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This event POSTPONED! 

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2nd Forum Ending Homelessness
Monday | April 20, 2020 | 8:30 a.m. - to - 4:00 p.m.
at the Fort Lewis College Ballroom, Durango, CO
Keynote Speaker:

Rev. Amanda Henderson, Executive Director of 
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The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado

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Reverend Amanda Henderson, Executive Director
of The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado
​THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED!
Check back after April 7th for more information.
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Thank you for your patience as our communities cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Discount ticket for volunteers who sign up to help on day of event. 
  • Discounted ticket for Fort Lewis College students with current school identification. 
     Rev. Amanda Henderson, Executive Director of Interfaith Alliance of Colorado, is our keynote speaker.
  • She will be presenting on the “Holy Chaos: Unlikely Coalitions for Uncommon Transformation”
     Join Rev. Amanda Henderson for an honest story of the messy realities of bringing people together from radically different backgrounds for the common hope of creating home for those who are living homeless. From organizing on the streets, testifying at the Capitol, to gathering in circles to work for healing- the work of building transformative community is complicated, difficult, and holy. Amanda will be real about challenging her own assumptions and fears and pushing others to do the same as we imagine new ways forward.
     IAC partnered with Colorado Village Collaborative that established the Beloved Community Village of Tiny Homes in Denver. She is currently working on the Congregation Land Campaign to help faith communities activate their land to build housing for those in need.
Community Compassion Outreach connects communities as part of the
City of Durango and La Plata County Strategic Plan on Homelessness dated ​February 2020.

We are thankful for our SPONSORS!

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  • Leslie Swanson
  • Ragsdale & Associates​​

      Learn from advocates, law enforcement, government leaders, and service providers who are working together to assist people experiencing homelessness throughout our community. 
​     Homelessness is increasing across the country, due to many reasons — the economy, lack of affordable housing, job loss, domestic violence, loss of family, major illness, mental illness, and more --
     Learn about our community’s approaches in best practices & strategies toward ending homelessness in Durango, La Plata County.  
     2020 Forum Ending Homelessness is the second forum held in Durango by Community Compassion Outreach since 2018.
     The conference offers opportunities for providers, volunteers, students, business leaders, government leaders, faith-base communities and residents in Southwest Colorado to learn about evidence-based successes to end homelessness.  
     Working together, we can succeed with viable solutions to prevent and shorten lived experiences in homelessness in our beautiful community.
     The Voices of Lived Experiences of Homelessness will be sharing, too!

Ending Homelessness (Definition)
[source: 
https://community.solutions/key-definitions/] 

"When we refer to ending homelessness, we mean that a community has reached functional zero, a standard developed by Community Solutions that indicates that homelessness in that community is rare overall and brief when it occurs. More detailed definitions of functional zero are listed below.
"Ending homelessness does not mean that no person will ever experience homelessness in a community. It means that systems are in place to ensure that any experience of homelessness is brief and permanently resolved, and rare overall. As an analogy, a well-functioning health care system will not necessarily prevent people from getting sick. But it will ensure that people who fall ill are triaged appropriately and receive the services they need so their illness does not become a crisis."

FREE TICKETS
People with lived experiences in homelessness apply for free admission here.


Continental breakfast & buffet lunch included in admission cost. Click to order tickets at EVENTBRITE.
Recommended reading:
  • Journeys out of homelessness: The voices of lived experiences by Jamie Rife and Donald W. Burnes (autographed copies will be on hand at the event). 
    • YouTube Introduction. Dr. Burnes is with the Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy.
  • Ending Homelessness: Why we haven't, How we can by Donald W. Burnes and David L. DiLeo
  • TENT CITY URBANISM: From Self-Organized Camps to Tiny House Villages by Andrew Heben.

    Volunteers Signup Here 

    We welcome any help you may wish to offer!
    You are welcome to bring a buddy to work alongside you at the event.
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Our mission is to assist individuals & families to prevent, to survive and to exit homelessness with warm clothing, camp provisions, food, referrals to vital resources and connection to housing assistance, peer-based recovery support services, wraparound services, transportation by appointment, more.....
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We are located at:
21738 US-160, Durango, CO 81303

Mailing Address: 10 Town Plaza #315, Durango, CO 81301
We accept voicemail messages:
Mon-Fri 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., except Holidays.

E-Mail: [email protected]
970-236-2313
  • SAFE TALKS IN RECOVERY (STiR) is a voluntary group meeting held during Compassion Center hours.
  • COMPASSION CENTER -- Doors open at 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for light breakfast, snacks, beverages and lunch. Client intakes by Appointment Only. Donations room available. 
  • VAN pickup from Manna at 10:10 a.m. -- 10:25 a.m.
  • COFFEE & CONVERSATIONS are held Saturdays: Doors open at 11:00 a.m. -- LUNCH will be served at NOON until 1:30 p.m.
  • HOME
    • Our Board
    • CCO Management
  • RESST Program
  • Special Events
  • Recovery Residence
  • COFFEE & CONVERSATIONS
  • DONATE
  • IN THE NEWS
  • Donna Mae's Blog
  • RESOURCES
    • Links
    • VILLAGE OF HOPE
    • Emergency Warming Center
    • What is Homelessness?
    • Homelessness in La Plata County
    • ADAY'SWORK(TM)
    • Know Your Rights
  • STREET OUTREACH
  • Contact Us