Presented by Abby Miller from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Syah B. Consulting, these trainings ensure that all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, have equal access to housing programs while fostering awareness of implicit bias and cultural norms.

The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) is seeking a passionate and experienced Executive Director to lead our organization in its ongoing mission to end homelessness in the seven-county Denver metro region.

As part of our diversity and inclusion strategy, website visitors can now access various accessibility and language support tools to customize their digital experience through Recite Me assistive technology. To explore our accessibility support tool, visit the MDHI website and click the Accessibility Icon located at the bottom right corner of the website. 

We are currently seeking applications for the MDHI Board. Participation in the board allows members a chance to be a key player in shaping the future of MDHI. Interested applicants should complete this brief application no later than Friday, May 31, 2024.

This training contains high level information about Colorado’s Continuum’s of Care (CoC's), the statewide implementation of the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), Coordinated Entry across CoC’s, and the Built for Zero initiative.

Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) is excited to announce the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project (YHDP) Funding, as part of a national initiative by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding opportunity aims to encourage creative and effective solutions to prevent and end youth homelessness in the Metro Denver region.

OneHome program is now active in HMIS! The revisions and updates have been made in OneHome and all HMIS end users who have completed the new Coordinated Entry (CE) training will now have access to the OneHome program again. Thank you for your patience, as the sunsetting of the VISPDAT was a big lift to revise the system.

The purpose of this plan is to provide an overview of the priorities of Metro Denver Homeless Initiative as we collaborate regionally to prevent and end homelessness. Specifically, in identifying the Core Pillars and Foundations as we strive to make homelessness rare, brief and nonrecurring. View the model here and give your feedback by February 29, 2024.

MDHI is proud to host our next Stakeholder Meeting on February 23, 2024. The majority of this meeting will be dedicated to membership business. Registration is required. The meeting will be recorded and posted on MDHI’s YouTube to ensure access.

On January 29, HUD announced $3.2 billion in FY 2023 Continuum of Care (CoC) Competition Awards to CoC grant recipients in approximately 7,000 local homeless housing and service programs across the U.S. and its territories. The Metro Denver Continuum of Care received $32,836,361.

The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) is coordinating its seven-county annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count today. The count, conducted in January each year, is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to capture the number of unduplicated individuals experiencing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness on a single night.

The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) released its 2023 State of Homelessness report today, highlighting new data related to homelessness in the region. The report demonstrates the overall issue of homelessness across multiple sources including the region’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), the 2023 Point in Time (PIT) count, and the Department of Ed.

As of December 31, we have achieved a 16% reduction in veteran homelessness across the seven-county region! This brings us from 468 to 391 veterans actively experiencing homelessness, with a total of 415 veterans housed in 2023.

As part of the hiring process for the new MDHI Executive Director, the hiring committee, on behalf of the MDHI Board of Directors, would like to solicit input from key stakeholders. Please complete the survey by 5pm on Friday, January 12, 2024.

On October 18, Denver joined President Joe Biden's All INside initiative, a historic opportunity to address the crisis of unsheltered homelessness in Denver with support from key federal partners. With this partnership, an embedded, dedicated federal official will help identify and execute systems-level changes as well as expedite and strengthen our current local strategies.