Tag: Colorado Coalition
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50,000 people in Colorado accessed homeless services in 2024, report says
Veteran homeless numbers decline last year
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Affluent Denver suburb accused of bullying disabled homeless guests at Motel 6
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Greenwood Village now faces an ADA lawsuit in U.S. District Court
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19 residents of Aloft Hotel search for housing as temporary shelter closure approaches
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aloft Hotel, home to 124 homeless people identified as having a high vulnerability to COVID-19, is closing April 27. The future for 19 of the tenants remains uncertain as The Salvation Army, City of Denver and state work to connect them with housing resources.…
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Denver City Council to consider STAR expansion, new police vehicle purchase
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will consider expanding the Support Team Assisted Response program and purchasing over 30 new police vehicles during their 3:30 p.m. meeting Monday. The measures are among 17 resolutions appearing before the council. Additionally, there are six bills being introduced and seven…
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City Council to consider $1.6 million in settlements involving Denver police
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will likely approve spending $1.6 million to settle claims involving the Denver Police Department at its meeting Monday. The six resolutions for settlements are a quarter of the resolutions on the council agenda ahead of Monday’s weekly 3:30 p.m. meeting. There…
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Denver City Council to consider more spending to address homelessness
Denver plans to make more investments in addressing homelessness with several contract extensions on the City Council’s plate ahead of Monday’s 3:30 p.m. meeting. The contracts with multiple shelter and service providers are just a few of the 25 resolutions the council will consider. There are four bills for ordinances being introduced and five in…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless names new CEO
Britta Fisher will step down as Denver’s chief housing officer and become the CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, according to a news release. Her last day with Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration is Feb. 1. Fisher joined the City and County of Denver in 2018 and was selected as the first executive director of…
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Denver buys another hotel to serve as transitional housing for homeless
The Denver City Council Tuesday approved a $9 million purchase of a hotel property in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood that will serve as a homeless shelter. The building will begin to house residents by late 2023. The hotel, a former La Quinta Inn, has 96 bedrooms. Ninety-five of those will be converted for use as…
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12 years in City Hall: Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s triumphs and failures
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock knows what he’ll regret most from his three terms as the most powerful elected leader in Denver: Thanksgiving, 2020, when Hancock was caught traveling in the thick of a raging pandemic despite having urged the public to stay home. He wanted to keep a promise to his daughter, he said, having assured…
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Colorado Coalition vying for $100M federal grant
A coalition of Colorado companies and organizations is a finalist for up to $100 million of the $1 billion Build Back Better Regional Challenge by the U.S. Economic Development Administration. Dubbed the Colorado Coalition, the partnership is led by Innosphere Ventures, a Fort Collins-based science and technology startup incubator. The coalition is made up of “organizations…