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“My name is Emma Knight. I’m the manager of homeless programs for the city of Aurora,” Knight said during the Douglas County Homeless Initiative meeting, reviewing the project’s history and timeline. Aurora purchased the property in May 2024 and received a grant from the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH) for “just over $15,000,000,” Knight said, with additional contributions from Adams County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County and other local funding bringing the purchase-and-renovation total to just under $40,000,000.

The campus will repurpose the hotel’s 255 rooms into a three-tier shelter and housing model, operator ADVANCE’s executive director Jim Goebelbecker said. Tier 1 will provide low‑barrier emergency shelter; tier 2 private beds and case-management engagement; and tier 3 will offer workforce transitional housing in former hotel rooms with stays of up to two years. The campus will also include a day center, space for case management and job training, a clinic with two exam rooms, 20 respite beds for people leaving hospitals, and a kennel area for pets.

“We have three tiers of shelter… Tier 1 is emergency shelter, low barrier; tier 2 gives you more privacy and help to engage with case management; and tier 3 is the hotel rooms with a commitment to longer-term sustainability,” Goebelbecker said. He described partnerships for workforce training and meal services, and said about 85 percent of ADVANCE staff have lived experience in recovery.

Knight said renovations began in early 2025. Work already completed includes plumbing, demolition of ballroom flooring, rooftop crane lifts, partial elevator work (one elevator is operational) and exploratory testing; a site permit was expected in early June 2025. Aurora has used part of the facility temporarily for overnight cold‑weather shelter starting in January; that temporary use will end when the portion of the building used for that shelter must be renovated. Aurora plans to shift temporary shelter operations to the Aurora Day Resource Center (ADRC) while finishing renovation work on site.

Officials described security, health and partner coordination for operations. Knight said the campus will not be a mental‑health treatment hospital, but Aurora will coordinate referrals to nearby services including Aurora Mental Health’s Potomac campus and other regional providers. Security will be provided by an outsourced firm during start‑up, with the goal of hiring an on‑site security force integrated with program de‑escalation practices; Aurora Police Department officers will be welcome on campus for any incidents.

The campus operator emphasized programming that moves people from survival to stability. Goebelbecker described job‑training partnerships — including a meals partnership with CCL Hospitality — private entrances and community rooms on each floor, and a rent‑like program fee of up to 30 percent to teach budgeting as part of longer‑term housing stability.

Knight and Goebelbecker acknowledged remaining open questions and constraints. The facility will serve adults 18 and older; Aurora decided not to co‑locate families with single adults at this site because of safety concerns and best practices, Knight said. Couples may be accommodated with proximate rooms but program leaders expect to separate men’s and women’s sleeping areas where necessary for safety. The campus will not provide nursing‑level care; respite beds are for people who can care for themselves for up to 30 days.

Officials said additional funding will be needed for “pie‑in‑the‑sky” improvements and for staffing; they encouraged community partners to refer qualified case managers and clinicians. Knight gave a target for the facility to be “partially open” the last week of October or the first week of November 2025 and fully functional in the fourth quarter of 2025, while acknowledging renovation schedules could change.

The presentation drew questions from municipal leaders and Douglas County officials about mental‑health coordination, handling of couples and children, workforce partnerships and safety. Several local partners — including Douglas County HEART team members and municipal representatives — said they plan to refer clients and coordinate services once the campus opens.

If the campus opens as planned, Aurora and its partners say it will provide integrated shelter, health screening, workforce services and a path to transitional housing for adults experiencing homelessness across the metro region.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","DCHI Executive Committee Meeting - April 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Aurora officials told Douglas County partners on April 10 that work to convert the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Convention Center into the Aurora Regional Navigation Campus is under way and on track for a phased opening in late 2025.","taxTitle","Douglas County, Colorado","taxId",4194,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607480,"Douglas County convenes retail‑theft summit with local police, DA and businesses to improve reporting and prosecution",78,3296000,3374000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952738-031e99b3cc1a7a60fb806e36a2c4859c&start=3296&end=3374","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952738-031e99b3cc1a7a60fb806e36a2c4859c/thumbnail_3296000.jpg","/articles/6607480/Douglas-County/Colorado/Douglas-County-convenes-retailtheft-summit-with-local-police-DA-and-businesses-to-improve-reporting-and-prosecution","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607480-e08cc1e77f0d493ea2aa4c824d0281e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770921948&Signature=dUarMmY-Qd9Tfn5NoYuuuAoY4--71LblPdQPV850ipZ8Hl9l4TE4HZPBE90Wy4CzbJe53j4k6ywczYBwHpvLHG6MDeUnCjtuiCtkounTnRP6T2-TnR0rP305yb2o~pJRpNxxxBqPVKHcNHn96srKUw~zeHOToaD~rDMs1vNmWpPH0SUJ8OVtbeUOcOot8cMoySpD9bfWTglQus9OmITAl1PCsPt1VOSM8whlLV8Rq1ssU7IAjWEEgCoV6cveWTYb8fzIvVw3BlU8WbpBSIzRUP-vpEIz6AnkvgCfogTDyq4hwS55N8WeCUVAMWDqaSbHsN60Un6vUYd80Zn8pgD25Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Douglas County’s legal and public‑safety officials told partners April 10 they are convening a summit of businesses and law enforcement to improve reporting and prosecution of retail theft after a perceived gap in reporting and enforcement.

“...there was a misunderstanding or a, a misperception in the community that, retail theft wasn't being prosecuted or wasn't being reported,” County Attorney Jeff Garcia said, describing an outreach effort that brings together the district attorney’s office, Castle Rock Police Department, Lone Tree Police Department, Parker Police Department and the sheriff’s office.

