The General Assistance (GA)/Homeless Unit
The General Assistance (GA)/Homeless Unit is located at the Castro Human Services Center, 1200 Federal Blvd, Denver, CO 80204. For more information call 720-944-2031. Some of the services offered are as follows:

 

Eviction Assistance
This assistance is available to individuals and families whose income is at or below 125% of the federal poverty level and who can demonstrate an emergency that has prevented them from being able to pay rent. They must provide a three-day-demand notice, a Writ of Restitution or notice of a court hearing, a lease or rent agreement, and must verify their income is sufficient to pay rent in subsequent months. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is also required. The applicant must have lived in his or her current housing for six months or more, or in a Denver shelter for 30 days or more (for first month’s rental assistance), and must not be paying more than 75% of their current income for housing. Eviction assistance is not available for deposits or late fees.

 

Respite Care/Room & Board
This assistance is available to single individuals who are homeless and who verify, through a physician’s statement, a need for 24-hour rest or respite care. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is also required.

 

Emergency Housing
This assistance is available to homeless families who have been in Denver 30 days or more and who have applied for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Housing is available in one of four public housing projects for up to 90 days if the family will work towards regaining self-sufficiency and cooperate with case management services provided through Family HomeStead. A photo I.D., Social Security number, birth certificates and adequate police clearance record are required.

Emergency Overnight Shelter
This assistance is available to families, single women, and the elderly when all of the city’s emergency shelter beds are full. It is not available for single, able-bodied men, as adequate shelter exists for this population. A photo I.D. and Social Security number is required.

 

Emergency Food
King Soopers vouchers and McDonalds coupons are available for those individuals whose food stamps have not been processed timely and/or at their case manager’s discretion.

 

Transportation
This assistance is available upon the discretion of the case manager through bus tokens and cab vouchers.

 

Personal Needs
Personal hygiene supplies are available for the homeless through the General Assistance unit at the case manager’s discretion.

 

Moving and Storage
Available on a case-by-case basis for individuals who have been evicted or who are victims of domestic violence.

 

Miscellaneous
King Soopers coupons are available for food, diapers, prescriptions, over- the-counter drugs and other items (except beer and cigarettes) upon the case manager’s discretion. (Note: Food stamp benefits cannot be duplicated.) 

 

General Assistance Contacts:

Sally Williams, 720-944-2174

Molley Vigil-Warren, 720-944-2185

 

Applications are taken Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Working singles and families may apply during extended hours, which are Tuesday/Thursday, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00, and Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – 11 a.m.