
ABOUT US
Heading Home is a collaboration of individuals, public service, and faith-based organizations from the community determined to end homelessness in Jefferson County. Heading Home is a subcommittee of Jeffco Connections (JC), whose mission is "to establish a collaborative leadership that promotes accountable, efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated systems, in an effort to increase the health and well-being of children, youth, and families in Jefferson County." JC has charged Heading Home with the task of developing an Action plan that addresses homelessness in Jefferson County.
The vision of Heading Home is to create a systemic response in Jefferson County, Colorado that prevents and ends homelessness whenever possible, and when it cannot be prevented, ensures it is a rare, brief and one-time experience.
Objectives of the plan include:
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Optimize the Housing Crisis Resolution System
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Increase Access to and Supply of Supportive Housing
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Improve System-Wide Data Collection and Data Sharing
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Increase Community Involvement in Support of Homelessness Solutions
Read Jefferson County 2021-23 Homelessness Action Plan
Join Heading Home As A Member!
Welcome! The mission of Heading Home Collaborative (HHC), a subcommittee of Jeffco Connections, is to end homelessness in Jefferson County, Colorado by focusing our work on creating a systemic response that prevents and addresses homelessness whenever possible, and when it cannot be prevented, ensure it is a rare, brief and one-time-only experience.
Membership is open to all persons who have an interest in working collaboratively on solutions that will achieve the mission, goals, and objectives of the HHC and Jeffco Connections. Responsibilities of membership include:
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Actively serve on at least one workgroup
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Attend and participate in at least 75% of all quarterly stakeholder meetings and workgroup meetings in which you are a participant, and
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Vote on Heading Home matters
If you are interested in becoming a member of HHC, please complete and submit this form. Please join us! If you have any questions, please contact HHC Chair, Kelli Barker at kbarker@jeffco.us
MEMBERS
Archway Housing & Services
C3 Community Connections Center
City of Lakewood
City of Westminster
Community Table
Evergreen Christian Outreach
Family Promise of Greater Denver
Family Tree
First United Methodist Church Golden
Front Range Outreach
Jeffco Public Schools
Jefferson Center
Jefferson County Human Services
Jefferson County Public Health
Jefferson County Public Library
Jefferson Unitarian Church Community Action Network
Just Living
Legacy Grace Community Development Corporation
Mean Street Ministry
Metro Denver Homeless Initiative
Mountain Resource Center
People’s Advocacy Council
RecoveryWorks
St. Anthony Hospital
STRIDE Community Health Center
The Action Center
Third Sector Communication Strategies
Private Residents: Colleen Osborne