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The Housing Navigation Center cold weather shelter benefits guests by providing a safe, warm place to spend the coldest nights of the year. Without it, hypothermia, other weather related illnesses and injuries such as frostbite, even death, are potential fates for our most vulnerable neighbors. With adequate funding, the cold weather shelter is open from November 1 to April 15 each year and includes a dedicated space for single men and women, and the use of Catholic Charities Guadalupe Community Center for families. Each evening a hot meal and other assistance is provided, including regular presence from North Colorado Health Alliance staff who assess for medical conditions, provide basic wound, health, and comfort care and give referrals to Sunrise Community Health. North Range Behavioral Health provides mental health care.

As a part of Weld’s Way Home, a collaboration of 50+ organizations addressing homelessness and household instability, and as a service of the Housing Navigation Center, United Way provides oversight, general administration and fundraises for the cold weather shelter. Catholic Charities provides staffing and daily management. Other cold weather shelter program and funding partners include The Weld Trust, City of Greeley, City of Evans, Christ Community Church, Greeley Interfaith Association, the Weld Community Foundation, as well as numerous foundations, companies, churches, and individuals.

2019-2020 People Served by Area of Weld County

• Carbon Valley (Berthoud, Dacono, Erie, Firestone, Frederick, Longmont, Mead, Northglenn, Thornton): 5
• County Seat (Evans, Garden City, Greeley): 550
• Outback (Briggsdale, Grover, New Raymer): 5
• Poudre River Corridor (Severance, Windsor): 5
• South County (Brighton, Fort Lupton, Hudson, Keenesburg, Lochbuie): 5
• Thompson River Valley (Johnstown, Milliken): 5 US-85 Corridor South (Platteville, Gilcrest, LaSalle, Kersey): 5
• US-85 Corridor North (Eaton, Ault, Pierce, Nunn): 5
• Outside Weld County: 11 

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The cold weather shelter provided life saving shelter for a gentleman named Austin. Austin had been experiencing homelessness for 10 years and struggled with depression and substance use disorders. The cold weather shelter provided him with a vulnerable mat- a mat reserved for specifically vulnerable individuals- to insure that he would always have a mat. This extra peace of mind helped Austin work on his housing plan. Austin would come into the Housing Navigation Center during the day to work with his case manager to find housing, and stay each night at the cold weather shelter. Austin was able to secure a place and stopped staying at the cold weather shelter half way through the season, which opened up a new vulnerable bed and meant that Austin was now safe in his new home.