Tag: Denver Rescue Mission
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Donations, volunteers needed to combat holiday food insecurity
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Families across the country will sit down to enjoy the annual meals surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday next week. But, to some, the food isn’t a given. “We’re seeing the highest rates of food insecurity, not just in Colorado but across the whole country, that we have seen in 10 years,” said Erin Pulling, CEO of…
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Denver City Council allocates $2.85 million to aid homeless and immigrants
The Denver City Council on Monday unanimously approved three measures officials say will help homeless people and immigrants throughout the city, totaling $2.85 million. The first item was a $2 million resolution approved as a grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. The grant, part of the statewide Transformational Homelessness Response, will help connect…
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Soap, diapers, toothbrush: Denver pleads for donations as immigrant arrivals jump to 250 per day
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said the surge of immigrants may require cutting services, but he stopped short of saying immigrants would be turned away
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No lawful entry? No asylum: Biden administration responds to immigrants’ surge at border, influx in Denver
In its most forceful statement yet on the surge of immigrants at the U.S. border with Mexico — a crisis that has been spilling into America’s interior cities, such as Denver — the Biden administration said those who crossed into the U.S. illegally won’t be eligible for asylum. “Starting tonight, people who arrive at the border…
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Denver area shelters — at or near capacity — brace for immigrant surge
Ready or not, here they come. Local nonprofits — that for months have helped Denver temporarily house immigrants from South and Central America — are bracing for a new surge with the sunset of a pandemic-era border restriction that ends Thursday. “All the shelters are pretty much at capacity,” said Kristen Baluyot, Denver metro social…
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Denver City Council preview: Public art on final approach for DIA
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More public artwork may be landing at Denver International Airport soon. The Denver City Council is considering a pair of resolutions that will commission three sculptures as part of the city’s public arts program. In addition, the council has 12 other resolutions on its…
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City Council considers $300,000 increase to Denver Rescue Mission contract
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee Wednesday approved an amendment to the contract the city has with the Denver Rescue Mission that will cost taxpayers $300,000 more annually if approved. The proposed one-year, $9…
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90 immigrants bused to Denver not part of political stunt, according to officials
The 90 immigrants from Central and South America who arrived in Denver Monday were not part of a political stunt, but rather a coordinated social media campaign, Denver officials said Thursday. “From what we’ve been able to gather, it was sort of an informal gathering of some on social media among the folks themselves,” said…
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Give back this holiday season with Denver volunteer organizations
As the holiday season comes into full swing, many metro Denver area nonprofit and community organizations are looking for donations and volunteers for outreach programs like soup kitchens and giving trees. Here are several organizations needing volunteer help over the holidays: The Salvation Army The Salvation Army needs Bell Ringers, volunteers and donations for their…