Tag: Bridge House
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Aurora council votes to fill homeless service provider funding gaps at quarterly workshop
While Aurora’s councilmembers held differing opinions on how to handle dollars for homeless service providers, they eventually agreed to allocate federal money to several organizations, bringing a few of them to flat funding. The councilmembers, however, entirely cut funding to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Aurora’s policymaking body earlier delayed a decision on funding…
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Aurora council delays decisions on funding homeless service providers to February
The Aurora City Council won’t immediately tackle two proposals that deal with homeless funding, which means that the nonprofits hoping to get the money won’t know until the New Year has begun. Aurora is considering cutting funding for homelessness services, in some cases, completely zeroing out the dollars for a few nonprofits in what appears…
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As Aurora shifts funding priority to life-saving programs, nonprofits scramble to find revenue sources
Several nonprofits that provide services to people in Aurora face cuts in the city’s proposed budget for next year following a dip in the local government’s revenues. But they’re luckier than the groups that offer homelessness programs whose funding was completely zeroed out, a move that reflects a shift in the city’s priorities. Notably, some…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, others face funding cuts in Aurora
The recommendations appear to reflect a shift in the city’s priorities, as some of the funding would instead go to behavioral and recovery programs, as well as domestic violence services
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Aurora council debates how to fund homelessness services as revenue decreases
Aurora’s Homelessness and Behavioral Services officials presented recommendations for funding at an Aurora council study session Monday night, drawing debate between councilmembers about how much, and when to decide how much, to give organizations partnering with the city to manage the challenge. Emma Knight, manager of Aurora Homelessness and Behavioral Services, said funding levels —…




