Tag: Denver Department Of Housing Stability
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As the Rodeway Inn shelter shutters in Denver, residents express shock, grief
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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 OKs $10.4 million contract to convert Clarion Hotel to housing units
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability acquired the nine-story hotel to provide 108 income-restricted rental studios and 107 single occupancy rooms
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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 set to expand transportation access to area homeless shelters
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability will expand transportation access to area shelters for homeless people in 2023, according to a news release. Department officials will finalize a $450,000 contract with Colorado Student Transportation to provide daytime transportation to and from overnight shelters soon, according to the release. Currently, another operator provides early morning, late afternoon…
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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…
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New HOST program aims to increase homeownership opportunities for people of color
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability announced Wednesday a new housing program aiming to increase homeownership in communities of color historically targeted by practices like redlining. The program, called the metroDPA Social Equity program, provides down payment assistance of $15,000 or $25,000 based on income level to qualifying households through an interest-free, three-year forgivable loan. The…
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Affordable housing community breaks ground in Denver’s Cole neighborhood
Denver’s Department of Housing Stability and Mile High Ministries celebrated the groundbreaking of Clara Brown Commons Friday, a new 61-unit affordable housing apartment complex in the Cole neighborhood. Clara Brown Commons at 3790 N. Gaylord Street will become a four-story apartment building with one-, two- and three-bedroom units for low and moderate-income households. About a…
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Denver rehouses 146 households in just under two months
The Denver Department of Housing Stability rehoused 146 households between Feb. 1 and March 24. This came as part of the city’s ambitious goal of moving 400 households out of homelessness in 100 days, marking the halfway point of the effort. The city is still aiming to house an additional 254 households to meet that…
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Emergency homeless shelter at Denver Coliseum closes after 19 months
After 19 months of serving as an emergency homeless shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Denver Coliseum closed its sheltering operations on Friday. Since opening its doors to homeless residents on April 20, 2020, the indoor arena has housed more than 3,000 people and served 492,199 meals, according to the city. The 24/7 shelter originally…