Outreach Fort Collins is a dedicated team, committed to making a positive impact in our community. Built by a taskforce of concerned partners, we launched in June of 2016 with the goal of specializing in street outreach, working to engage individuals experiencing homelessness and address related impacts. We work hard to build collaborative relationships, listen with empathy, and provide effective solutions that create a welcoming and safe environment for everyone.
We are a professionally staffed, on-the-street team that builds relationships with individuals experiencing homelessness, community members, service providers, businesses, police services and first responders, and city services as a means to address and deescalate disruptive behaviors.
2023 Highlights
Last year we responded to 1,875 community calls, engaged with 1,126 unique individuals, and connected 2,430 folks through immediate needs education and resources.
We had a total of 14,458 total engagements with all our stakeholders: 9,460 with people experiencing homelessness, 2,345 with merchants, 1,107 with service providers, 866 with police officers, 181 with emergency medical services, and 589 with combined other folks.
In 2023 we received a Meritorious Service Citation from Fort Collins Police Services. "In recognition of your commitment and dedication to addressing homelessness, as well as your continued partnership with Fort Collins Police Services."
Quotes from our clients:
"They're very helpful, and Outreach is a good name for them because they have the ability to reach out and help somebody very quickly. I've been homeless for 20 years off and on and I appreciate the help. When you see them walking down the street and it says Outreach, remember they have lots of power. If you need help, just ask them!" -TS, a formerly homeless client
"Outreach Fort Collins did way more than I could have hoped for to help me get out of homelessness. They were very helpful with the proceedings in court that I encountered with the judicial system, such as camping tickets and being a public nuisance." -RD, a formerly homeless client
"What stands out is how friendly you guys have always been. You've always been welcoming and you've always been supportive of everything we do, even when it's something that you don't agree with. I know when I was staying under the bridge for a while you guys helped me out a lot. That was a really rough time in my life and you guys were one of the main people that were actually there for me. You guys came and helped me with just being an ear and someone for me to talk to. That was the main thing that helped me through that time."-TK, a formerly homeless client
Rooted in downtown, Outreach Fort Collins is a street-based outreach program that maintains our community as a safe and welcoming place while connecting those in need to services and supportive networks.
Outreach Fort Collins Values:
PERSON CENTERED-We honor the dignity and diversity of everyone with whom we engage
PROFESSIONAL-We are a knowledgeable and skilled staff working toward personalized solutions using data-driven best practices
COLLABORATIVE-We intentionally work with community partners with varying perspectives toward common purpose and outcomes
ADAPTABLE-We respond, engage, and connect in our community to address and resolve diverse needs in an ever changing environment
TRUSTED-We strive to build genuine relationships through sincere, honest, and consistent communication and reliable follow through
Outreach Fort Collins does daily proactive outreach throughout downtown, midtown, and north Fort Collins. Our team also provides rapid situational response to address disruptive behaviors, safety concerns, and service education and immediate needs resources. Outreach Fort Collins works to resolve issues that while not illegal, often pull emergency responders away from their primary task of maintaining public safety.
Organization name
Outreach Fort Collins
2016
Tax id (EIN)
99-0487959
Category
Housing & Shelter, Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
19 OLD TOWN SQUAREFort Collins, CO, US
Larimer County, CO, US