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Miracle on 19th Street |
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ChopHouse Foundation, the charitable arm of Denver ChopHouse & Brewery, is committed to the fight against hunger. All monies donated to the ChopHouse Foundation from “A Celebration of Miracles” will benefit the eleventh annual Miracle on #19th Street this Christmas Day at the Denver ChopHouse & Brewery. This event provides over 2,500 homeless men, women and children throughout the Denver Metro Area a traditional holiday meal, new clothing, toys and essential supplies.
For additional information on the Miracle
on #19th Street, visit: www.rockbottomfoundation.org |
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Denver’s Road Home / Mile High United Way |
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Denver’s Road Home began in October 2003 in response to an increasing rise in homeless persons in the City & County of Denver and a mounting increase in public safety concerns. At that time, Mayor Hickenlooper convened a commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive plan seeking to address the root causes of homelessness and bring an end to homelessness for the Denver community. This plan is unique in its approach to not just serve the chronically homeless, but to offer opportunities and hope to all persons living on the street, in shelters or doubled up with friends and family in Denver, with a singular emphasis on persons and families whose incomes are at or below 30% area median income (those most in need and hardest to serve).
Just two years into the initiative, there is evidence that Denver’s Road Home is responding with an 11% reduction in overall homelessness and a 36% decrease in chronic homelessness. During our first two years, in collaboration with the extraordinary leadership of our homeless providers, we have accomplished the following:
- 789 new units of housing have been developed.
- 2,455 homeless people have been assisted in finding work.
- 2,003 individuals accessed public benefits and treatment services.
- 563 families received eviction assistance.
- 132 homeless persons entered housing through the Denver Street Outreach Collaboration.
- 233 families have been partnered with our faith-based mentoring teams.
While we are encouraged by this process, the 2007 MDHI Point in Time Data for the City and County of Denver tells us that there is much more work to be done. www.denversroadhome.org
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