The Denver City Council on Monday will consider a $1 million contract to better utilize the city’s hospital system for homeless response efforts.
If approved on second reading Monday, Denver Health will receive $990,900 from the city to become more involved with homeless response efforts and Roads to Recovery until at least Sept. 30, 2026.
The money is planned to “support and strengthen existing internal infrastructure focused on partnerships with Denver homelessness resolution partners and the Roads to Recovery project to better align housing and health supports for some of the most at-risk persons experiencing homelessness,” city officials said in the council’s resolution request.
Among Denver Health services, the hospital screens homeless patients, enters information into the city’s homeless management system, and provides homeless data entry and outcomes, housing referrals, homeless patient treatment and hand-offs to Department of Public Health and Environment case management, according to the resolution.