AURORA | Organizers for a new program for families experiencing homelessness in Aurora will hold a community meeting on the future use of the Excelsior Youth Campus next week.
Arapahoe County documents indicate the former Excelsior Campus in Aurora is the preferred site for the Generational Opportunities to Achieve Long-term Success Program — or GOALS.
Cheryl Ternes, Director of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, told the Sentinel earlier this year the program is innovative and proven to help end generational homelessness.
The program, facilitated by Wheat Ridge-based Family Tree is designed as a two-generation approach. The organization’s CEO, Scott Shields said many homeless programs focus solely on getting adults back on their feet or just on children, which can sometimes require very different services.
Family Tree’s program is one that focuses on an array of challenges a family might meet when they’re experiencing homelessness.
The community meeting, hosted by Family Tree and Urban Land Conservancy, is July 24 at 7 p.m. at the former Excelsior Youth Center location, 15001 E. Oxford Ave Aurora, CO 80014.
— KARA MASON, Staff Writer
