According to a National Low Income Housing Coalition analysis from 2023, to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Eagle County at “fair market rent”—defined as the 40th percentile for typical rent in a local housing market—an Eagle County resident must work 2.9 full-time jobs at minimum wage. For an increasing number of locals, making ends meet is impossible.   Read the…

WMRHA has released the 2023 Annual Report to share the impact and accomplishments of the year. Thank you to our partners, funders, and staff for making the year exceptional and creating a new benchmark for us to surpass in 2024.

“Without strong commitment from municipalities and counties, they’re going to be stuck carrying the ball,” Stein said. “And so they need to see some levels of commitment from funders. And to me, I think that means everybody has to contribute their part, and we have to also aggressively look for external sources of funding, or this thing is a shell…

“[Rob] Stein said the Carbondale-based West [Mountain] Regional Health Alliance — the valley’s existing ‘backbone organization’ for coordinating regional homeless services — is willing to host a regional response group if it takes off.” Read more from Aspen Daily News HERE.  

“Before giving his address, Polis stopped in for a visit with representatives from the seven local organizations that makes up the Valley Alliance to End Homelessness . . . The governor said he was particularly interested in VAEH’s ability to coordinate services across a range of organizations to provide diverse and geographically comprehensive responses.” Read the full article from Aspen…

“Gov. Jared Polis gave a brief visit during the meeting to acknowledge the importance of the alliance’s work and how it aligns with the state’s goals to improve the housing situation in Colorado. ‘People often think of our big cities, but (homelessness) is just as much affecting many parts of mountain and rural Colorado, especially because of the high cost…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Colorado State Governor Jared Polis to Speak at the Valley Alliance to End Homelessness Regional Coalition Quarterly Meeting Read more below: WMRHA VAEH Event Press Release 12924 Final

From now until the end of the year, you have the opportunity to give to West Mountain Regional Health Alliance and make a difference in the lives of people that depend on the health systems in the Garfield, Pitkin, and Eagle Counties. WMRHA helps individuals in Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin, and Summit counties by improving access to affordable health (mental, dental,…

“From afar, Glenwood Springs and the other towns in the Roaring Fork Valley look like paradise. But there’s a dissonance at the heart of Colorado’s idealized mountain communities—one that Saéz knows well: the higher you get, the farther you have to fall.” Read the full article here:

On Wednesday, Garfield County Public Health participated in COPE – Cost of Poverty Experience. This is a simulation that explores the lived experiences of poverty firsthand through the eyes of real families. The experiential nature of this training helps organizations and communities more deeply understand the human and systemic impacts of poverty. WMRHA had the honor of hosting this simulation…