survive and to exit homelessness
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 650 individuals/families, and network with 8 organizations who mutually serve people experiencing homelessness and poverty.
Geographic areas served: Durango, Colorado
Programs: CCO provides our clients with the following charitable and information activities:A. Education and ID replacement;B. Donate new or used items (clothing, tents, sleeping bags, and personal items;C. Find day work and temporary employment;D. Provide relief of the poor and distressed with food sharing & volunteer mental health professionals;E. Send out ambassadors;F. Foster positive justice;G. Coordinate activities with organizations that mutually share in our interests;H. Provide peer-based recovery support services for substance & alcohol abuse and co-occurring mental health conditions with education and core competencies of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health System Administration (SAMHSA);I. Advocate for families with children ages 0-24 who are living in uninhabitable spaces;J. Collaborate and partner with mental/medical healthcare providers, case managers, local government leaders, housing and food agencies;K. Participate with consortiums, workgroups and boards working toward health and food equity throughout the state, county and City of Durango; and, L. Develop permanent supportive and larger-than-tiny homes in a village setting for very low to medium income populations in the Southwest Colorado region.
255 E 11th Street, Durango, CO 81301
970-236-2313
Homeless & Housing
Durango
