General Information:
The city of Denver has taken on a ten year initiative to end homelessness. The plan is inspired by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. They are encouraging cities to adopt a plan. Denver has done this and from 2006-2008 Denver has seen an 11% reduction in overall homelessness and a 36% decrease in chronic homelessness. And, panhandling on the 16th Street Mall has dropped by 92 percent.

‘In reducing both overall and chronic homelessness, Denver's Road Home is ahead of schedule. In fact, just three years into the initiative, we have created 60% of the housing stock for the chronically homeless called for in the plan and we are on track to meet this goal by 2010. As the subject of more than 60 newspaper articles and ongoing radio and television interviews, Denver’s Road Home has been acknowledged locally and nationally for its strategic innovations.’

- Mayor John Hickenlooper, 2009

‘We have been asked lately if the economy is going to impact the progress we are making to end homelessness as we know it in 10 years. The answer is simple: We have never been more determined to move this initiative forward.
Just look at the numbers:
• In the past four years, we have developed more than 1,500 new units of housing for the homeless in partnership with our community;
• We have prevented more than 2,000 families from becoming homeless and helped 3,278 homeless people obtain employment;
• The faith community continues to stand by our side, and has assisted in mentoring 564 families out of homelessness;

- Mayor John Hickenlooper, 2010

We think that every city should be encouraged to adopt a plan to end homelessness! We want to encourage and help you to do it too. You can be a catalyst for your city and fuel for a movement of people who are not going to sit around and watch injustice. You can do something!

Will you do this with us?

We provide support for all participants in raising donations and promoting an event. By providing custom links and code to direct people to donate on your behalf. We provide online printable flyers to pass out. In some cases we will provide radio ads to add legitimacy for what you are doing.