Stories
Everyone has a unique story.
Stories from the streets
Outreach Fort Collins works compassionately and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders, including individuals experiencing homelessness, business owners and staff, police services and first responders, city departments, and community residents. Outreach Fort Collins is uniquely positioned to respond, engage, and connect with these diverse stakeholders to address the social and economic impacts of homelessness in our community. The impact of our work is best felt in the stories of the many individuals and partners with whom OFC is privileged to work.
Housing Catalyst
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
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
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
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
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
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....