Tag: Colorado Homeless
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Colorado church embraces housing homeless in RVs despite town’s resistance
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Polhemus and his team at The Rock Church in Castle Rock say all they seek in return for providing shelter is to witness those they help achieve a healthier, more sustainable life beyond homelessness. After a recent settlement with Castle Rock over land use laws,…
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Some of homeless provider’s workers unionize, others reject organized labor
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Efforts to unionize employees of one of Colorado’s largest homeless providers failed in area and succeeded in another. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, which provides homeless-related services, employs around 850 people. Two weeks ago, roughly 80 employees within the housing support services team — case managers, social works and clinical providers — voted to unionize with…
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CVS Health invests $19.2M in Arvada affordable housing project
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save New affordable housing is coming to Arvada after a healthcare company put almost $20 million to help build the development. CVS Health on Wednesday announced it has invested $19.2 million to help build 85 affordable housing units in Arvada, according to a news release. The…
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Colorado housing agencies receive nearly $600,000 to help curb veteran homelessness
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Curbing veteran homelessness in Colorado made headway this week as multiple state housing agencies received almost $600,000 in the form of permanent housing vouchers. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, under its “HUD-VASH” housing voucher program, awarded 66 housing agencies across the nation a total…
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Kaiser gives $600,000 to Colorado nonprofits for COVID-19 prevention among homeless
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kaiser Permanente is giving $600,000 to four Colorado nonprofit organizations focused on COVID-19 prevention and response for people experiencing homelessness, the company announced Thursday. Metropolitan Denver Homeless Initiative, Pueblo Rescue Mission, Community Health Partnership in…