48th Avenue Center
Denver Rescue Mission's large-scale shelter at 4600 E. 48th Ave. Everything important from the actual shelter handouts — curfew, meals, showers, laundry schedule, Quick Connect case management, clinic, and rules — on one page.
Curfew
8 PM – 8 AM
Be in the door before 8 PM to keep your bed
Showers
24 / 7
Available all day, every day
Meals
3 daily
Breakfast, lunch & dinner windows
Quick Connect
Case manager sign-up
Evergreen Dorm Staff Table
🍽 Meals
Breakfast 7:30 · Lunch 11:30 · Dinner 5
👕 Laundry
AM 6:50 · PM 2:45 · 10 lb limit
📋 Case Mgmt
Quick Connect schedule
🏥 Clinic
Mon–Sat · west end of building
📜 Rules
Weapons, drugs & alcohol prohibited
🍽 MEALS & DAILY BASICS
Curfew · Showers · Meals · Grievances
Curfew, showers, meals, and grievance process
Shelter curfew: 8 PM – 8 AM. You must be in the door every night before 8 PM to keep your bed. You can scan out after bed check if you need to leave in order to keep your bed.
Showers
24/7
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Breakfast
7:30 – 8:30 AM
Posted on the shelter handout.
Lunch
11:30 – 12:30 PM
Posted on the shelter handout.
Dinner
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Posted on the shelter handout.
Grievance process: Suggestions or grievances regarding 48th Avenue Center operations can be made in writing at the front desk. Place the completed form in the black box next to the main door.
👕 LAUNDRY SCHEDULE & LINEN EXCHANGE
Laundry
Laundry schedule and linen exchange
These details came from the laundry board posted at the shelter.
Evergreen / Denver
Tue, Thu, Sat
Listed near the top of the board.
Steamboat
Wed, Fri, Sat
Listed as Steamboat laundry days.
Weight limit
10 lb limit
Written in the upper-right corner of the board.
Laundry for all dorms
Sunday & Monday
AM pickup only · 20 bags max
Line-up times
AM 6:50 · PM 2:45
PM note says 15 minutes early.
Bag limits
AM max 30 · PM max 20
These limits appear directly on the board.
Laundry pickup
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Large red text on the board.
Linen exchange: Exchange day is based on the color of tape around your bed. The listed days are Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
📋 CASE MANAGEMENT & QUICK CONNECT
Case Management
Quick Connect and peer navigator notes
The case management sheet says guests are encouraged to engage in case management to build a plan to exit shelter for more stable housing.
Important: Case managers are not crisis counselors and cannot address immediate mental health needs.
- Show up within 15 minutes of Quick Connect and scan your Clarity card to be put on the list.
- At the time of QC, the list is randomized and names are selected according to the number of appointments available.
- Selected names will be announced in Evergreen and by Guest Services.
- Selected guests go to the Front Lobby area and wait for a case manager.
Where
Evergreen Dorm Staff Table
Location listed on the case management sheet.
Availability
Subject to case manager availability
Appointments are not guaranteed every day.
Quick Connect schedule
Monday
12:45 PM
Tuesday
5:30 PM
Wednesday
12:45 PM
Thursday
9:45 AM
Friday
5:45 PM
Saturday
12:45 PM
Missed appointment note: If you miss an appointment with a case manager, you must wait 30 days from the day you were connected at QC to do another QC.
📜 RULES & EXPECTATIONS
Rules
Shelter expectations, inspections, and bed-space rules
- Guests must be able to perform activities of daily living such as feeding, bathing, toileting, and dressing.
- Fighting is strictly prohibited.
- Drugs and alcohol are prohibited in the shelter and on shelter grounds.
- Weapons or firearms are not permitted on Denver Rescue Mission property.
- Staff may look through belongings, including lockers, bags, and suitcases.
- All medications must be in original prescription packaging.
- Each bed space may only have one locker that must fit under the bed.
- The bed area must be free of trash and everything must fit under the bed frame.
- No hanging items on bed rails or behind your bed.
🏥 CLINIC & LOCATIONS
Addresses & Clinic
Addresses and clinic details
48th Avenue Center
4600 E. 48th Ave.
Denver, CO 80216 · 303-313-2413
48th Ave Health Clinic
Same address
Open Mon–Sat · west end of building
Lawrence Street
2222 Lawrence St.
Denver, CO 80205 · 303-294-0157
48th Avenue Health Clinic is located at the west end of the 48th Avenue Center building. Open Monday through Saturday — check in at the clinic entrance.