Our mission is to create innovative lasting solutions to fight homelessness, hunger and poverty in Morgan County. Rising Up is developing temporary and permanent solutions and programs that will help individuals and families rise up from homelessness and poverty and keep hunger at bay.
Rising Up’s programs are designed to keep our homeless and hungry neighbors engaged and working to achieve sustainable independence in a safe and trusted environment. We offer job search assistance, advocacy, hot meals, showers, housing search assistance, a client choice food pantry, overnight winter warming center, connecting dots to other services and much more. These services help empower people to make their own decisions; transform people from being dependent to being independent; and rebuild a solid foundation to rise up from their current situations and move forward on a path to sustainable independence that will help them become productive, contributing members of our great community!
Motel vouchers avail – typically reserved for families & ADA
Housing Search Asst: ~ 1 month to get into housing
Transportation: Train tix/bus passes to Denver for safety/stability needs (court, fam to stay with, etc); staff ride East may be possible
Food & Employment Program: Morgan County residents only
Day Shelter: M, W, Th 9a-1p, Tu 3p-5p
Day & Overnight Shelter have narrow hallways and are not ADA accessible (may qualify for motel voucher)
Shelter: Nov 1st-March 31st (6pm-8am nightly)
Shelter Intake
Rarely Full – will share bed availability with Advocate
Arrive 6pm (dinner) – 8pm (late arrival w approval)
Walk up – first come, first served
ID preferred but not required
Day Shelter (year round)
Winter Warming Center (Overnight Shelter)
Type: Winter overnight shelter open Nov 1 – March 30 Stay: overnight only 6p-8a Space: 10 beds (~8 typically full), 1 room separated by bio sex Storage: Lockers available up to 24 hrs after leaving shelter ADA: No (narrow hallways) Pets: No, Service animals only w doc Safety: 24/7 staff
