Lakewood Extreme Weather Overflow Shelter – A Partnership That is Saving Lives |
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Each year hundreds of unhoused individuals experience debilitating injury or death due to sleeping outside in extremely cold temperatures in Colorado. The City of Lakewood, in partnership with RecoveryWorks and Bayaud Enterprises, is saving lives by providing our unhoused neighbors with safe shelter at the Navigation Center, serving as an Extreme Weather Overflow Shelter at 8000 West Colfax Avenue. To meet the incredible need, RecoveryWorks rose to the challenge and stayed open 24-hours over multiple days to ensure our guests were safe. RecoveryWorks sends out a huge thank-you to RecoveryWorks’ staff members Richard Pierce, Tobi Rasmusson, and Regina Legron for their multiple 12-hour shifts throughout the entire holiday weekend’s extreme cold temperatures. Between 75-95 people have stayed in the shelter each night during the sub-zero temperatures and countless others have been sheltered during the day.
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You can save lives two ways!
We need 100 community members to make a donation of $25 to help offset the costs RecoveryWorks will incur staying open extra hours. Click here to make a donation ASAP. Your support will save lives!
Also, we need local business to become a sponsor of the overflow shelter right away! By donating $500, $1,000, or $2,000, your business will directly save the lives of hundreds in Jefferson County. Contact Molly Hanson, RecoveryWorks Development Director, at 720-643-2721 or [email protected] to donate items or make a monetary donation.
A special thank you to the Lakewood Mayor’s office and Jefferson County for supporting this response with donations, volunteers and transportation. |
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A 24-Hour Community Process That Will Save Lives Point in Time Survey January 22nd – 23rd |
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Denver Metro region has seen an unprecedented increase in the number of unhoused individuals. RecoveryWorks, in partnership with local and state partners, is playing a key role in collecting data over a 24-hour period in Jefferson County. Called the Point In Time Survey, the data will help partners determine the scope of homelessness, raise public awareness, and enable partners to apply for program funds. RecoveryWorks will hold the county’s largest “magnet event” for the unhoused to encourage participation.
You can help the effort two ways. If you are a Spanish-speaker, consider volunteering to collect data. Sign up ASAP to be a volunteer by contacting Lauren Bernstein with Jefferson County at [email protected] Also, we need 100 community members to make a donation of $50 to offset the costs RecoveryWorks will incur serving as a key partner in this important community process. Click here to make a donation by Monday, January 22nd. Be a part of the effort today! |
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City of Lakewood and West Colfax Partners Come Together to Make West Colfax Safer |
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Partners are working together to make West Colfax (Kipling to Simms) safer for our community members, businesses, and the unhoused. Called the “West Colfax Safety & Ward 1/Westland Streetscaping/Placemaking Project” the city has a website to learn more about these important improvements that will start this spring.
Lakewood West Colfax Safety Project | Lakewood Together.
The project needs community input! Attend a community meeting on Thursday, January 25th from 12:00-1:30 PM at Lamar Station Crossing (6150 West 13th Avenue, Lakewood). Lunch will be provided. Attend and lend your voice to make West Colfax safer for years to come. |
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RecoveryWorks Welcomes a New Staff Member |
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Our respite program is excited to have Michelle Davis, Respite Monitor, join the staff of RecoveryWorks. Michelle joined the team in September. A key partner on the team, she is passionate about dance, gardening, economics, podcasts, and animal advocacy. Welcome, Michelle! |
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