Tag: All In Mile High
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Residents brace for change as Salvation Army transitions from operating Denver’s hotel shelters
It was a scorching day in Denver on Sept. 1, 2023, when Bernadette McMurrin’s aunt, Christina Martinez, passed away in a small apartment. McMurrin, 41, who considered Martinez more of a godmother than an aunt, had moved back to Denver from Las Vegas to serve as her caretaker. But because McMurrin was not explicitly named…
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Jamie Rife to depart as head of Denver’s housing stability program
Jamie Rife, the head of the city’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), will step down from her post at the end of the month, according to a news release by Mayor Mike Johnston’s office late Wednesday afternoon. Rife, who was appointed by Johnston and has held the position for just under two years, will become…
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Denver picks new service providers for hotel homeless shelters
Three new service providers eyed to replace The Salvation Army as operators of the city’s largest non-congregate shelters will go before the Community Planning and Development Committee on Tuesday, seeking approval to commence service on Jan. 1, 2026. Urban Alchemy, Bayaud Works and St. Francis Center were selected through a competitive process and “represent a…
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Comfort Inn shelter to close as Denver’s homeless strategy evolves
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to close the Comfort Inn, one of the city’s larger homeless shelter hotels, and cease funding for the Monroe Village tiny home micro community, converting it to workforce housing. Citing fewer people living on the streets, officials said the decision comes as the next phase of the mayor’s efforts to…
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Salvation Army unclear how long rapid housing can last without city funds
‘The decision was unexpected,’ a spokeswoman said.
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$12.5 million in homeless housing contract extensions advance in Denver
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The Denver City Council’s homelessness committee on Wednesday advanced two contract extensions for the operation of two of Denver’s non-congregate shelters. The contracts’ next stop is the full council. The first contract extends an existing lease agreement with Quebec Hospitality LLC to provide shelter to homeless individuals at the 138-room Comfort Inn located at 4685…
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Denver mayor to tout homeless response in Monday’s city address
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Mike Johnston on Monday will paint a picture of a city on the upswing after years of battling a homelessness crisis and reversing a decade of violence, with a downtown that’s poised for revival. He will argue that, within a year of assuming…
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Denver mayor says homelessness program has ‘transformed’ city, set ‘national example’
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Exactly a year after taking office, Mayor Mike Johnston lauded his administration’s work on homelessness, saying it has “transformed” downtown Denver and “set a national example.” In a 16-page report, Johnston effectively said the city’s previous attempts — he didn’t name his predecessors or directly allude…
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Proposed $45 million cut to Denver’s budget to pay for illegal immigration crisis advances
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A panel of councilmembers has unanimously advanced Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $45 million in budget cuts — dollars the administration intends to use to pay for its response to the city’s illegal immigration crisis. The proposed budget cuts’ next stop is the full City Council. The budget cuts include a hiring freeze and service reductions.…