Tag: Department Of Housing Stability
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Homelessness in Colorado: A primer on Denver’s enforcement program
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Denver’s Unauthorized Encampment Response Program meets some, but not all, of its requirements, according to an audit.
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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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As temperatures drop, Denver tries to bring homeless indoors
Colorado cities are taking measures to get the homeless inside as temperatures drop. Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar issued a declaration of temporary housing and shelter emergency for the City of Pueblo Tuesday. For the city, this means local churches, synagogues, mosques, temples and other religious institutions can provide temporary shelters. The City of Denver is…
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Denver extends holistic housing program funded by private money, federal grant
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new Denver program will provide permanent housing support and other health services, such as substance abuse treatment, to at least 125 people experiencing chronic homelessness in the city, officials announced today. The program, called Denver Housing to Health, will take advantage of $11.75 million from…
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Denver shelter could be converted to affordable housing
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver wants to turn the downtown Crossroads Shelter into affordable housing and build a new shelter nearby. The city’s departments of Finance and Housing Stability on Wednesday put out a joint Request for Expressions of Interest in the project. Denver owns and operates the shelter,…
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Denver committee advances $1.25M affordable housing renovation
The Off Broadway Lofts in Five Points may soon be renovated as affordable housing after the Denver City Council housing committee advanced the renovation proposal Wednesday. The committee unanimously passed the proposal, moving it to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If approved, the proposal would give a $1.25 million…
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Denver City Council OKs 5-year homeless plan, affordable housing complex
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council unanimously approved the city’s new five-year strategic plan to address homelessness on Monday, in addition to a new affordable housing project in the city. The plan was put forward by the Department of Housing Stability with the intention of decreasing homelessness…
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Denver council advances the city’s 5-year plan to address homelessness
The Denver City Council housing committee approved the city’s new five-year strategic plan to address homelessness Wednesday, moving the plan to the full council for a final vote. The plan was put forward by the Department of Housing Stability with the intention of decreasing homelessness and increasing housing stability and affordability in Denver by the…