Emergency Winter Shelter Information 2016 - 2017
Boulder Shelter for the Homeless - HOMELESS SHELTER - A NEW LOTTERY SYSTEM
Single adults only at 4869 North Broadway, Boulder. Open nightly from October 1 – April 30. (303) 442-4646.
Guests must preregister for the daily lottery between 8am and 10am each day. Guests must call 720 – 432 - 2815 - and leave a message or text their full name, gender, and full date of birth. The daily lottery will be conducted and a list of all guests to be admitted for the night will be posted by 12 noon on the website showing the first 2 letters of the client’s first name, last name, and year of birth. www.BoulderShelter.org
Additionally: Longmont will receive 10 guaranteed beds each night and these will be assigned for a week at a time. Interested individuals must apply for one of the guaranteed beds via Sandy Stewart at the OUR Center. Each Tuesday at 9:30am she will draw 10 names and call those names into the Shelter for a guaranteed one week of shelter. Individuals who are not selected for the 10 Longmont beds for the week may still enter the Boulder Shelter’s general daily lottery. Both sheltering options are available for only 90 days and rules are strictly enforced. Sandy is also the contact for transportation assistance to Boulder for sheltering and guests must see her before 3:30 Monday – Friday for a bus pass. No bus passes are issued on the weekends.
H.O.P.E. – Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement - WARMING CENTER
Adults only. No pets. Open nightly November 15 through March 15 from 6pm - 7am at one of two church locations in Longmont. Monday - Thursday at The Journey and Friday – Sunday at Heart of Longmont. Individuals receive a sleeping pad and a blanket. An electronic lottery system similar to the Boulder Shelter for the Homeless will be used. Check at www.HOPEforLongmont.org . Will open additional nights pending severe weather: 32F and below with significant snow and 25F and below in dry conditions. (720)-453 – 6999. A HOPE ID user card will be required.
Agape Family Services – TRANSITIONAL SHELTER
Available to prescreened and accepted guests only. Application and interview required – details are pending. Adults only. No pets. Demonstrable service animals only, depending on the site. November 15 through March 15 ‘Safe Haven’ is open each night from 6pm - 7am. Will open additional nights pending severe weather: 32F and below with significant snow and 25F and below in dry conditions. (303)-774-7994
After-hours Street Outreach Services
H.O.P.E. – Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement
Mobile unit providing basic needs emergency supplies, includes a meal. (720)-210–7217. 6pm – 9 pm nightly, all weather conditions, fixed stops nightly starting at 6:00pm, call for location and time of stop.
Day Sheltering Services
The OUR Center, 220 Collyer Street, is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.and two meals are also available. Breakfast 8:30 am – 9:30am and lunch 11:30am – 1 pm. On Saturday, Sunday and Holidays it is open 11:30-1 p.m. and includes lunch only. People can stay all day during normal open hours regardless of weather.
Life threatening, medical, juvenile or any issues not addressed by the above services, call:
Longmont Department of Public Safety Emergencies 911; Non-Emergencies (303)-651-8555.