• The Coalition constructs earns Renaissance at Loretto Heights for homeless families. The development earns an Eagle Award at the Ninth Annual Colorado Housing NOW! Conference and an award for “significant achievement” from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
• The Coalition joins the Advocates Against Domestic Violence to establish the Trinidad Family Transitional Housing Program, the first of its kind to be created in Trinidad, Colorado.
• The Denver Department of Human Services awards the Coalition with a contract to provide mental health services to low-income families in the City and County of Denver.
• The Coalition’s Renaissance at Loretto Heights is one of just six properties around the country to earn a Maxwell Award of Excellence first place in rental housing from the Fannie Mae Foundation.
• The Coalition earns special recognition from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for “capacity building and outstanding performance.”
• The Coalition’s Renaissance Children’s Center opens adjacent to Renaissance at Concord Plaza, providing high-quality, affordable, early childhood education.
• The Coalition opens Beacon Place, an 85-bed facility that provides room and board for formerly homeless residents, most of whom have chronic mental illness. Respite care is also provided for homeless individuals just discharged from the hospital.
• An all-volunteer staffed Eye Clinic starts offering basic eye exams, referrals and prescription glasses at the Coalition’s Stout Street Clinic.
• The Coalition’s Renaissance at Loretto Heights earns the Metropolitan Life Award from the Enterprise Foundation for “excellence in affordable housing.”
• The Coalition, with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, implements the Balance of State Continuum of Care. The program helps rural service providers compete for federal homeless assistance grants.
• The Denver Department of Human Services awards the Coalition a grant to serve 915 families with a range of services including rental assistance, housing searches and life-skills training between July 2000 and December 2003.
• The Coalition completes a successful negotiation and settlement with the Lowry Redevelopment Authority, acquiring 92 units of existing housing at the former Air Force Base and nine acres for construction of an additional 120 units.
• The Coalition’s Renaissance at Concord Plaza earns a Maxwell Award of Excellence from the Fannie Mae Foundation.