A letter from Brad Rhoda, OFC Director Friends: Having assumed my new role as Director of Outreach Fort Collins in mid-October 2021, I confess that it seems a bit disingenuous for me of all people to be writing a year-end letter for OFC. With only a few months under...
The Outreach Fort Collins Board of Directors has named Brad Rhoda the new
Director of Outreach Fort Collins (OFC). Rhoda’s track record as a leader, his experience in homeless services, and passion for Fort Collins will further the success and longevity of the growing organization.
FoCo Cafe FoCo Cafe is a non-profit restaurant near downtown Fort Collins. Since 2016, FoCo Cafe has provided delicious and nutritious meals to the people of Fort Collins. It operates on a pay-as-you-can basis, giving lower income individuals affordable access to...
Housing Catalyst: Mason Place Early in January 2021 our partners at Housing Catalyst opened Mason Place, a second permanent supportive housing apartment complex in Fort Collins. Permanent supportive housing is one approach to housing first, which is widely considered...
Northern Colorado Health Network This month our team was invited on a tour of the Northern Colorado Health Network (400 Remmington Street). We met with their staff and discussed the many ways they serve our community and how we can best support each other. Over the...
From Our Perspective - Lisa OFC staff are often asked what it is like to do street outreach. This is one of our stories. Lisa Dunworth is an employee of Summitstone Health Partners and serves as OFC's Behavioral Health Clinician. Recently I found myself responding to...
From Our Perspective - Nick Verni-Lau OFC staff are often asked what it is like to do street outreach. This is one of our stories. Nick Verni-Lau served as the OFC Program Director from 2016 to 2021. “Respond. Engage. Connect.” That is our program’s core philosophy....
Home at Last It is often said that the only solution to homelessness is housing. Five longtime Outreach Fort Collins clients are discovering for themselves how true that is. Between December 2020 and February 2021, five of OFC's highest frequency clients were able to...
From Our Perspective - Emily Harms OFC staff are often asked what it is like to do street outreach. This is one of our stories. Emily Harms has worked with OFC since the program's inception in 2016. If we do outreach well, we might get a smile, hello or conversation....
Two Years Off the Streets One of Outreach Fort Collins’ first clients has been successfully housed for over two years. Take a second to soak that in. After 10 years of homelessness, trauma, and chronic alcoholism, that’s two years he hasn’t slept on the street. Two...