Our mission To help men transition out of homelessness, encouraging them to seek a self-sufficient, independent lifestyle as productive citizens. This mission is centered in trauma-informed training by staff members, with awareness of each individual’s needs. Also, HB Denver helps men bridge the adjustment from incarceration, to work towards a peaceable and self-sufficient lifestyle.
We do that by providing a Safe, Clean and Sober Environment.
Our Approach
We have programs to assist our residents to learn: financial skills; life skills; job search skills; and how to build a support community that will help them reach their goal of staying sober and having their own place.
Who We Help
We take in men arriving from all kinds of situations. Many come straight out of prison, others off the streets, some from being evicted and others with an array of personal challenges that create a need for an affordable place to stay. If they are sober, we will take them in and try to help them. If they aren’t sober, options are offered: a detox center or other interim program. Many men return from these options to re-commit to the structure of Heartbeat Denver’s program.
Requirements for Admission
All the men need to have employment, or have a source of income. Many arrive with temporary vouchers to tide them over until they can find a job. If they don’t have an ID, or a cell phone, or a job … we can help them get those things. We don’t do it for them … but we assist in many ways to get them on the road to a better life.
Fees and Amenities
Our program is unique. We have a “night room” so men can have late shift jobs and sleep during the day.
Our men pay $15 a day, $105 a week, paid in advance. If someone comes to us without any money and no job — but he is sober and willing to work — we can still help them.
For those fees, the men get a bed and the use of bedding (sheets, pillow and blanket) while they stay with us. They get a locker and an under-the-bed bin for personal items. We also provide one hot meal a day (dinner).
Comprehensive Support
We have programs to give them the skills needed to get a job, then a good job and then a better job. We teach life skills and we partner with over 30 organizations to provide a wide variety of support services.
You can get more details about our program and partner organizations in other areas of this website.
“We help those who help themselves.”
Bruce Heagstedt, Executive Director