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Posada
1008 N. Grand
Pueblo, CO 81003

Phone: (719) 545-8776
Fax: (719) 544-6006

Pueblo Community Health Center Grand Avenue Clinic Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Spanish Peaks Mental Health Center PATH Outreach Clinicians
(719) 583-2207

VA Services
719-583-6307 Wednesdays from 10:30 - 12:00

 

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Pueblo's Homeless Population

 
Every One Counts!
  • Over 1 million children are homeless every night in the United States of America.
  • Pueblo's poverty rate for children is an alarming 26.5% (CCC's KidsCount 2010).
  • In Colorado more than 15,834 children experienced homelessness during the school year. (CCC's KidsCount 2010)
  • In Pueblo more than 1,848 children experienced homelessness during the school year. (School District 60 Title X Count)
  • Families with children make up 63% of Pueblo's homeless population.
  • Systemic Poverty is the number one reason for homelessness in Pueblo. Pueblo's overall poverty rate is the second highest in the state.
  • Every day, people in Pueblo are living in places like this:

Homeless numbers are higher this year due to:

  • the economy
  • increased population of campers migrating from Colorado Springs
  • our more comprehensive count of homeless on the streets
  • our cooperation with local school districts to better identify homeless youth

We have more families, people with disabilities and veterans in permanent housing thanks to assistance from the VA, VASH vouchers and the City and County of Pueblo through their Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program.

"I am deeply grateful and appreciative of the program because I was facing homelessness... thank you for all your services."

- Anonymous Posada Client 1/12/10

 

Continuum of Care Point In Time Count*

Sheltered with Children Unsheltered with Children
Single Parent Male Single Parent Female Two Parent # of Children Single Parent Male Single Parent Female Two Parent # of Children
Los Pobres 0 0 0 0 0 3 564 315
Cooperative Care 1 0 2 5 0 1 0 5
YWCA 0 8 0 11 0 0 0  
Posada Central Service 2 17 14 57 0 0 0 0
Elko Shelter 1 3 8 21    
Transitional 1 3 0 6    
Permanent 0 2 0 5    
TBRA 1 4 8 17    
Additional Perm   1 1    
       
               
TOTALS 6 38 32 123 0 4 564 320

 

Point in Time Count                                  January 24, 2011 Sheltered without children Unsheltered without children Chronically Homeless Mentally Ill Chronic Substance Abuse Veterans Persons with HIV/AIDS Victims of DV Unaccompanied Youth Under 18
M F Couple M F Couple M F M F M F M F M F M F M F
Los Pobres 6 3 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cooperative Care 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MESA Area 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southside Walmart 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wayside 39 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Crossroads Turning Point 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PCHC 11 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salvation Army-Shelter 0 0 0 33 0 0 25 0 6 0 28 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salvation Army-Feeding Program 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Carwash on Erie 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Eleven on 4th & Glendale 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1501 Beech-Abandoned House 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sweeny Feed Mill 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Runyon Lake 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Main Street Bridge 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Idaho Ave along Arkansas River 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Library-Rawlings 0 0 0 10 0 2 10 0 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Homeless Camps on Northside 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Albertsons-Northside 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barkman, Lamb, P. West Libraries 0 0 0 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northside Big Box Stores 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Friendly Harbor 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Soup Kitchen 0 0 0 13 1 0 8 0 5 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Posada Central Service Center 156 40 28 77 29 8 31 9 69 36 53 4 32 0 2 0 28 27 0 0
Jail (actively homeless) 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
YWCA 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
Elko Shelter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pueblo  PSH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBRA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Additional Perm 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Youth Number 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8
TOTALS 258 69 54 198 35 14 75 10 92 40 102 8 39 0 2 0 28 36 16 8

2009 Point In Time Data

*1/24/11 PIT Procedure Guidelines
The 2011 Point In Time count occurred from 7 a.m. 1/24/11 to 7 a.m. 1/25/11.
The information collected was in direct response to what HUD was requiring for the Balance of State.
The Continuum of Care was notified of the count and every agency was encouraged to participate.
All homeless people were told they were being counted and not to be counted again that day by any agency.
Salvation Army and Wayside Cross Mission reported their feeding and overnight numbers to Posada.
Transitional and Permanent Housing Programs reported their numbers 
The YWCA reported their overnight shelter numbers to Posada.
Crossroads, PCHC and Cooperative care reported their service numbers to Posada.
Posada counted only outdoor campers at the soup kitchen at 11:15 on 1/24.
Posada staff visited numerous camps around the city and reported on each location (see "2011 counts" tab).
Each library in Pueblo was called for a count of homeless patrons from that day.
Clients in Posada's Supportive Services Center and those in Posada's shelters and housing programs were counted.
Homeless Youth numbers were provided from the school districts.
Los Pobres reported their numbers from the undocumented population.
"Unsheltered" numbers include those living in places unfit for human habitation with no plumbing and/or utilities.
Homeless numbers do not include those people doubled up in homes.

