• Costly short-term fixes drain the budget.

• Encampments return after shelters close.

• The city duplicates services that the county already provides.

• No coordination across Larimer County means wasted money and mixed results.

True compassion means helping people rebuild, not letting them stay stuck.

Create a short-term local center for immediate assessment and shelter. Everyone gets a first step toward help, not a free pass to camp in public spaces.

Evaluate each individual’s needs, medical, mental health, addiction recovery, job readiness, elderly care, or disability services. One-size-fits-all doesn’t work.

Connect people with existing county or regional programs. Loveland doesn’t need to reinvent or fund what already exists.

Provide structured follow-up through recovery programs, housing partnerships, and job training that leads to self-sufficiency.

The goal is independence, not dependency.