CITY OF ANGELS –
April 28. 2026 – The City of Boulder has selected Hazelbrook to operate its recovery home for homeless people with substance use disorders.
The city first opened the 11-bed residential program on Pearl Street in 2023, but it closed in September 2025 after the previous vendor cited challenges with federal funding and a diverging mission with the city. Hazelbrook, founded in 2016, will begin accepting clients on May 1, according to the city. The program targets homeless adults with substance use disorders, as well as people transitioning out of incarceration.
The city is providing the facility at essentially no cost. Hazelbrook is expected to pay for operations primarily through Medicaid billing and other insurance reimbursement.
The recovery home has been a central part of the city’s strategy to address substance use among homeless people. More than a dozen homeless people died in 2025 from methamphetamine and fentanyl toxicity, according to autopsy reports.
