FACT SHEET: Family & Senior Homeless Initiative 3501 E. 46th Avenue Denver, CO 80216 p: 303.297.1815 f: 303.295.1566 e-mail: [email protected] www.DenverRescueMission.org Brad Meuli, President / CEO MEDIA CONTACT: Greta Walker · Cell: 303.618.4004 · Office: 303.313.2410 · E-mail: [email protected] Rev 05/08 WHAT: Helps homeless families and seniors secure stable, long-term housing through faith community mentoring and first month's rent and deposit assistance. WHERE: The Crossing, 6090 Smith Road, Denver, CO 80216, Phone: 303.313.2440, Fax: 303.297.9308 Email: [email protected] WHO SERVED: Homeless families and seniors with legal, verifiable, steady income. HISTORY: FSHI is Mayor Hickenlooper's call to the faith community for 1,000 congregations to embrace and mentor 1,000 homeless families during the city's ten year plan to end homelessness. The plan, called Denver's Road Home, was instituted in 2005. As of October 31, 2010, 301 congregations have answered the call, and 772 families and seniors have been partnered with faith community mentor teams and moved into permanent housing. PROGRAM: FSHI pairs a faith community mentor team with a homeless family or senior to provide the first month's rent and deposit, as well as mentoring, with the end goal of sustainable permanent housing. Trained mentors offer the family physical, spiritual, financial, and emotional assistance for four to six months, over a minimum of seven meetings. SUCCESS: Thanks to the efforts of the faith community, 2,089 individuals have been placed in housing and 85% of families who had been mentored are still in housing one year later! A number of cities have modeled programs after the Family and Senior Homeless Inititative, such as Las Vegas, Portland, Fort Collins, Dallas, Boise, and Knoxville.

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FACT SHEET:Family & SeniorHomeless Initiative

3501 E. 46th AvenueDenver, CO 80216

p: 303.297.1815f: 303.295.1566

e-mail: [email protected]

Brad Meuli, President / CEO

MEDIA CONTACT: Greta Walker · Cell: 303.618.4004 · Office: 303.313.2410 · E-mail: [email protected]

Rev 05/08

WHAT: Helpshomelessfamiliesandseniorssecurestable,long-termhousingthroughfaithcommunity mentoringandfirstmonth'srentanddepositassistance.

WHERE: TheCrossing,6090SmithRoad,Denver,CO80216,Phone:303.313.2440,Fax:303.297.9308 Email:[email protected]

WHO SERVED: Homelessfamiliesandseniorswithlegal,verifiable,steadyincome.

HISTORY: FSHIisMayorHickenlooper'scalltothefaithcommunityfor1,000congregations toembraceandmentor1,000homelessfamiliesduringthecity'stenyearplantoend homelessness.Theplan,calledDenver'sRoadHome,wasinstitutedin2005.AsofOctober31, 2010,301congregationshaveansweredthecall,and772familiesandseniorshavebeen partneredwithfaithcommunitymentorteamsandmovedintopermanenthousing.

PROGRAM: FSHIpairsafaithcommunitymentorteamwithahomelessfamilyorseniortoprovidethefirstmonth'srentanddeposit,aswellasmentoring,withtheendgoalofsustainablepermanenthous-ing.Trainedmentorsofferthefamilyphysical,spiritual,financial,andemotionalassistanceforfourtosixmonths,overaminimumofsevenmeetings.

SUCCESS: Thankstotheeffortsofthefaithcommunity,2,089individualshavebeenplacedinhousingand 85%offamilieswhohadbeenmentoredarestillinhousingoneyearlater!Anumberofcities havemodeledprogramsaftertheFamilyandSeniorHomelessInititative,suchasLasVegas, Portland,FortCollins,Dallas,Boise,andKnoxville.