COSC Peer Support Network

  The COSC Peer Support Network creates a peer network where clients work together to build a better community by developing the 5 Pillars of COSC: Housing, Employment, Basic Needs, Peer-to-Peer Support, and Community Wealth to create a pathway for all to emotional wellbeing.

5 Program Pillars:

1. Housing Program: COSC manages 48 housing units: New Charity House Apartments (36 permanent supportive units), Charity House on High (6 transitional units), Charity House on Cook (6 transitional units). COSC Housing Navigators provide help with housing referrals, rental assistance, resources, and HMIS (Homeless Management Information Systems) registration.

2. Basic Needs Program:   Peer support digital navigation for PEAK, SNAP, Medicaid, ID Vouchers, clothing bank and Agape Soul Food pantry, COSC hosts weekly community meals for the What's up Wednesday and Real Talk for our unhoused community to create for real conversations sharing soul food.

3. Peer Support Program:   Peer navigators assist marginalized individuals with one on one/group mentoring and help accessing mental health/treatment options, community referrals via network then build long term relationships.

4. Employment Programs:   

  48 Hours Job Training Program partners with the Colorado Department of Corrections Probation Office, Mile High Workshop, and E-Squared for a 2-day bootcamp teaching job skills, digital literacy, forklift certification and hiring fair.

  Grow with Google Program is a professional workforce certificate program for to begin careers in cybersecurity, data analytic, IT Support, and digital marketing. This is a 2-generation program in partnership with the Career and College program at Denver Public Schools where we engage youth and their parents to develop tech workforce skills,

5. Community Wealth Building Programs:

  The BASIC Project is love advocating for justice with communities of color.  The BASIC Project is community organizing to change policy to be from the people not policy for the people.  

  COSC Faith Based Housing Development pilot educates community to develop new affordable housing projects owned by faith-based communities, and to preserve existing housing managed by Black property management companies and individual owners.