 

District 60 Title X*

*The count below uses the McKinney-Vento definition of homeless for its Title X count and is not the same definition as used in the above Point in Time count. The details can be found here: http://www.coloradokids.org/facts/kids_count/kids_count.html

School Enrollment Proj. Count  Oct. 1 Count  Mid-Year Count
Baca Elementary 250 44 19 19
Belmont Elementary 506 36 21 17
Bessemer Academy 352 63 65 71
Beulah Heights Elementary 320 39 15 14
Bradford Elementary 344 93 59 52
Carlile Elementary 324 58 53 50
Cesar Chavez Academy 556 20 19 19
Columbian Elementary 364 89 77 78
Corwin Magnet School 205 16 15 15
Eastside Preschool 41 NA NA NA
Fountain Int'l.  Magnet 406 8 5 5
Franklin Elementary 435 35 32 33
Goodnight School 552 33 35 32
Haaff Elementary 322 33 4 9
Hellbeck Elementary 357 70 87 83
Heritage Elementary 370 29 7 6
Highland Park Elementary 495 65 44 36
Irving Elementary 321 78 68 69
Minnequa Elementary 364 49 61 69
Morton Elementary 422 38 49 46
Northmoor Preschool 30 NA NA NA
Parkview Elementary 455 81 87 87
PSAS 296 18 11 11
Somerlid Elementary 422 71 68 59
South Park Elementary 339 40 10 10
Southside Child Center 20 NA NA NA
Spann School 255 20 56 55
Sunset Park Elementary 496 50 52 53
Alternative Programs NA NA NA NA
Unassigned NA NA 19 61
Total Elementary 9619 1176 1038 1059
Bessemer Academy 79 10 10 10
Cesar Chavez Academy 313 16 17 17
Corwin Magnet School 459 35 34 33
Freed Middle School 311 42 41 39
Goodnight School 104 8 8 7
Heaton Middle School 708 55 42 42
Keating (RidgeOnline) 11 0 0 0
Pitts Middle School 456 54 57 55
PSAS 129 14 8 7
Risley Middle School 322 50 34 38
Roncalli Middle School 648 76 65 54
YAFA 25 3 3 3
Alternative Programs E&E/STEP/PYC/El Pueblo 2 NA 1 1
21st Century/Graduation Center/Home School NA NA 4 6
Unassigned NA NA 8 25
Total Middle School 3567 363 332 337
Centennial High School 1025 60 47 41
Central High School 1007 116 87 70
Dolores Huerta Prep HS 358 26 24 23
East High School 921 71 62 62
South High School 1361 125 107 96
Keating (RidgeOnline) 349 2 14 22
YAFA 142 43 37 21
PCC-Alt. Diploma Program NA 46 21 15
PCC-Gateway Program NA 14 25 25
Transition Program 87 NA 1 1
Alternative Programs E&E/STEP/PYC/El Pueblo 21 NA 1 3
21st Century/Graduation Center/Home School NA NA 6 4
Unassigned NA NA 22 69
Total High School 5271 503 454 452
Total District 18457 2042 1824 1848

 

You may be homeless if you...

 
  • Are living in a car, park, abandoned building, on the streets.
  • Are living in housing without running water or electricity and have no way to afford other housing.
  • Are in an emergency shelter.
  • Are in transitional or supportive housing for homeless persons.
  • Are in a hospital or other institution up to 30 consecutive days but normally live in one of the above places.
  • Are being evicted within a week from a private dwelling and cannot afford other housing.
  • Are being discharged within a week from a mental health institution, substance abuse treatment facility, jail, or prison that you have been at for 30 consecutive days and cannot afford any other housing.
  • Are fleeing a domestic violence housing situation and cannot afford any other housing.
  • Are in a place that you don't feel safe because of the behaviors of a caretaker, friend or relative.
  • Are being threatened or harmed because of your documentation status.

Please ask to visit with a Posada case manager if you believe you are homeless. We have services to help you obtain shelter, benefits, employment and housing.

  
 
  
             
     

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