Bridge Emergency Shelter

As the cost of living skyrockets, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to keep a hold on stable housing … so, how does the only shelter in Montezuma County, Colorado for people experiencing homelessness fit into the complicated housing crisis?

The Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez has not yet found a temporary home, but there is a possible new home for the day-labor center that operates out of…

The Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez must vacate its premises by mid-May. Bridge Executive Director Laurie Knutson tells KSJD that she received a letter…

Representatives of the Bridge homeless shelter in Cortez pleaded Monday for specific information about the pending sale of the shelter’s current home.…

The Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs toward the construction of a…

The Cortez City Council expressed interest Tuesday night in contributing about $20,000 to the Bridge Emergency Shelter in the form of waiving fees. At…

A capital campaign to fund the construction of a new homeless shelter in Cortez is off to a promising start. The Bridge Emergency Shelter, which is being…

The Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez is on a journey to find a new home. It started with Montezuma County’s plans to sell the Cortez Justice Building,…

Directors of the Bridge Emergency Shelter in Cortez will be seeking a state grant and additional funding sources to build a new shelter.They reached their…

The Cortez Justice Building is up for sale as Montezuma County prepares to move to the new Montezuma County Courthouse later this year. KSJD's Austin Cope…