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Please follow the link to review the full report for the 2012 Point in Time.  Below the report are county reports for each of the seven counties in the MDHI Continuum of Care: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson. 

Click here to view the 2012 Point in Time.  

 Please direct any questions about the Point in Time to Rebecca Mayer at rebecca.mayer@unitedwaydenver.org.

http://www.change.org/petitions/can-denver-afford-to-criminalize-its-homeless

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless has compiled comprenhensive information about the proposed Urban Camping Ban in the City and County of Denver.  Click the link below to find out more, including fact sheets, media reports, and how you can get involved. 

http://www.coloradocoalition.org/advocate/homesnothandcuffs.aspx

MDHI leads the process for the annual HUD CoC NOFA application.  We are pleased to announce that HUD has announced funding of $14,305,706 to grantees in the MDHI Continuum of Care.

FY2011 CONTINUUM OF CARE COMPETITION AWARDS

$1.47 BILLION IN HOMELESS GRANTS

FOR RENEWAL PROJECTS

 U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.47 billion to renew funding to more than 7,100 local homeless programs operating across the country.  The funding announced today will ensure these housing and service programs remain operating in 2012 and are a critical part of the Obama Administration’s strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness.

HUD is renewing funding through its Continuum of Care programs to existing local programs as quickly as possible to prevent any interruption in federal assistance and will award funds to new projects in early 2012.

 For a local summary of the grants announced today, visit HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange at http://www.hudhre.info/ (What’s New section) or HUD’s website at www.hud.gov (Featured News)

Colorado awards:

http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/documents/huddoc?id=11_colorado_renewals.pdf

Several organizations in the Denver Metro area are working to provide additional shelter options for the winter. 

Please follow the link below to learn more.

http://mdhi.org/if-you-need-help/

If you are able to help, please go to http://mdhi.org/give-now/ to find out how you can help in your community.

 Please click on the ‘Downloads’ tab at the top of this page to see the report.   

May 19, 2011

The results of the 2011 Point in Time have been published. 

The Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), a nonprofit organization that seeks to end homelessness across the Metro Denver region, organized a Point in Time Homeless Count for the seven county Metro Denver region.  

The purpose of the annual Point in Time is to count the number of homeless individuals on one day of the year and to educate citizens about the presence of homelessness within their own communities.  Community, faith-based, and local government organizations use the information collected from the Point in Time to identify the trends and service needs of the homeless population in the Metro Denver region.

Key Findings:

• On Monday night, January 24, 2011, there were an estimated 11,377 homeless men, women and children in Metropolitan Denver.
• Homeless persons are much more likely to be living in households with children: 62 percent versus 38 percent.
• Compared to the general population, minorities are over-represented among the homeless population. 
• The largest proportion (42.1%) of all homeless persons spent Monday night in the City and County of Denver.  More, however, spent Monday night in other Metro area counties (57.9%).
• The majority of households without children (55.6%) indicated that they spent the night of January 24, 2011 in Denver.  Conversely, the majority of households with children (65.9%) spent Monday night in counties other than Denver.
• On Monday night, all homeless people were predominantly staying temporarily with family or friends (30.9%), in transitional housing (23.5%) or in an emergency shelter (17.4%).
• For the purpose of this study, people were considered newly homeless if they had been homeless for less than one year and this was their first episode of homelessness.  On January 24, 2011, 2402 people (23.7%) were considered newly homeless.  Of the newly homeless, fully two-thirds (66.6%) were in households with children. 
• New this year, HUD has included families in its definition of chronically homeless.  There are 466 chronically homeless respondents who meet HUD’s definition.  Slightly more than three-quarters (76.4%) are male.  Of all homeless, persons in families comprise one-third (33.2%) of all chronically homeless persons. 

 HUD has announced the CoC renewal awards.  We are pleased to announce that the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) was awarded $14,007,144. 

 HUD CoC Renewals Amounts for Colorado

 HUD Press Release from 1.19.11

 From HUD:   2010 CONTINUUM OF CARE COMPETITION AWARDS

 $1.41 BILLION IN HOMELESS GRANTS FOR RENEWAL PROJECTS

 U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $1.41 billion in funding to keep nearly 7,000 local homeless assistance programs offering critically needed housing and services to homeless persons and families in the coming year.

 The grants announced today are being awarded through HUD’s Continuum of Care programs.  HUD is quickly providing renewal grants to local programs to prevent any interruption in federal assistance and will announce funding for new projects in Spring 2011.  For a local summary of the grants announced today, visit HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange (What’s New section) or HUD’s website.

The link below if for the Denver Post’s coverage of this announcement:   

Denver Post Article — 1.20.11 — NOFA Award and HMIS

The 2010 CoC NOFA Application has been submitted to HUD. The application for the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI) Continuum of Care included $7,834,805 in SHP renewals, $5,702,388 in S+C renewals, and $832,034 for the Permanent Housing Bonus.

Click here to see MDHI’s application, which will also be archived on the “Downloads” tab:

http://mdhi.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/2010-NOFA-MDHI-Application-submitted-November-16-2010.pdf