The Delores Project is a 24-7 low-barrier, extended-stay shelter for women, transgender, and nonbinary individuals. Guests staying in the shelter receive hot showers and hygiene supplies, bus tickets, connection to health services, a clean bed and linens, locked storage for belongings, on-site laundry services, phones, computers, and three meals and two snacks daily. We are located near public transportation and a public library. Our accommodations are dorm-style, with 8 to 20 guests in each room. All beds have a reading lamp, outlet, and locked storage for belongings.

In addition to meeting our guest’s basic needs, at The Delores Project we provide on-site therapy, group counseling, life skills programming, community engagement events, and wrap-around, housing-focused case management. Our goal is that when guests leave our community, it is to transitional or permanent housing. For those who have moved into housing from our shelter, we provide some short-term rental assistance and up to 2 years of community-based case management and behavioral health aftercare.

We welcome trained service animals and emotional support animals that can behave safely and hygienically. All guests are able to provide anonymous 24-7 program feedback and are invited to participate in our Guest Advisory Committee to help foster a positive, safe, and hospitable environment.

All of our accommodations, dorms and restrooms, are all-gender. We prioritize safety first and foremost and have found this to be a non-issue. All guests are expected to treat each other and staff with respect and dignity, including using other’s chosen names and gender pronouns.

Please note - The Delores Project is NOT a safe house. We cannot provide safe shelter for those fleeing a violent situation. Please call the Mile High United Way Hotline at 211 for a list of safe houses.

Those looking for shelter should call us at 10am daily at 303-534-5411 to inquire about bed availability and complete a brief phone screen.

• We do not accept any walk-ups. Beds are only assigned by phone at 10am each day.

• We do not take referrals from case managers or other community providers.

• We do not serve cisgender men, families with children, or anyone under the age of 18.

• We are not a safehouse or domestic violence shelter and cannot serve individuals who are fleeing a dangerous or violent situation.

We are not able to hold or reserve beds for future days. Potential guests should call only if they are prepared to arrive that day.

The Delores Project does not require identification or other documentation for use of our services. The Delores Project will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, religion, creed, age over 40, ancestry, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status or any other applicable status protected by state or local law in any of its activities or operations.