Background Statement
A group of individuals came together in the frigid winter of 2007 after 5 people died of exposure-related illnesses in Boulder County. These volunteers launched a year-round street outreach program in Longmont to assist homeless individuals and families, making sure they would survive the Colorado cold, and formed HOPE - Homeless Outreach Providing Encouragement that same year.
Today, 16 years on, and HOPE is the only Overnight Shelter offered 365 days a year in Longmont, in addition to Emergency Shelter, Street Outreach, an Outreach Center, and Housing Advocacy. In 2022-23, HOPE helped 140+ people exit homelessness through it's programming--getting folks of the streets for good.