Safer Housing Program in Arapahoe County Shutting Down Due to Funding Shortage
A housing program in Arapahoe County that helped Coloradans rebuild their lives is shutting down this month, leaving participants with 11 days to find a new place to go.
Mental Health Colorado announced it’s ending its SAFER program due to a funding shortage. The program launched during the COVID-19 pandemic and provided wraparound support for people experiencing homelessness, addiction, mental health struggles, or recent incarceration… SAFER’s model was simple but powerful: short-term housing paired with therapy, life skills, health care access, and peer support. According to Mental Health Colorado, only three out of 221 people served through the program have reoffended.
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