Tag: Denver Rescue Mission
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Denver Rescue Mission to remove offensive language from employee handbook draft
The Denver Rescue Mission found itself in hot water this week after reports emerged concerning language in an updated employee handbook. The handbook, which is updated annually, appeared to discriminate against gay and lesbian, as well as transgendered employees. The handbook forbade employees from “acting on same sex attraction” and “rejection of one’s biological sex,”…
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UCHealth to host free barbershop events for homeless men in Denver
UCHealth will hold two barbershop pop-up events in Denver this week to provide free haircuts for homeless men in the metro area, the health care system announced. The pop-up events will be held on Monday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Salvation Army Crossroads Shelter at 1901 29th St. and on Wednesday from 8…
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For Colorado Hodgkin lymphoma patient and future doc, disease was a health-care eye-opener
You’ve got your whole life ahead of you, then suddenly you don’t. You’ve never felt alone, then suddenly you are. Cancer doesn’t just attack the body. It makes you question everything. “My name is Will. I am 22 years old. I’m afraid that I’m going to die.” Will Moody had noticed a small lump in…
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Anxiety lingers as COVID-19 outbreak continues in Denver’s homeless population
Experts and advocates are pondering their next steps as a COVID-19 outbreak continues among Denver’s homeless population. According to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as of Wednesday, 131 people experiencing homelessness in Denver tested positive for COVID-19, another 16 are probable positives. In addition, 11 staff members at homeless shelters tested…