METROPOLITAN DENVER HOMELESS INITIATIVE INC
711 PARK AVE STE 320, DENVER, CO 80205 www.mdhi.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: MISSION: LEADING AND ADVANCING COLLABORATION TO END HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION.VISION: DEDICATED TO EVERYONE IN THE METRO REGION HAVING A SAFE, STABLE PLACE TO CALL HOME.VALUES: COMMITTED TO CORE VALUES THAT BRING PEOPLE HOME:- INCLUSIVE. HONORING THE DIGNITY OF PEOPLE WITH PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF HOMELESSNESS AS PARTNERS IN IDENTIFYING SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS.- COLLABORATIVE. HARNESSING THE POWER OF COLLABORATION TO ACHIEVE SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS.- INNOVATIVE. FOSTERING FLEXIBLE AND CREATIVE RESPONSES TO THE COMPLEXITY OF HOMELESSNESS- INFORMED. USING DATA TO ADDRESS INEQUITY, GUIDE DECISION MAKING, ALLOCATE RESOURCES, AND IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY.-BOLD. PROVIDING COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP THAT HONORS OUR COMMITMENT TO END HOMELESSNESS.

LEADING AND ADVANCING COLLABORATION TO END HOMELESSNESS IN OUR REGION.

THE METRO DENVER CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) IS A REGIONAL SYSTEM THAT COORDINATES SERVICES AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE METROPOLITAN DENVER CONTINUUM OF CARE INCLUDES PREVENTION/DIVERSION, STREET OUTREACH, EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, RAPID REHOUSING, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.MDHI WORKS CLOSELY WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND FUNDERS IN EACH COUNTY IN THE CONTINUUM (ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, BOULDER, BROOMFIELD, DENVER, DOUGLAS, AND JEFFERSON) TO BUILD A HOMELESS CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM THAT GETS PEOPLE BACK INTO HOUSING AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.MDHI LEADS THE PROCESS FOR THE ANNUAL HUD COC NOFA APPLICATION. EACH YEAR MDHI CONVENES A SERIES OF MEETINGS FOR STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY LOCAL SERVICE GAPS AND FUNDING PRIORITIES. IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES ARE USED TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD). SINCE ITS INCEPTION, MDHI HAS BROUGHT IN OVER $100 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA.THE METROPOLITAN DENVER HOMELESS INITIATIVE (MDHI) COORDINATES THE EFFORTS AND COVERAGE ACROSS OUR 7-COUNTY REGION, WITH COORDINATORS FROM EACH AREA AND ADDITIONAL SUPPORTS FROM SERVICE AGENCIES, TO CONDUCT THE ANNUAL NATIONAL POINT IN TIME (PIT) SURVEY.THE POINT IN TIME COUNT IS A SNAPSHOT OF METRO DENVER ON A SINGLE NIGHT THAT HELPS COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND TRENDS AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING LITERAL HOMELESSNESS.WHILE HELPING TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF HOMELESSNESS, THE PIT RAISES PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROMOTES COLLABORATION ACROSS SEVEN COUNTIES, AND REMINDS THE COMMUNITY THAT EVERYONE COUNTS!DURING THE COUNT NIGHT, TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF INTERVIEW INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS USING A STANDARDIZED SURVEY FORM.COMMUNITY, FAITH-BASED, AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS USE THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE POINT-IN-TIME STUDY TO INFORM POLICIES, APPLY FOR SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FUNDING, AND TELL THE STORY OF THOSE EXPERIENCING BOTH SHELTERED AND UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.A TOTAL OF 5,317 PERSONS WERE IDENTIFIED AS HOMELESS IN THE 2018 PIT COUNTY FOR METRO DENVER.

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