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Affordability, childcare will be focus of Denver mayor’s city address

Updated 1 day ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his third State of the City address on Tuesday, when he is expected to outline major initiatives on utility...

Colorado kids’ health, education challenges persist, report shows

Updated 5 days ago

Despite having one of the country’s highest median incomes, Colorado families are struggling to afford essentials like food, housing, health care and child care. That's...

Colorado Attorney General sues HUD over changes to homeless funding

Updated 2 weeks ago

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser on Tuesday joined the attorneys general of several other states to sue the federal government over an attempt to cap...

Unidentified, unclaimed: How the Denver Medical Examiner’s office reunites people with their deceased loved ones

Updated 2 weeks ago

More than a dozen corpses at the Denver Medical Examiner’s Office are unidentified and officials have no idea who they are. Some of these people...

Homeless recruits of 'The Program' say they were told to sign NDAs amid investigations in Colorado

Updated 4 weeks ago

Medicaid suspends agency behind 'The Program,' citing 'credible' fraud allegations

Updated 4 weeks ago

Arapahoe County officials tout accomplishments over the last year

Updated 1 month ago

'The program': Church's cash 'donations' are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored

Updated 1 month ago

'The program': Using the homeless to reap Medicaid millions is not new

Updated 1 month ago

'The program': Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted

Updated 1 month ago

'The program': Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup

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'The program': On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others

Updated 1 month ago

Using housing and cash, 'the program' exploits Colorado's homeless for Medicaid millions

Updated 1 month ago

Aurora, Arapahoe County see rise in homelessness, but more people sheltered

Updated 2 months ago

Annual count finds fewer homeless people in Denver

Updated 2 months ago

Overall homelessness in Denver went down by 12.5% this year, the first year-to-year reduction in nine years, according to an annual count. Street homelessness is...

Homelessness drops slightly in Denver metro area

Updated 2 months ago

There were 35,601 people homeless last year in metro Denver, compared with 36,065 in 2024, a drop of 1.3%, according to a statewide report by...

Aurora is 'strong and getting stronger,' mayor says in State of City speech

Updated 2 months ago

Aurora is "strong and getting stronger," the city's mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he...

El Paso County Poor Farm, one of the last in the country, cared for the needy, old or ill

Updated 3 months ago

Since 2017 the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum has told the area's history with an interactive alphabetical "Story of Us." "P" stood for the Poor Farm...

Relaunched Lakewood Navigation Center offers shelter, resources

Updated 4 months ago

Aurora homeless shelter opened too early, CEO says, as mold and plumbing issues emerge

Updated 4 months ago

Denver's violent crime has dropped — but not everywhere in the city

Updated 4 months ago

Aurora City Council to vote on homeless camp sweep notice

Updated 4 months ago

Aurora grass fire started by cooking at homeless camp, investigators say

Updated 4 months ago

Home health care agency for mental and physical conditions expands from Colorado Springs to Denver

Updated 4 months ago

No oversight: Denver’s homeless plan cost $20 million more than previously reported, auditor says

Updated 4 months ago

Aurora City Council considers bringing back notice before sweeping homeless camps

Updated 5 months ago

Greeley's StarRise Apartments offers permanent residency to the homeless

Updated 5 months ago

Jeffco saw largest increase in homelessness rate in metro area last year

Updated 6 months ago

Denver seeks executive director for Department of Housing Stability

Updated 6 months ago

The City of Denver is on the hunt for its next Department of Housing Stability executive director, a role vacated late last year by Jamie...

Denver mayor aims to reduce gun violence, homelessness in 2026

Updated 6 months ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston on Monday outlined his top 2026 priorities, with an eye toward the city’s most persistent challenges, notably homelessness, which has been...

Denver City Council to mull spending $30M on homeless services

Updated 6 months ago

The Denver City Council will consider a trio of resolutions totaling $30 million to support the city’s efforts to shelter the homeless. The first is...

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover

Updated 6 months ago

Dozens of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless frontline workers and members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 105 rallied Thursday outside of a...