Resident Services

Live, Learn and Earn

Recognizing that housing is the most basic of human needs, BHP provides affordable housing that enhances the lives of many Boulder residents. The programs offered by the BHP Resident Services Department are designed to maximize the quality of life for the residents, while allowing them to stay housed. Partnerships with local agencies, grant funded programs and services provided by Resident Services staff provide outreach, support and important links to needed services that enable our low income families to become financially self-sufficient and our elderly and people with disabilities to live independently and to age in place.

The BHP Resident Services Department offers a variety of programming to achieve these goals.

Resident Services Coordination

Community Building and Leadership Development

Resident-Run Activities

Community Programs

Grant Funded Programs

Community Partners

Resident Services Coordination

The primary role of the Resident Service Coordinator is to connect residents with the services and support necessary to remain living independently in housing. A Resident Service Coordinator maintains office hours onsite at our three senior and disabled designated buildings, Walnut Place, Northport, and Canyon Pointe. The Service Coordinator is available to assist individual residents in connecting to resources and services from the community. Examples:

  • Identifying benefit programs and assisting with enrollment
  • Providing assistance with entitlement programs and funding sources
  • Home care services and qualification procedures
  • Assistance with forms, rebates, and paperwork

The Resident Service Coordinator is also available on a referral basis for BHP residents residing at other sites.

Community Building and Leadership Development

BHP Resident Services staff is committed to empowering residents to build strong communities and to find creative solutions to community problems and issues. The recognition, development and support of resident leadership helps to build strong dynamic communities.

The designated elder/disabled buildings, Walnut Place, Northport and Canyon Pointe are unique in that they provide common areas and Community Rooms and Kitchens for programs and events.

Community Meetings are facilitated on a regular or as needed basis to assist residents in exploring community issues, while seeking creative solutions to community problems.

Resident-Run Activities include:

Community Programs

Programs are delivered on-site by community volunteers, faith groups and agencies.

They include:

  • Spanish Classes
  • CSU Community Extension Nutrition Program
  • Exercise Class
  • AAA Wellness programs
  • Fire and Flood Safety programs
  • Craft and art classes
  • Community Meals

Grant Funded/ Service Enriched Programming

2008-2011 ROSS Grant Program

A HUD funded program - Resident Opportunity for Self -Sufficiency (ROSS) provides on site programs to the elderly and people with disabilities at Walnut Place and Northport. Home Care assistance, congregate meals, exercise and wellness programs are supported by this grant. The grant also provides for a Resident Advocate who does outreach service coordination to the elderly and people with disabilities at our outlying family sites.

Public Housing Family Self-Sufficiency

A HUD funded program which provides outreach and case management support to public housing families who want to become financially self-sufficient. Goals are identified and resources engaged to help the residents increase their earned income and advance their education and career goals. The case manager also helps the families connect with other community resources for unmet needs.This program is provided through a partnership with Boulder County Housing Authority.

CHP+ - Child Health Program

BHP is a certified enrollment site for the child health programs of Medicaid and CHP+. This program helps to remove the barriers that prevent children from receiving the health insurance they need by bringing the enrollment to the residents, instead of expecting them to come to an office. This exciting program makes it possible for the residents with the lowest income to get insurance for their children, thereby reducing their medical bills and increasing access to needed medical care.

Community Partners for Service-rich Programming

We are very grateful to the following agencies and non-profits which partner with Boulder Housing Partners to provide support services to our residents:

  • Retired Volunteer Service Program (RSVP)
  • Area Agency on Aging (AAA)
  • Special Transit
  • Community Food Share
  • Emergency Family Assistance Agency (EFAA)
  • I Have A Dream Foundation (IHAD) after-school tutoring and social development support
  • Boulder County Housing Authority (BCHA)
  • Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD)
  • Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
  • The Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties
  • Youth Services Initiative through the Boulder Recreation Department, after school program, (YSI)
  • Boulder Fire Department (Fire Safety Programs)
  • Boulder Police Department
  • Boulder Department of Adult Protection
  • Meals on Wheels (MOW)
  • Homeownership Classes