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Shelter Assistance

Find how to get into a short-term option, like a shelter, motel room or Safe Outdoor Space. We have options that work whether you are single, want to stay with your partner, have minor children, or have a disabling condition.

Featured Resources

Find resources available through the City and County of Denver and from our community partners.

Eviction Help

On this page you can find resources to help you in the case of an eviction. The City and County of Denver provides free eviction services to tenants facing eviction. You can also find the Denver Tenant Rights & Resources Guide on this page.

Find Shelter

Find information on shelters, including contact information and hours. This includes shelters for individuals, families, day shelters, supportive services, domestic violence shelters, shelters for pets, and motel voucher policies.

Job Help

Denver Day Works is a supported work program designed to provide a low- to no-barrier work experience for people throughout the city who are experiencing homelessness, while also connecting participants to supportive services such as food, shelter, and other necessities.

Mile High United Way's 2-1-1

Anyone needing access to shelter or anyone who encounters someone who needs shelter access between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday can call 2-1-1 to be connected to available resources, including transportation assistance for those who are homeless and have disabilities. If it is an emergency, always call 9-1-1.

Property Removal and Storage

Learn more about how you can store personal property while experiencing homelessness, or how to reclaim unattended personal property that was collected during a clean-up conducted by the City and County of Denver.

Report Abuse or Neglect

Learn how to report abuse, neglect, and more to help protect our vulnerable populations.

Additional Resources

Find additional resources available in the Denver community and throughout Colorado.

Bed Bugs

Learn more about bed bugs including risk factors, how to prevent, and steps to take if you are or think you may be experiencing bed bugs.

Colorado Crisis Services

Support & counseling for yourself or a loved one.
We’re available 24/7/365. Whatever you’re going through, we’ll always be here to support you.

Family Promise of Denver

We focus on stable housing, employment, and savings. By combining these three pillars of long-term stability with supportive programs such as rental assistance, extended case management, community mentors, and other supports, we aim to end homelessness, one family at a time.

Haven of Hope

The Mission of Haven of Hope is to provide food, shelter, clothing, counseling, rehabilitation, and hygienic services to the homeless and less fortunate.

Lawrence Street Community Center

The Lawrence Street Community Center offers those experiencing homelessness in Denver a safe place to go during the day including providing meals, access to clean drinking water, restrooms, shower facilities, and laundry facilities for men, women, and families.

Metro Denver's Homeless Initiative

Metro Denver's Homeless Initiative leads and advances collaboration across metro Denver to end homelessness in our community.

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare Housing Support Team

Mile High Behavioral Healthcare offers a variety of programs supporting individuals in recovery from trauma, mental health and substance use challenges, and homelessness.

New Genesis

New Genesis provides housing, food, and social services to men, women, and families striving to become self-sufficient. Our blueprint for achieving this includes sobriety, stable employment, and savings.

SafeHouse Denver

SafeHouse Denver is the only agency in the city and county of Denver that provides a full continuum of trauma-informed services to support survivors of domestic violence and their children. These services include a 24-Hour Crisis & Information Line, an Emergency Shelter, an Extended Stay Program, and a non-residential Counseling & Advocacy Center.

Saint Francis Center

St. Francis Center (SFC) is a refuge for men and women who are homeless in the metro Denver area, providing shelter along with services that enable people to meet their basic needs for daily survival and to transition out of homelessness. Our programs and services are tailored toward adult women and men, and focus on daytime shelter, social services, health and wellness, housing,

Salvation Army - Crossroads Center

Crossroads has converted from an emergency shelter to a 24-hour shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic in which we serve up to 250 men each day and night. At Crossroads we not only offer men a safe place to sleep, but we welcome them back into the community. Through our case management staff on-site we support residents in becoming self-sufficient through a trauma-informed, client-centered approach.

Salvation Army - Lambuth Center

The Lambuth Family Center is an emergency shelter serving families struggling with homelessness in the Denver area. The goal of the Lambuth Family Center is to help families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness and to begin building a sustainable, self-sufficient lifestyle.

Samaritan House

Samaritan House is a ministry operated by Catholic Charities, a 501(c)(3). Since 1986, we have helped people secure sufficient food and clothing, the ability to earn a living wage, and affordable housing.

Senior Support Services

Senior Support Services is Denver's only day center for hungry and homeless seniors. The day center is a safe place to spend time, socialize with others, and participate in activities.

The Delores Project

The Delores Project partners with individuals experiencing barriers to housing by providing safe, reliable shelter and housing coupled with onsite services as they move towards stability.

The Gathering Place

The Gathering Place is the only daytime drop-in center in metropolitan Denver that serves women, transgender individuals, and their children who are experiencing poverty, many of whom are also experiencing homelessness. While we refer to those we serve as "members", no fees are ever charged for programs or services.

The Mission - Volunteers of America

The Mission is a daytime shelter that provides clients with food, clothing, job training, employment assistance, spiritual guidance, referrals, and a safe place for relaxation and refreshment.

Urban Peak

Urban Peak has a 40-bed overnight shelter for youth ages 15 through 20. We are open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, and offer a safe and welcoming environment where we respect the rights and identities of the youth we serve. We are a safe place for LGBTIQ youth and accept their orientation and identity.