Human Services#
The City of Fort Collins assists low-moderate income residents of Fort Collins in the areas of affordable housing and human services. This assistance, allocated via a competitive process, comes in the form of grants or loans to local housing agencies and human service providers.
Social Sustainability – Prioritizing Community Needs
Local nonprofit professionals and the public are invited to help inform SSD’s HUD Consolidated Plan and Human Services Priorities Platform by participating in a variety of summer engagement sessions. Select from any of the activities listed below to bring your voice into the City’s efforts to update federally-required planning documents, as well as the creation of new plans and strategies that will inform our future work and funding interests.
For any accommodations or interpretation service, contact Dianne Tjalkens (dtjalkens@fcgov.com) no later than one week prior to the event.
| Social Sustainability Prioritization Workshop | Thursday, June 20 | 10am-12pm | Harmony Library (4614 S. Shields) |
| Homelessness Focus Group | Thursday, June 27 | 1pm-3pm | Old Town Library (201 Peterson) |
| Children/Youth Focus Group | Thursday, July 11 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
| Affordable Housing Focus Group | Thursday, July 18 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
| Seniors & Aging Focus Group | Tuesday, July 23 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
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Disabilities Focus Group |
Thursday, July 25 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
| Food Insecurity Focus Group | Monday, July 29 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
| Health (MH/BH/PH) Focus Group | Wednesday, July 31 | 10am-12pm | Fort Collins Senior Center (1200 Raintree Drive) |
Competitive Process
The City of Fort Collins administers the Competitive Process each spring to allocate local and federal funds for Affordable Housing and Human Services projects and programs.
Funding
Funds, through the Competitive Process, are distributed in the spring and are available for public services, community development activities and affordable housing projects.
Agencies
The Social Sustainability Department assists local nonprofit agencies that serve low income individuals and families through funding, collaborative programs and partnerships.