Safety and the Safety Net
Homelessness needs more than a one-size-fits all approach. Ensuring our residents and visitors feel safe throughout the city must be a guiding principle in our approach to providing compassionate help
Support for:
Arvada’s One Step program helps unhoused people get the stability they need to get off the streets by navigating them the complicated safety web of government aid and resource profit providers.
Transitional housing funded by HUD dollars and provided through Suburban Studios. Paying attention to calls from this area and ensuring crime rates do not go up due to this support.
Working regionally with the county to provide Severe Weather Shelter in a uniform manner so there is no loss of life or limb. Arvada Police Department now also carries vouchers to help any person they meet who is overly exposed to the elements.
Collaborating with The Rising in Olde Town to ensure services are offered to those seeking help and that this day shelter is good neighbors with residents and businesses in the area.
Supporting the volunteer Colorado Ranger program for Olde Town.
Pushing RTD to provide more oversight, enforcement, and resources on their platform at the Gold Strike and Olde Town stops.
Working with the Arvada Police Department on monitoring the Baker Sector (Southeast Arvada) to decrease crime.
Supporting public police workshops on how businesses can harden their frontages to stop crimes of opportunity.
Resolving the issues with JeffCOMM for 911 calls placed from Adams County Arvada, which involves two sheriff departments, two fire departments, two call centers and multiple service agencies.
The county now has a list of all veterans in the area to make sure they all know of resources for housing. The county also focuses their response for families, and has worked with cities in the county for a regional solution for severe weather. The next phase is solutions for people who are suffering from addictions and severe mental health conditions.