Tag: Aurora Homelessness
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Aurora council approves grant, partnership with state for homeless services
Aurora councilmembers passed several housing-related agenda items in Monday night’s meeting, approving grant funding for an additional homeless program staff member and the extension of an eviction services program. The council unanimously approved accepting grant funding from the Colorado State Department of Local Affairs. The grant gives the city $90,000, which the city will match,…
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Aurora City Council to vote on homelessness resolutions, firefighter benefits
Councilmembers will vote on several housing-related resolutions at Monday night’s Aurora City Council meeting, including one to renew an eviction legal service program and another to accept a grant for an addition to the city’s homelessness team. The first is an agreement between Adams County, several cities including Aurora and Colorado Legal Services to fund…
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Aurora mayor points to homelessness report to reinforce city’s ‘tough love’ approach
Aurora’s top elected official cited a think tank’s report on Thursday to reinforce his belief in the “work-first” approach to homelessness, insisting that the “housing-first” approach used in Denver does not work. The Common Sense Institute report, authored in part by former councilmember Dustin Zvonek, compared the two broad approaches to homelessness. The report said…
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Aurora lawmakers vote to get rid of shelter, notice requirements for homeless camp abatements
Aurora city councilmembers passed an initial vote on an ordinance Monday night that gets rid of the requirement to provide shelter options and a 72-hour notice before abating homeless encampments. The ordinance, which was passed through a study session two weeks ago and will need a final vote in the next meeting, prevailed with three…
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Aurora City Council meeting to be virtual Monday after ‘threats of violence’
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Monday night’s Aurora City Council meeting will be entirely virtual after councilmembers received “active threats of violence” against them, a councilmember told The Denver Gazette Friday. Aurora city spokesperson Ryan Luby said the city cannot comment on matters of security, but did confirm that the meetings will be held virtually. Councilmember Danielle Jurinsky told The…
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Aurora, Arapahoe County seeking volunteers for annual homelessness count
Aurora and Arapahoe County are looking for volunteers to help with the annual point in time (PIT) homelessness count, which will happen in late January. The PIT count, an annual count of both sheltered and unsheltered homeless people, is scheduled to happen in Aurora and Arapahoe County on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 6 a.m. to…
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Aurora picks operator for homeless navigation campus
The Aurora City Council voted Monday night to approve a Denver-based nonprofit as the lease holder and operator for its homeless navigation campus. Purchased by the city in January, the proposed Aurora Regional Navigation Campus will consolidate services for homeless people in one location once it is established in early 2025, according to city plans.…
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Metro Denver homeless providers react to Supreme Court upholding legality of camping bans
In a flurry of decisions released Friday morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a camping ban in Oregon does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” and, as such, the policy does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The ruling may have significant ramifications for cities in the West, particularly for cities like Phoenix, San Francisco…
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Aurora council to discuss ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness at Monday meeting
At Monday night’s Aurora City Council study session, councilmembers will discuss a new “tough love” approach to homelessness — which would harshen the city’s camping ban and create a new court system for low-level offenses by homeless people. Mayor Mike Coffman has referred to the proposed approach to homelessness as “tough love” due to its…
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Aurora mayor proposes ‘tough love’ approach to homelessness: Camping ban on I-225, specialized court
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman wants to ban camping along the I-225 corridor and create a court specifically to address homeless cases, an approach he called “tough love.” The approach includes two new proposals from Coffman, Councilmember Steve Sundberg and Councilmember Curtis Gardner, which will be heard at the council’s study session on April 22. The…