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Almost Home Shelter Gets Energy Make-Over |
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June 1, 2010 |
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BRIGHTON, Colo. – Almost Home, a nonprofit that provides temporary shelter and transitional housing for the working poor in Adams and southern Weld counties, is anticipating lower energy bills now that its Brighton homeless shelter has received an energy make-over. The facility, built in 1903 and operated as a family homeless shelter by Almost Home, Inc. since 1996, recently was equipped with thousands of dollars worth of energy improvements, including duct and wall insulation, programmable thermostats, weatherproof doors and a new energy efficient washer. The make-over was done through Energy Outreach Colorado’s Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Program (NEEP), which provides free energy audits and efficiency upgrades for qualifying nonprofit facilities across the state. Other funders for the project were Xcel Energy, United Power and Tri State Generation and Transmission Association. Energy Outreach Colorado is a nonprofit that raises funds for energy assistance and energy efficient housing for limited income Coloradans. EOC established NEEP to help nonprofit facilities reduce operating costs and continue to provide vital community services. In addition to Xcel Energy, United Power and Tri-State, it has partnered with other funding organizations including the Denver Office of Strategic Planning, Atmos Energy and SourceGas. “We’re very thankful to Energy Outreach, Xcel Energy and United Power for providing us with this amazing opportunity to improve our family homeless shelter facility, save energy, and ensure future savings so we can continue to serve those homeless families and their children needing help in our community,” said Terry M. Moore, executive director at Almost Home. Since 2007, NEEP has provided 65 facilities with free energy audits and efficiency upgrades ranging from lighting and insulation to replacement windows and boilers. About Almost Home Almost Home Inc., an emergency housing services organization founded in 1994, serves Brighton, Fort Lupton and other communities within Adams and southern Weld counties. It provides transitional housing, permanent workforce housing, emergency family shelter and hotel vouchers, bilingual case management, referrals, education and advocacy. Almost Home, www.AlmostHomeOnline.org, can be reached at 303-659-6199 or 231 North Main Street, Brighton, CO 80601. About Energy Outreach Colorado Energy Outreach Colorado is the only independent, non-profit organization in the state that raises money to help low income Coloradans afford home energy. Since 1989, EOC has distributed $115 million to fund programs for energy assistance and energy efficient affordable housing. Energy Outreach Colorado relies on private donations, corporate contributions and foundation grants. It has received top ratings from Charity Navigator for eight consecutive years and is the top-rated charity in the country for consecutive top ratings. It is also an accredited charity member of the Better Business Bureau. Energy Outreach Colorado, www.EnergyOutreach.org, can be reached at 303-825-8750 or at 225 E. 16th Ave. Ste. 200, Denver, CO 80203-1612. |
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