Our objective is not simply to shelter those experiencing homelessness, but more importantly, to help build a path to self-sufficiency for families experiencing homelessness and housing instability. In 1993, a group of like-minded and caring citizens started Almost Home in the basement of a local church to help those in the community experiencing homelessness. Over the past 31 years, Almost Home has grown from a small, citizen-run non-profit in a small one-bedroom home to one of the region’s most expansive organizations providing support to those experiencing homelessness and housing instability in Adams, Broomfield, and Weld Counties. With continued support from the communities we serve, we can help our community members in need and continue to expand our services, reaching more individuals and families than we ever have.
Almost Home, Inc. prides itself on developing, facilitating, and improving the following innovative programs:
~ Housing Stability Program: Provides rent, mortgage, & utility assistance
~ Family Emergency Shelter Program: Provides temporary shelter for up to 7 families
~ Severe Weather Activation Program: Provides motel shelter during inclement weather
~ Street Outreach Program: Provides resources for unsheltered community members
~ Family Programs: Partner referral-based housing & case management assistance
~ Respite Housing Program: Provides extended motel stay for persons fleeing domestic violence
~ Rapid Re-Housing Program- Provides Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) for unsheltered community members from local CoC Coordinated Entry systems
~ Housing Navigation Center: Provides resource assistance to walk-in participants
Almost Home strives to meet the specific needs of both individuals and families experiencing homelessness. To further extend help to families, Almost Home is partnering with several Adams County & Westminster public school districts to provide emergency shelter and housing navigators who work with families in the district. Our goal is to help house students and their families who meet the guidelines of the McKinney-Vento Act and provide students with educational stability ensuring they have as little disruption as possible to their lives during this difficult time.
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As you make your end-of-year giving plans, we want to thank those who have continually supported us in the past and ask that you please continue to do so. We also want to reach out to those who may not be familiar with Almost Home and ask that you consider a meaningful donation to Almost Home and join us in our efforts to prevent and confront homelessness in our community. Your investment in Almost Home, is the first step toward helping us to make a significant difference in the lives of the individuals, families, and children we serve.
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The mission of Almost Home Inc. is to empower self-sustainability by providing resource navigation, assistance, and guidance to those experiencing housing instability.
The history of Almost Home:
- Prior to the creation of Almost Home, the only shelter in this area was in the basement of the St. Augustine Catholic Church
- 1988: St. Augustine Catholic Church closed down the shelter program when new leadership came on board and left the community with no shelter of any kind for the next five years
- 1992: Identifying that there was still a significant need for shelter, a committee led by Joe Gomez, Dr. Stephen Cardos and other concerned community members began to explore the possibility of opening a new shelter
- 1993: Almost Home Inc., was officially formed as a nonprofit corporation
- 1994: St. Augustine Episcopal Church provided a small home next to their church as the first Almost Home shelter
- 1998: Almost Home received an anonymous donation of $200,000 with which they used to sustain operations and secure a larger shelter located at 6th & Bridge St
- 1999: Shelter is opened at the current location with bedrooms upstairs and Almost Home staff offices on the main level
- 2002: Hughes Station Apartments / Community Room / Almost Home offices created
- 2021: Almost Home offices moved to our current location
- 2023: Almost Home will celebrate 30 years of providing assistance to those in our communities that find themselves facing homelessness and housing instability
Organization name
Almost Home, Inc.
1993
Tax id (EIN)
84-1220644
Category
Housing & Shelter
Organization Size
Large Organization
Colorado State Tax Credits
Colorado Enterprise Zone Credit, Colorado Homeless Credit
Address
22 S. 4th Ave Suite 106Adams County, CO, US