Fort Collins Rescue Mission is excited to announce a $1.4 million challenge match program for the More Than… campaign to build a Homeless Resolution Center. Every dollar given during this challenge, which will last until Dec. 31, 2025, or until the full $1.4 million is raised, will be doubled.
To date, the More Than… campaign has raised $24.7 million of the $27 million goal to make this vision a reality.
The $1.4 million challenge is being funded by two separate community partners: $650,000 from the NoCo Housing Fund, a donor advised fund with the NoCo Foundation, with the remaining $750,000 from a foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. The matching gift from the NoCo Housing Fund will help launch the NoCo Housing Initiative, a new effort of the NoCo Foundation designed to make meaningful impact across the full spectrum of housing needs—from homelessness to rental housing and homeownership.
“Help leads to hope,” says Seth Forwood, vice president of programs. “This dollar-for-dollar matching challenge is essential for getting the More Than… campaign over the finish line so we can begin construction of our homeless resolution center. A donor’s dollar goes twice as far now, which will help provide hope to individuals experiencing homelessness in our community.”
The new 38,000-square-foot center, set to be built on Mason Street near the intersection of North College Avenue and Hibdon Court, will provide beds for up to 250 men and includes a day center, ADA accessibility, need-based dorms, private meeting space for intake and case management, offices for internal staff and external partners, trauma-informed design and much more.
The new resolution center will provide more than meals, more than shelter and more than ever before, meeting the current needs in our community and providing the services to end homelessness, one life at a time. It will be a transformational shift in both the size and scope of care offered to those in need. The current facility is about 5,000 square feet and can accommodate 89 men each evening and is no longer adequate to meet the needs in Fort Collins. In fact, last year FCRM staff had to turn away individuals needing shelter 1,247 times due to a lack of capacity.
“We are incredibly close to the finish line on the $27 million More Than… campaign to build a new homeless resolution center,” says Mary Vivo, director of philanthropy. “The commitment of these two donation challenges is exactly the type of momentum we need to complete the campaign and start putting shovels into the ground. Don’t miss the opportunity to personally invest in changing lives in our community by making the center a reality.”
