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The Housing Navigation Center (HNC) helps those experiencing homelessness regain housing and prevents those at-risk of homelessness from losing housing. Co-located with other nonprofits including North Colorado Health Alliance, Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado, and Sunrise Community Health Monfort Family Clinic, the HNC:

• Diverts people from homelessness by helping them return to support networks and avoid the homeless services system.
• Assists people in getting back into permanent housing as quickly as possible.
• Helps people maintain their housing.
• Connects those experiencing homelessness with mental/physical health care, non-emergency shelter, and other long-term resources.
• Provides essential services to help people survive homelessness (cold weather shelter, shower, laundry vouchers, mail collection, etc.).
• Offers space to numerous homeless serving providers to connect with those they serve.

The HNC is part of a Weld County-wide Housing First strategy. Through the Housing First method, households regain housing and stability more quickly, get and keep employment, respond better to mental and physical health treatment, can manage chronic conditions, and more. Plus they stop over-utilizing the emergency department, eliminate law enforcement contacts, and don’t spend time in jail, saving taxpayer dollars.

2020-2021 People Served by Area of Weld County

• Carbon Valley (Berthoud, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Longmont, Mead, Northglenn, Thornton): 3
• County Seat (Evans, Garden City, Greeley): 135
• Outback (Briggsdale, Grover, New Raymer): 0
• Poudre River Corridor (Severance, Windsor): 0
• South County (Brighton, Fort Lupton, Hudson, Keenesburg, Lochbuie): 1
• Thompson River Valley (Johnstown, Milliken): 0
• US-85 Corridor South (Platteville, Gilcrest, LaSalle, Kersey): 1
• US-85 Corridor North (Eaton, Ault, Pierce, Nunn): 2
• Outside Weld County: 193

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2019-2020
2020-2021

Peter came to the HNC for help getting a phone and looking for work. He was recently released from prison and had been staying at the cold weather shelter during the 2020-21 season. One of our Resource Navigators helped this guest fill out the phone application to receive a free government funded phone. She provided Peter with information to Jobs of Hope and The Rock Found, two of the HNC's in-house partner agencies who help those recently released from incarceration. Peter connected with both agencies and within two weeks was housed and working full time.