ARVADA, Colo. — Last year, nearly 53,000 people across Colorado sought out homelessness services, according to a study by the Colorado Homeless Management Information System.
The study differs from Point-In-Time counts, a once-a-year survey that typically only captures a snapshot of certain communities experiencing homelessness. Last year’s Point-In-Time count found that 300 people were experiencing homelessness in Arvada.
“[The rate of homelessness] is an increase over a longer period,” said Rachel Kuroiwa, the director of communication and engagement for the City of Arvada. “2023 to 2024 was somewhat steady, but it’s really an increase over the last like six or eight years. That’s not just in Arvada, that’s in Jefferson County and other places in Colorado as well.”…