Boulder set to reopen addiction treatment home for homeless people
The City of Boulder has selected Hazelbrook, a Colorado-based recovery services provider, to operate its recovery home for homeless people with substance use disorders.
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The city first opened the 11-bed residential program on Pearl Street in 2023, but it closed in September 2025 after the previous vendor cited challenges with federal funding and a diverging mission with the city. The new provider has been asked to provide services such as therapy, case management and peer recovery support, according to the city’s request for proposals.
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Hazelbrook, founded in 2016, will begin accepting clients on May 1, according to the city. The program targets homeless adults with substance use disorders, as well as people transitioning out of incarceration.
The city is providing the facility at essentially no cost. Hazelbrook is expected to pay for operations primarily through Medicaid billing and other insurance reimbursement.
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The recovery home has been a central part of the city’s strategy to address substance use among homeless people. More than a dozen homeless people died in 2025 from methamphetamine and fentanyl toxicity, according to autopsy reports.
The closure of the recovery home last year followed the shutdown of Boulder’s only homeless youth shelter and a residential treatment home for young people. The city said it received four completed applications to operate the recovery home.
“Recovery homes with peer support offer a stable first step to permanent housing and recovery for people exiting homelessness, and we’re excited to bring this service back to the Boulder community through our partnership with Hazelbrook,” Megan Newton, the city’s homelessness policy advisor, said in a statement.
