Tag: Denver Human Services
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Appeals court finds Denver judge terminated man’s parental rights based on faulty reasoning
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined the evidence did not support a Denver judge’s ruling terminating the legal relationship between a father and his child. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel identified numerous instances where the facts contradicted the trial judge’s findings that the father lacked stable housing and was unable to be “a full-time…
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Denver councilmembers tie rise in ‘hot spots’ crime to illegal immigration surge
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A pair of Denver councilmembers on Wednesday implied that the surge in illegal immigration over the past 18 months is linked to an increase in crime in some neighborhoods they represent. Councilmembers Amanda Sawyer and Stacie Gilmore shared anecdotal stories of crimes occurring in “hot…
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How many immigrants are working in Denver? Officials don’t know
At numerous intersections across the Denver metro region, immigrants jockey to scrub windshields for tips before the red light turns green. They’re among the most visible manifestations of the illegal immigration crisis that has spilled into America’s interior cities, notably Denver. But of the 40,000 immigrants who arrived in the city after illegally crossing America’s…
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How the town of Carbondale, Colorado scrambled after hundreds of immigrants arrived at its doorstep
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save No one seems to know exactly how a remote mountain town like Carbondale, Colorado, became the destination for upwards of 150 mostly Venezuelan immigrants in search of the American dream. The “newcomers,” as they’re called in the Aspen bedroom community, originally arrived in Denver aboard…
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Colorado program helps residents pay for home heating during winter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Applications are open for Denver Human Services’ statewide Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, helping Coloradans pay for home heating costs during the winter months. The federally funded LEAP program is open to homeowners and renters through…