Englewood Bridge House homeless facility at risk of closure, emails say

Englewood Bridge House at 4675 S. Windermere St. is shown on the chilly morning of Nov. 3, 2026. PHOTO BY SCOTT GILBERT Bridge House in Englewood, a 69-bed work-training and “navigation” facility for homeless people that opened to high hopes and fanfare 18 months ago, is at risk of closing soon, according to emails from the facility and the City of Englewood.Figures provided by Arapahoe County show that the Englewood facility received nearly $4.4 million in tax dollars prior to its May 2025 opening. The Bridge House nonprofit is based in Boulder and closed its Aurora center earlier this fall as part of a “financial stabilization plan.”An email sent late last month by Bridge House’s then-CEO Kristen Blessman referred to keeping the Englewood facility at 4675 S.

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