Housing Programs
The PLACE’s ongoing priority is for youth homelessness to be rare, brief, and one-time. We believe that all young people deserve access to safe housing, supportive relationships, and the opportunity for self-sufficiency and success.
To meet youth where they are, The PLACE offers four housing programs—each tailored in length and level of support: Permanent Supportive Housing, Rapid Re-Housing, Rental & Utility Assistance, and the Transitional Living Program.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is an intervention that combines affordable housing assistance with voluntary support services to address the needs of those who have experienced homelessness. The PLACE expanded its PSH efforts with the opening of the Launchpad in May of 2025, providing dedicated supportive housing for young people in addition to the scattered-site model it has successfully deployed for more than a decade. Utilizing vouchers and leasing dollars in units held by private landlords or partner nonprofits, PSH at The PLACE pairs housing with supportive services from case managers and collaborative partners. These services build independent living and tenancy skills, create access to healthcare, clear a pathway to education and employment opportunities, and connect young adults with groups and projects that strengthen social and emotional wellness.
Rapid Rehousing
This program provides rent, utilities assistance, & a moderate level of case management support for up to a 24-month timeframe but typically for 12 months or less.
Transitional Housing
This CoC housing program provides rent and utilities assistance, and case management support to youth for typically for 12-month time period.
Transitional Living Program
This program provides youth ages 16 through 21 with single unit, dorm-style housing as a step into independent living. The current model utilizes two four-bedroom homes located adjacent to each other to allow for ease of case management across the two sites.
This is Ariah. After a falling out with his family, he hitchhiked from Arizona to Colorado Springs where he met with our Street Outreach Team. He said, “I got snacks, socks, even hand warmers.”
Knowing Ariah was a good candidate to be in his own place, he met with the housing team and moved into his own apartment. Friends of The PLACE helped him decorate it in a superhero them. Now employed, Ariah has a dream to attend college.