Guaranteed Income for Older Adults
Guaranteed Income for Older Adults is a program of Almost Home, Inc., a Brighton, Colorado nonprofit that provides homeless prevention and housing stability services in Adams, Broomfield, and southern Weld Counties. The program delivers $200 monthly unconditional cash payments for 24 months to low-to-moderate income adults aged 50 and older to help them age in place and avoid housing instability. It is funded through a $400,000, two-year Changing Aging grant from the Next50 Foundation, a private Denver-based foundation focused on aging issues. Optional resource navigation support is also offered to participants.
Older Adults 50+, Aging in Place, Multi-County Colorado, Housing Stability, Broad Senior Age Threshold
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- Almost Home, Inc.
- City
- Brighton
- State / Province
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Phone
- +1 303 659 6199
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Active
- Application status
- Timed
- Number of recipients
- 50
- Funding type
- Philanthropic
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 4,800 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 200 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 24 months
- Distribution Type
- Check, Direct deposit to bank account
- Benefit details
Eligible participants receive $200 per month in recurring, unconditional cash assistance for 24 months, totaling approximately $4,800 over the program period. Funds carry no spending restrictions and are intended to help older adults cover housing, utility, and other basic living costs. Participants may also opt into resource navigation services provided by Almost Home. As of this research, program applications are closed and the exact 2025-2027 disbursement schedule and current participant count could not be independently confirmed beyond program and grantor materials.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
All members of an applying household must be 50 years of age or older and reside in Adams, Broomfield, or southern Weld County, Colorado. Households must have some income, generally within roughly 30-80% of the Area Median Income (low-to-moderate income). Citizenship is explicitly not required, and the program states everyone is welcome to apply. No other demographic, disability, or housing-status restrictions are specified in program materials.
Demographics
- Minimum age
- 50
Geography
- US states covered
- Colorado
- Countries covered
- United States
- Counties covered
- Adams, Broomfield, Weld
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Application Process
- How to apply
Applications are now closed per the program's official page. Enrollment previously required completing an enrollment packet available on Almost Home's website; questions can be directed to dcoe@almosthomeonline.org.
