Homelessness Day Services Center
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Project Overview
All input received through Be Heard Boulder will be captured and shared with participants in a future good neighbor process.
The city and Boulder Shelter for the Homeless (BSH) are collecting feedback on proposed changes to the BSH Management Plan (External link). Proposed changes include expanding operating hours and increasing total beds from 160 to 180.
The goal of the Homelessness Day Services Center is to be a welcoming and inclusive space where individuals experiencing homelessness can engage with service providers in a single location. The center will aim to build a sense of healthy community, meet people where they are and where they can receive services, and provide participants with a path to housing.
At its 2022 retreat, City Council identified the creation of a Day Services Center for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the city as a priority. Council asked city staff to conduct community and stakeholder engagement to determine location criteria and program priorities for the day center.
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Project Timeline
- April to June 2022: Hire staff for additional capacity, design community engagement plan and hire consultant
- August 2022: Community engagement, define scope and services
- November 2022: Present Community Outreach Report to City Council
- December 2022: Release RFP seeking a service provider
- Early 2023: Select service provider
- Mid-2023: Begin to source resources and facility in collaboration with service provider, identify location of the center
- Late 2023: Explore possible locations for the establishment of the Homelessness Day Services Center
- Early 2024: Good neighbor meeting
- Late winter 2024: Homelessness Day Center Opens