Tag: Denver Human Services
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News Nuggets: School supplies, sidewalk stamps and dealing with pet loss
For those who have ever wanted to leave their mark on the Mile High City, here’s your chance. The City of Denver is hosting a sidewalk stamp contest. The winner will walk away with a $1,000 prize and the opportunity to have their design embedded in Denver’s sidewalks. Sidewalk stamps have been around since the…
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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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News Nuggets: Record a free video podcast
Ever wanted to start a podcast but didn’t know where to begin? Record a free video podcast in a professional studio with hands-on guidance from Denver Community Media staff. Denver Community Media is owned and operated by the City and County of Denver and is a product of the city’s effort to modernize its public…
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Denver child welfare program makes progress, but risks linger, audit says
Denver Human Services has made progress in administering its child welfare placement services but there is still room for improvement within its kinship caregiver program, according to a follow-up audit completed in March. During a meeting of the city’s Independent Audit Committee on Wednesday, auditors reviewed recommendations made to the human services agency in 2023…
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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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Nominees named to lead Denver Human Services, Department of Excise and Licenses
Two nominees have been named to fill the vacant executive director positions in Denver’s Department of Human Services and Department of Excise and Licenses, Mayor Michael Hancock announced Wednesday. Jay Morein was tapped to lead Denver Human Services and Molly Duplechian is the nominee for the Department of Excise and Licenses. Both nominees must now…
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Executive director of Denver Human Services to step down
After nearly seven years of serving as executive director of Denver Human Services, Don Mares announced Friday that he will be stepping down next month. Mares, 64, has headed Colorado’s largest human services department since July 2015. He is leaving to become interim president and chief executive officer of The Colorado Trust, a health foundation…
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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…