Walk-up Shelter Access & “Front Door” Referral Centers

If you or someone you know is in housing crisis and needs shelter urgently, please refer them to “front door” facilities, where we offer both walk-up access and have the ability to refer (and sometimes transport) to other shelters as appropriate. Walk-up only centers do not refer to other facilities.

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Walk-up Shelter Access & "Front Door" Referral Centers in Denver

For Individual Men

Front door: Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St. (303) 294-0157, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. It is advised to arrive before 6 p.m. for transportation to other locations.

*Individuals who stayed at Denver Rescue Mission overnight will be allowed to access Lawrence Street Community Center for breakfast and lunch.

*At 2:30 p.m. Lawrence Street Community Center will open to other individuals who wish to access shelter, dinner, and cold weather alternatives.

*Individuals who stayed overnight only at Catholic Charities will be allowed to access Lawrence Street Community Center from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Walk-up access only: Crossroads, 1901 29thSt. (720) 305-4640. Intake is only conducted at 10 a.m. daily (as available shelter space allows), no transportation to other shelters from this location.

For Individual Women

Front door: Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St., (303) 294-0241, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. daily, it is advised to arrive between 4 and 4:30 p.m. for shelter or transportation to other locations.

For Families with Minor Children

Access to family shelters through The Salvation Army Connection Center
Phone Intake & Eligibility: (303) 295-3366, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

For Youth Ages 12-24

Walk-up access only: Urban Peak The Mothership, 1630 S. Acoma, (303) 974-2928, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.* Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.* Saturdays and Sundays.

*Closed on Wednesdays from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m., on all other weekdays from 4 p.m. – 5 p.m., and on weekends from 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.

For Those Experiencing Domestic Violence

SafeHouse Denver, 24-hour crisis hotline (303) 318-9989

Additional Information

Service Animals and Pets:
Service animals are allowed in our shelters. Alternately, Denver Animal Protection offers a Safe Haven Program, which provides two to four weeks of shelter for pets of families experiencing homelessness and during severe weather events. See the Save Haven site for more information.

Other Shelter Facilities
These providers are also part of Denver’s shelter network, but do not transport to other facilities, and are therefore not recommended “front door” entry points. Locations listed here without an address are NOT walk-up facilities.

Delores Project: women and transgender individuals, (303) 534-5411, beds are assigned only by phone at 10 a.m. daily