The Right Place
1619 Bonforte Boulevard | Pueblo, CO 81001
What is the right place?
The Right Place is a 35-unit housing project designed to support unhoused citizens, including veterans and individuals with a history of behavioral health diagnoses. This permanent supportive housing project is the first of its kind in Pueblo!
Situated at 1619 Bonforte Boulevard, the Right Place community is truly a pioneering initiative.
For the first time ever, residents have full access to supportive services facilitated by Health Solutions, in addition to amenities provided on-site, including a community room, a computer room, and a laundry room. Donation items that are needed to help sustain our residents and keep the community thriving can be found at the My Registry link below.
Health Solutions offers a complete menu of supportive services for residents with assistance from the VA and the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office’s JBBS program. This team has extensive experience providing services to individuals struggling with drug and alcohol addictions, mental illness, chronic homelessness, domestic abuse, and other challenges.
Adopting the Housing First Model, we aim to swiftly provide permanent, affordable housing, followed by supportive services and links to community resources essential for sustaining housing. Collectively, this team provides services to individuals who would otherwise be homeless if not for The Right Place.
Looking to donate?
Your generous donations to The Right Place will help provide essential items and create a warm, welcoming environment for the residents of our supportive housing community.
“New to me” items are also being accepted. Needed items vary. Please contact richelleb@health.solutions for more information.
How the journey began...
The Right Place opened in November 2021 and utilizes trauma-informed design to craft environments that foster calm, safety, dignity, empowerment, and well-being for all occupants. These goals are achieved through adjustments in spatial layout, careful furniture selection, visual interest, lighting and color, art, and biophilic design elements.
Each 501-square-foot room features a private bathroom, one bedroom, a kitchen, a living room area, and a closet. The building also includes a library, a community room, a computer lab, security cameras, and keyed entry.
The Right Place in the News:
- Dec 5, 2021: Pueblo Chieftain: Health Solutions working to help Pueblo’s homeless amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Nov 8, 2021 – Pueblo Chieftain: The Right Place, a 35-unit permanent supportive housing complex, set to open in Pueblo
- Feb 5, 2021: KOAA News5: Pueblo getting new affordable housing apartments, aimed towards helping the homeless
How the journey's going...
The Right Place is currently at full capacity and is now housing 35 individuals/couples.
Health Solutions helps residents apply for Colorado’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as well as takes them on a weekly grocery shopping trip to 1 of the 3 local grocery stores in the area.
Courtesy of Health Solutions, residents also get to go on 1 monthly group outing to a local museum or another place of interest.
The journey ahead...
Health Solutions is currently in talks with the Colorado School of Mines to help build a sustainable community garden for residents to help grow some of their own produce.
