Loveland Closes Only Municipal Shelter As 180 Remain Homeless

The City of Loveland will permanently close its Resource Center on April 30, ending all city-run shelter and inclement weather services. The decision came after Bridge House withdrew January 23 as the sole qualified operator for a planned replacement shelter at 599 71st Street, citing capacity constraints and an inability to meet project timelines.

Roughly 180 people are experiencing homelessness in Loveland, according to the 2025 Point-in-Time count. The closure comes as Loveland enforces its Emergency Unauthorized Encampment Ban, in place since June 2022, raising urgent questions about where unhoused residents will go.

"Loveland is the only city in Colorado that directly owns the property and manages both daily and overnight shelter operations," City officials said. "From the beginning, we took on the role of managing the Loveland Resource Center as a temporary measure, and we are now at a point where the City can no longer lead this effort or continue it alone."

The city had pursued the 71st Street property as a replacement, contingent on finding an operator. After Bridge House withdrew, the city determined it had no viable path forward and removed the property purchase from council consideration. The city plans to sell the Resource Center property.

A 2022 count found 186 people experiencing homelessness in Loveland, with 70 sheltered and 116 unsheltered, illustrating gaps even before the closure.

The City Council is set to discuss enforcement strategies on February 3.

Overnight shelter closes March 15. From March 16 through April 30, the center operates Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., depending on staff availability, with limited overnight inclement-weather services. After April 30, the city provides no shelter.

"Homelessness is a community topic and will require continued community-based options to solve," City officials said.