Tag: Denver Homelessness
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Homelessness drops slightly in Denver metro area
There were 35,601 people homeless last year in metro Denver, compared with 36,065 in 2024, a drop of 1.3%, according to a statewide report by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative released Monday. Meanwhile, homelessness in El Paso County grew between 2024 and 2025 at a rate faster than any other part of Colorado, according to…
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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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Feasible or unrealistic? Homeless advocates weigh in on Denver mayor’s ‘ambitious’ goal
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As Denver Mayor Mike Johnston launched his most aggressive goal yet this year — get 2,000 homeless people out of the city’s streets and 2,000 into “permanent” housing — some called it “ambitious but doable,” while others said the mayor is living in a different reality. “I think the world has changed and the voters have…
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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 to activate emergency cold weather shelters starting Saturday
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With cold weather expected to hit the Front Range starting this weekend, Denver’s housing department is activating emergency cold weather shelters for homeless people until at least next Thursday. Four overnight cold weather shelters will open from 1 p.m. Saturday and close on Thursday at 11 a.m., according to the Denver Department of Housing Stability.…
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Mayor claims Denver has ended street homelessness among veterans
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Brian Asbeck, a Navy veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2003 to 2007, found himself living on the streets of Denver a little over a decade later. Asbeck said he moved to Denver three years ago, “hoping for a fresh start.” “But (I) quickly found myself living out of my vehicle after a…
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Metro Denver Homeless Initiative names new executive director
Jason Johnson, a experienced housing nonprofit executive, is now tasked with overseeing one of Denver’s largest homeless response partners.
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Denver homeless village, surrounding area saw nearly 2,000 emergency 911 calls over 8-month period
At the city’s biggest tiny home community, only three people transitioned to some form of housing
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Denver bought hotel to house homeless but 15 months later it hasn’t opened
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials celebrated the purchase of a 96-unit hotel last year with much hype, envisioning a homeless shelter that would offer an array of “supportive” services such as case management and therapy. The city described the former Stay Inn hotel as having recently undergone updates. Then-Mayor…
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Metro Denver homeless providers react to Supreme Court upholding legality of camping bans
In a flurry of decisions released Friday morning, the United States Supreme Court ruled that a camping ban in Oregon does not constitute “cruel and unusual punishment” and, as such, the policy does not violate the Eighth Amendment. The ruling may have significant ramifications for cities in the West, particularly for cities like Phoenix, San Francisco…