Garcia said his office and local police have contacted about 30 businesses so far to better understand retail reporting policies and to identify tools the county can use to encourage reporting and support prosecutions. The outreach, he said, could lead to an enhanced local ordinance to clarify reporting responsibilities and provide better tools for enforcement.

The county’s law‑enforcement leaders and elected officials described the effort as part education and part policy: they do not want to encourage confrontations in parking lots, but they do want crimes to be reported so agencies can respond and community safety can be maintained. The county plans to continue conversations with retailers and partner agencies and said the summit will inform potential ordinance changes or other local tools to address retail theft.","The county attorney and law‑enforcement partners said they are convening a summit of retailers to clarify reporting and consider ordinance changes after community concerns that retail theft was under‑reported. Thirty businesses have been contacted so far, officials said.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6607484,"Douglas County reports housing‑stability program results and HEART team metrics; officials say encampments, panhandling are low",1728,2597000,4325000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2952738-031e99b3cc1a7a60fb806e36a2c4859c&start=2597&end=4325","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2952738-031e99b3cc1a7a60fb806e36a2c4859c/thumbnail_2597000.jpg","/articles/6607484/Douglas-County/Colorado/Douglas-County-reports-housingstability-program-results-and-HEART-team-metrics-officials-say-encampments-panhandling-are-low","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6607484-7bd6ca9d440c746e8ae445ca830d3da7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770921948&Signature=JpUAO0wP4vRXSvHZsF2neOUzXWcQViln8NjpO6MgAmbKebxKLI8-JgsVV-2Tf-vZrf44C-9yBsqcVlCATayztczOyrlLX2SyoUAQlq7oJvwkpCngYoCaG7Jh3D8w0HbOjZJvAT-wqoMZc58kn3V1mS-Iir1WTef4c9ezMwDk0yZe3eJDDxp86J3tA7IgerWuq6qznSWp4AR8iy0Q6et1Yf3B8rC6LYWStQQv3bE7pJEhNgL5jnaI894q-ucfKV7WzFvXAPcZW1RP0YMBK4VrF89uIkaHWX4KbcIb4XHaAplud8iTZq7SkBs~JEqjihHVn6McHWp4Kkkrnrw3rZJjZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Douglas County staff on April 10 briefed the Homeless Initiative on results from a housing‑stability pilot, program funding and recent HEART team activity that county leaders said is reducing visible homelessness across the county.

Steven Dodrill of Douglas County Community Services said the Housing Stability Program (HSP), launched February 2024, provides rental assistance, utility support, case management and connections to mental‑health, employment and domestic‑violence resources for households at risk of homelessness. Eligible participants must live in Douglas County and have income at or below 30 percent of area median income; Dodrill said that is “just under $40,000 per year for a household of four.”

Dodrill told the group the first contract (ending March 31, 2025) assisted seven households — 25 individuals — using about $62,000 in assistance and more than 70 hours of partner case management. The county received $40,000 in 2024 HRP funds and provided a $20,000 local match for a $60,000 project budget; the county plans to use those funds to assist an additional four to seven households, Dodrill said.

“We recently had our first family complete their time at the goals program,” Dodrill said, describing a success in which a household of 10 transitioned into a private rental after coordinated support from several agencies including The Rock, Catholic Charities, Manna Resource Center and the Douglas County School District.

Tiffany (Heart team lead) presented the monthly HEART dashboard. “Heart enrolled 22 new clients last month. We received a total of 222 referrals,” Tiffany said, summarizing outreach and operations. She reported 41 active clients on HEART caseloads (34 households, four of them families). Last month the team logged 17 percent of exits as permanent housing, 22 percent as temporary housing, 31 percent as emergency shelter, 13 percent as closed for no contact after repeated outreach, and 17 percent of clients who chose to leave the county.

HEART staff also described high levels of proactive outreach: deputies and navigators visited businesses, conducted 29 initial business contacts, and performed street outreach across Castle Rock, Parker, Highlands Ranch, Lone Tree and other areas. Douglas County leaders said the coordinated work of HEART, the CRT and law enforcement has reduced calls for service related to unsheltered people and that, at the time of the meeting, there were no active encampments and fewer than six unsheltered individuals in the county.

The meeting also included reports of workforce and grant activity relevant to homelessness prevention. Sasha Easton of Arapahoe Douglas Works said the agency led a multi‑county grant application and won $5.2 million total; Arapahoe Douglas Works will receive $1.2 million to train 3,800 jobseekers in high‑demand trades over four years. Commissioner and municipal representatives said workforce pathways are central to long‑term housing stability and praised coordinated referrals.

Speakers thanked volunteers, municipal partners and nonprofits for referrals and for rapid outreach when referrals arrive. County leaders said they will continue to coordinate use of HEART referrals, county prevention funds and regional services to place households most efficiently.

No formal policy actions or votes were recorded on the items presented; officials said program continuation and expansion will depend on available funding and grant awards.","Douglas County updated partners on a county housing‑stability pilot, recent client outcomes and HEART team monthly metrics, including referrals, enrollments and exit outcomes. Officials reported no active encampments and fewer than six unsheltered individuals in the county.","actionData","errors"]

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Aurora plans regional navigation campus to open late 2025, will house 255 rooms and on-site services

Douglas County convenes retail‑theft summit with local police, DA and businesses to improve reporting and prosecution

Douglas County reports housing‑stability program results and HEART team metrics; officials say encampments, panhandling are low