Services

The Carriage House is open from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday.

  • Lunch is served at the Carriage House five days a week, Monday through Friday
  • A Women’s Program sponsored with the YWCA is open in the afternoon, Monday through Friday, from 3 pm to 5 pm
  • Dinner is served from 5 pm to 6:30 pm at the First Christian Church on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and at Mountain View Methodist Church on Wednesday
  • In the winter, the Carriage House’s Emergency Warming Center is open from 7 pm to 7 am when it is snowing and the temperature is below 20 or when the temperature is below 10.

We have outreach programs with professionals visiting us from:

  • Boulder Veteran’s Center (once a month)
  • Boulder County Mental Health Center (weekly)
  • People’s Clinic (four times a week)
  • Boulder County Aids Project
  • Veterans Helping Veterans Now

Through our Case Management services, a trained professional meets with clients to identify services that will help them resolve the employment, substance abuse, mental health, and other problems that prevent them from finding and maintaining stable housing. Once service needs are identified, case managers work with clients and with partner agencies to connect clients to services, monitor their progress, and address problems as they arise. Our partner agencies include:

  • Boulder County AIDS Project
  • Boulder Shelter
  • Boulder Veteran’s Center
  • The Center for People with Disabilities,
  • Safe House
  • Emergency Family Assistance (EFAA)

Other basic needs services we provide include: showers, laundry, toiletries, and phone access.

Our employment services include:

  • Resume writing
  • Search counseling
  • Job search listings
  • Voice mail and email
  • Clothing vouchers and bus tokens for job interviews
  • Computer training

Our healing services include:

  • Addiction recovery group facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker and a certified addictions counselor (CAC III) that helps clients understand the nature of their addictions and the process of recovery. These groups also allow clients to develop supportive relationships with each other and to develop strategies for preventing relapse.
  • Acupuncture
  • Recreational and social activities such as “open mike”, a crafts group, an art class, a film festival showing documentaries about homelessness
  • An advisory group of currently homeless clients