Tag: Denver Department Of Housing Stability
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Loss of one-time funding sources to impact Denver’s shelter budget
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability presented its slimmed-down 2026 spending plan on Monday as city budget hearings continue. With a projected general fund request of $71.6 million – down 0.13% from this year – HOST Executive Director Jamie Rife detailed the effects of the city’s loss of one-time federal funding, such as ARPA, for many…
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Denver’s $9M unused homeless shelter has a new price tag – it isn’t what you expected
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After not housing a single homeless person, a former hotel that Denver purchased for $9 million for use as a new homeless shelter is set to be sold off again — well over two years after its initial purchase, according to Denver’s Department of Housing Stability.…
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Does Denver’s ‘affordable’ housing goal align with today’s market needs? Experts weigh in
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As Denver pushes for more “affordable” housing, experts wonder if the city’s approach is sustainable and question whether it aligns with today’s market needs. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s goal for 2025 to “preserve” or help in the development of more than 3,000 such units. Denver worked with developers last year to build 1,695 new units,…
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‘Nothing more than a prison’: Homeless people open up about Denver’s programs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette in recent months talked to several homeless people who tried the city’s programs. Some are in shelters, others expect to be back in the streets. Here’s a glimpse of their lives. Craig Beck of Denver was swept from a homeless…
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Denver encourages emergency shelter use ahead of arctic blast
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Denver is offering four emergency shelter site options for homeless people to stay warm ahead of extreme cold conditions slated for this weekend. The artic blast, which meteorologists expect to last from late Friday to Monday, is expected to send temperatures to as low as -10 degrees. That includes the potential impact of snow hitting…
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Denver cuts operator’s security budget at hotel-turned homeless shelter following shootings, deaths
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As Denver struggles to keep a hotel-turned homeless shelter secure, the city decided to cut down the site operator’s security budget and provide its own security measures instead. The Salvation Army is under a $10 million contract with Denver to operate, oversee and secure the former DoubleTree hotel, located at 4040 N. Quebec St. in…
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As the Rodeway Inn shelter shutters in Denver, residents express shock, grief
Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette Cindy still does not understand why her roommate became cruel over time, but she learned to keep her distance. He once attempted to hit her, and became increasingly emotionally abusive toward her, she said. Overall, though, Cindy felt grateful. She had a home, and a job that paid the bills. That was…
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Denver opens additional overnight shelters as temperatures drop, snow moves in
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is activating additional overnight shelters for homeless people as Tuesday night’s temperatures drop and pending snow Wednesday, according to a city news release. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability opened Rude Recreation Center, located at 2855 W. Holden Pl., to expand the city’s overnight shelter…
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Denver provides $16 million for youth homeless shelter
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Denver Urban Peak’s homeless youth shelter, it was so quiet attendees could hear a pin drop. The ceremony began with a moment of silence for a young member of the Urban Peak and Denver community who recently passed away.…
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Denver committee agrees to extend use of 140 hotel rooms for homeless population
Denver’s Finance and Governance Committee on Tuesday moved a resolution extending the city’s use of 140 rooms at a downtown hotel for the high-risk homeless population to the full council for approval, as well as a food service agreement. The city began providing food and shelter at the Aloft Hotel at the start of the…