Boulder County aims to tackle homelessness by providing housing first

BOULDER COUNTY — The first annual report from Homeless Solutions for Boulder County, a public-private partnership tasked with coordinating and implementing homeless services for single adults across the county, found that it assessed 2,448 people for services in its first year.

The group, which aims to provide permanent supportive housing for clients, was able to transition 383 people, or 15 percent of all clients, out of the shelter system. Of those, 188 individuals got into their own housing, 145 were able to use existing social supports and 50 entered programs such as Ready to…