Within Reach Campaign
Make a direct impact this season through the Within Reach Campaign!
The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative’s Housing Stability Flexible Fund directly houses individuals in our community. This fund was created by the Metro Mayors Caucus and has housed hundreds of our neighbors because we understand flexible funds are paramount to ending homelessness. Our goal this season is to assist 50 households by either staying in their home or moving into a safe stable place to call home.
Here’s the full information:
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative Launches
"Within Reach” Campaign to House 50 Families
[Denver, CO- (Nov. 4)]: The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative (MDHI), the region’s Continuum of Care tasked with coordinating a regional response to homelessness, will be launching the MDHI Within Reach Giving Campaign. The Campaign will run November 9th-December 31st, 2021 as has a goal of housing 50 families.
This campaign to support the organization’s Housing Stability Flexible Fund is designed to remove the last financial barrier that prevents a household from obtaining or remaining in permanent housing. MDHI works with over 80 local organizations to provide one-time emergency funds to households facing a housing crisis. When all other funding has been exhausted, the Housing Stability Fund steps in.
“Without the Housing Stability Fund, hundreds in our region would have fallen into homelessness or remained unhoused over the past three years,” said Jamie Rife, MDHI’s Director of Communications and Development. “This is literally a fund of last resort when all other avenues have been exhausted by a household’s case manager.”
The Housing Stability fund is made possible from strong and consistent support from the Metro Mayors Caucus, the Denver Foundation, Mile High United Way, Wells Fargo, and private donors.
The goal this winter is to raise $75,000 for households in crisis. This will help 50 families either stay in their homes or secure housing. To reiterate, households must be literally homeless to at-risk of becoming homeless to be eligible for this emergency assistance. Funding is issued to the appropriate third-party vendor, such as a utility company, landlord/property owner, moving company, etc. MDHI is not able to approve requests directly from households themselves; all requests are made by organizations that partner with MDHI on behalf of their clients.
All assistance is tracked through the region’s Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) to ensure there is not duplication of services or requests for the client. MDHI works directly with landlords and other third parties to provide the necessary assistance.
“In some cases, we’ve seen as little as $57 that’s keeping a family from a home. This Fund helps remove those last few barriers,” shared Rife. “With the holidays quickly approaching, we’re asking for the community’s support in providing hope in the form of housing this season.”
Housing stability is Within Reach and MDHI needs your support! To donate, visit MDHI.org/donate All donations received between November 9 and December 31 will go directly to housing households in need.