Colorado Homeless Families is a non-profit transitional housing organization
that was incorporated in January 1987. For the first three years, CHF
was organized and directed almost entirely by volunteers. CHF was able
to rent six properties from U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) for homeless families. Since then CHF has expanded from these six
properties to 47 properties that we own and maintain. Included in these
properties are 12 transitional town homes built at the Ralston Gold Complex.
Construction on these town homes began in May 1995 and was completed
in September 1996.
In July 1997, at the Ralston Gold Complex, CHF built a Family Educational
and Resource Center, the location of the CHF offices. This building has
enabled
our staff to work more professionally and efficiently, as well as provide
a place for our families to be educated, counseled and supported on their
road to self-sufficiency.
In 2003 an expansion project of 3 duplexes began with the construction
of the first 2 duplexes for a total of 4 units. The expansion project
included
3 units with 2 bedrooms and 3 units with 3 bedrooms. Each unit has 1 ½ baths,
a family room, and kitchen. Each duplex has a garage as required by the
City of Arvada for off street parking.
In November 2004 the volunteers of HomeAid Colorado and the Television
Show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, built the final duplex of the expansion
project a week before Thanksgiving 2004. This project also included
the
completion of a recreational area with a basketball court donated by
the Pepsi Foundation, playground and picnic tables.
With the completion of the expansion project, CHF is able to serve 47-72
families each year or approximately 240-360 individuals served daily.
This expansion
project has increased resident population capacity by approximately
14%.
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