Human Services
For more information about human services projects at CSI, please contact Information@csi-policy.org and ask for Denise McHugh, Executive Director.
Human Services Projects
Rural Collaborative. The Rural Collaborative brings together the resources, knowledge and expertise of six rural Colorado communities (providing services to a 13 county region) to form an effective safety net of support for TANF eligible families, and youth without stable housing. While helping youth and families with rent one month offers a short term solution, it does not address the systemic nature of poverty in rural Colorado. This project is looking at housing as a foundation for stability, but will include significant nonresidential support that specifically targets expanding training and educational opportunities and, subsequently, job access, to increase the overall economic wellbeing of rural Colorado youth and families threatened with homelessness. In addition, the Collaborative uses their experience and collective voice to shape public policy that is beneficial to all Colorado’s rural communities. The Center for Systems Integration is providing training, technical assistance, project coordination, and evaluation on the project.
