The first thing you notice when you visit the Redtail Ponds housing community in Fort Collins is how many residents have dogs. There are big ones and small ones, bulldogs and collies, mutts and mixes. Residents of the community proudly walk their pets in and out of the building\u2019s front door, into a brisk fall Colorado day.<\/p>\n
Not long ago, the majority of the 60 residents of Redtail Ponds were spending all of their time outside \u2013 or in vehicles, temporary shelters, or on the streets of Fort Collins. Some were homeless for years, other for decades. Now, they have homes.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor 46 years of my life I struggled, and in the past two years I feel like I have probably come farther in my life than I ever have. And I owe that to Redtail Ponds,\u201d said Tom Campbell, a resident of the community.<\/p>\n
We were visiting Redtail Ponds to make a video about the community\u2019s life-changing impact on the local homeless community. You can view that video here:<\/p>\n