General Questions about Colorado's Balance of State Continuum of Care (Rural Counties working on Homelessness in Colorado) should be directed to:
Shawn Hayes - Balance of State Continuum of Care Coordinator - Colorado Coalition for the Homeless - Denver, CO
P. 303-312-9651 E. shayes@coloradocoalition.org W. www.coloradocoalition.org
Want to become a member of your counties Regional Coalition?
The BoS Governing Board representatives for each region generally lead local coalition meetings to work collaboratively on their region's homelessness response strategy.
Any interested person or entity can become involved with Balance of State Continuum of Care regional homelessness coalitions. Meetings generally occur monthly or quarterly depending on the geographic area and are open to interested parties!
There is also interest in finding community members and stakeholders who have knowledge of homelessness in your community and who would like to make meaningful contributions to making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time locally and across Colorado.
Please see below and contact a local representative if you're interested in participating!
*Click the + sign to the left of the information below to expand the text.
CONTACT
Shawn Hayes
Balance of State Continuum of Care Coordinator
303-312-9651
shayes@coloradocoalition.org
Mark Miller
CCH Rural Initiatives Manager
303-312-9992
mmiller@coloradocoalition.org
Get Involved - CO BoS CoC
General Questions about Colorado's Balance of State Continuum of Care (Rural Counties working on Homelessness in Colorado) should be directed to:
Shawn Hayes - Balance of State Continuum of Care Coordinator - Colorado Coalition for the Homeless - Denver, CO
P. 303-312-9651 E. shayes@coloradocoalition.org W. www.coloradocoalition.org
Want to become a member of your counties Regional Coalition?
The BoS Governing Board representatives for each region generally lead local coalition meetings to work collaboratively on their region's homelessness response strategy.
Any interested person or entity can become involved with Balance of State Continuum of Care regional homelessness coalitions. Meetings generally occur monthly or quarterly depending on the geographic area and are open to interested parties!
There is also interest in finding community members and stakeholders who have knowledge of homelessness in your community and who would like to make meaningful contributions to making homelessness rare, brief, and one-time locally and across Colorado.
Please see below and contact a local representative if you're interested in participating!
*Click the + sign to the left of the information below to expand the text.
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
P. E. W.
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Beverly Lampley - Grand Valley Catholic Outreach - Grand Junction, CO
P. 970-241-3658 E. beverly@catholicoutreach.org W. www.catholicoutreach.org
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Michelle Skagen (Proxy) - West Mountain Region Health Alliance - Glenwood Springs, CO
E. mskagen@mountainfamily.org W. www.mountainfamily.org
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Rebecca (Becky) Rippy - Catholic Charities Western Slope - Glenwood Springs, CO
P. 970-384-2060 Ext. 1555 E. rrippy@ccdenver.org W. https://ccdenver.org/western-slope-services/
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Abbie Brewer - Housing Resources Montrose
P. (970) 241-2871 E. abbieb@hrwco.org W. https://www.hrwco.org/
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
Interested in being part of a statewide collaborative working to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring across Colorado? Click here to introduce yourself and get more information!
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Brigid Korce - Housing Solutions for the Southwest - Durango
P. (970) 259-1086, x21 E. bkorce@swhousingsolutions.com W. https://swhousingsolutions.com/
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Judy McNeilsmith - La Puente Home, Inc. - Alamosa
P. (719) 587-0538 E. director.services@lapuente.net W. http://www.lapuente.net/
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
DeeDee Clement (Board Co-Chair) - Loaves and Fishes Ministries of Fremont County - Canon City
P. (719) 275-0593 E. deidra911@gmail.com W. www.lfministries.org
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Shelly Greenwood - Cooperating Ministry - Sterling, CO
P. (970) 522-6405 E. rmministry@kci.net W. Coorporating Ministries of Logan County Facebook
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Nicki Johnson - Help for Abused Partners - Sterling, CO
P. (970) 522-2307 E. hfapdirector@kci.net W. https://helpforabusedpartners.com/
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Barbara Turner - US Dept. of Veteran Affairs - La Junta
P. 719-225-0594 E. barbara.turner@va.gov W. va.gov
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
Interested in being part of a statewide collaborative working to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring across Colorado? Click here to introduce yourself and get more information!
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Vacant
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Charlene Tortorice - Advocates Against Domestic Assault - Trinidad
P. (719) 846-9159 E. advocate@comcast.net W. AADA Facebook Page
Non-CoC Funded Governing Board Member
Benjamin Strand - Rocky Mountain Human Services - Pueblo
P. (719) 649-2974 E. bstrand@rmhumanservices.org W. rmhumanservices.org
CoC-Funded Governing Board Member
Veronica Gold - Posada, Inc. - Pueblo
P. 719-545-8776 Ex.407 E. veronica.gold@posadapueblo.org W. posadapueblo.org
Zyshaun Jackson - Youth Move Colorado - Youth Move CO VISTA Leader (Works in multiple counties, stationed out of El Paso County)
P. E. zyshaun@youthmoveco.org W. https://youthmoveco.org/
Patrice Harris - Karis, Inc. - VISTA Volunteer (Stationed out of Grand Junction, CO)
P. 970-234-7687 E. vistavolunteer.karis@gmail.com W. www.thehousegj.org
Ad-Hoc Governing Board Members
Jeri Erickson - Volunteers of America Colorado Branch - Associate Division Director of Rural Initiatives
Focus: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), Colorado Rapid Rehousing for Reentry (COR3) Program, and other Affordable Housing Initiatives - Covers Programs in Northern Colorado, Pueblo, Central and Southeast Plains, Upper Arkansas Valley, San Luis Valley, Western Slope, Southwest Colorado, and Roaring Fork/Eagle Valleys, among others.
P. 970-593-2255 E. jerickson@voacolorado.org W. https://www.voacolorado.org/
Denise McHugh - Spark Community Foundation / Rural Collaborative for Homeless Youth (RCHY)
Focus: Youth experiencing instability and homelessness.
P. 720.331.2746 E. denise@sparkcommunityfoundation.org W. http://www.sparkcommunityfoundation.org/
Nellie Stagg - Community Resource Center - Director of Rural Partnerships
Focus: Funding
P: 303.623.1540 ext. 170 E. stagg@crcamerica.org W. www.crcamerica.org
Lead Agency/Collaborative Applicant for the BoS CoC
Shawn Hayes - Colorado Coalition for the Homeless - Denver, CO
P. 303-293-2217 E. shayes@coloradocoalition.org W. www.coloradocoalition.org
State Representative - Division of Housing
Zac Schaffner - Office of Homeless Initiatives in the Department of Local Affairs - Denver, CO
P. 303.864.7832 E. zac.schaffner@state.co.us W. www.DOLA.Colorado.Gov