When One Door Opens, Change Happens
New Life Program graduate, sober, employed, and a Peer Leader at the Farm’s Peer House:
“This Farm is blessed ground, and because of that, there’s a peace here. I started feeling comfortable just being myself here. I definitely feel proud of how far I’ve come, and the work I’ve done to get to where I am.”
Dan
63 Harvest Farm New Life Program (NLP) graduates
93% New Life Program One-Year Success Rate in Housing (up from 85% last year)
Former FCRM shelter guest, now employed and housed:
“The Mission is the difference between night and day. When you come here, it’s like daylight. You can actually see possibilities. This is the first time that I actually felt at peace, and I could go to sleep at night and not have to worry.”
Joe
“I’m grateful to all the people who actually care to keep these doors open, to feed you, to house you, to bring you clothes. It means a lot.”
-Joe, Shelter Guest
You Were the Key to Impact
185 Individuals Obtained More Stable Housing
10,038 Volunteer Hours
67,204 Nights of Shelter
127,146 Meals
176 Individuals Obtained or Maintained Employment
1,066 Volunteers
3,378 Donors
3,522 Hours of Case Management
494 Hours of Counseling
What’s Next?
- The long-awaited homeless resolution center is under construction and will open in late 2026, doubling the number of people we can help.
- A Prevention pilot program launched in October in Poudre School District that will grow to help hundreds of families over the next several years.
- A new strategic plan is starting in 2026, with five key areas of improvement including prevention, culture, housing, dignity, and sustainability.
Letter From Our CEO
One of my favorite worship songs is “Goodness of God.” Some of the lyrics include:
All my life you have been faithful
All my life you have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God
This song is also how I would describe the past year of our ministry. This year has been difficult. We endured unwanted challenges, like a major fire at Fort Collins Rescue Mission. Even before the fire, on many winter nights we had to turn people away who wanted shelter from the storm and cold. We encountered facility challenges at Harvest Farm. As we went through the process for approval for our new homeless resolution center, we encountered strong opposition.
Yet, God was faithful as He has always been. Even in the hardest of times, God’s goodness and faithfulness was evident. As He has for years, He always provided and continues to provide.
One of the ways God does this is through you, our supporters, donors, and partners. God works through you to make our work possible. As you will read in this report, because of that work, many lives have changed for good. Many left homelessness for good and began and maintained sobriety and recovery. Many came to or moved forward in their faith.
As we look to the future, one thing we know is that God will be faithful, He will be good, and we believe He will provide as He has always done. Thank you for making our work possible to bring an end to homelessness, one life at a time!
Grace and peace,
Dennis Van Kampen
President/CEO
