Tag: Homelessness
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Jamie Rife to depart as head of Denver’s housing stability program
Jamie Rife, the head of the city’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), will step down from her post at the end of the month, according to a news release by Mayor Mike Johnston’s office late Wednesday afternoon. Rife, who was appointed by Johnston and has held the position for just under two years, will become…
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Aurora celebrates opening of homeless navigation campus
Aurora officials celebrated the opening of the city’s highly anticipated Regional Navigation Campus on Thursday, cutting the ribbon on the former hotel that will act as a “one-stop-shop” for homeless services and shelter starting in two weeks. The navigation campus — formerly a Crowne Plaza hotel — at 15500 E. 40th Ave., has been in…
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Loveland city officials explore strategies to address homelessness
Loveland officials are exploring strategies to address homelessness and temporarily operating a day resource center 24/7, following the mayor’s decision to allow homeless individuals to stay overnight in a government facility. The Loveland City Council will schedule a date to host a meeting about these potential short-term and long-term approaches. That date has yet to…
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EDITORIAL: Let Aurora’s ‘tough love’ lead the way
Conventional wisdom holds that Colorado’s chronically homeless live on the streets by chance rather than choice; that cruel fate beyond their control upended their lives. But plain old common sense tells us that, for many of them, that’s in fact not the case. Particularly the many who are in the throes of addiction, perhaps on…
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Denver halts emergency rental assistance program, leaving families scrambling
By Angeline McCall/9NEWS Denver’s emergency rental assistance program has come to an abrupt halt, leaving dozens of families empty-handed after expecting the funds to avoid facing eviction. The decision comes as the city of Denver grapples with budget constraints and reductions across city agencies. The Community Economic Defense Project (CEDP) received a stop-work order Thursday…
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Denver budget woes spotlight shift in Johnston’s homelessness campaign
The city’s budget woes have triggered shifts in the future of Mayor Mike Johnston’s campaign to eliminate homelessness in Denver. After a week-long series of budget hearings, city officials now have a clearer picture of how Denver plans to address its $200 million budget deficit, with department heads outlining how they intend to cut spending,…
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Comfort Inn shelter to close as Denver’s homeless strategy evolves
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to close the Comfort Inn, one of the city’s larger homeless shelter hotels, and cease funding for the Monroe Village tiny home micro community, converting it to workforce housing. Citing fewer people living on the streets, officials said the decision comes as the next phase of the mayor’s efforts to…
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Arapahoe County nonprofit support program accepts applications after hiatus
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Arapahoe County program that helps fill funding gaps for nonprofits is accepting applications again after a break in operation, according to a news release from the county. Aid to Agencies, a program that began in Arapahoe County in 2008 to fill service gaps in…
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Colorado church embraces housing homeless in RVs despite town’s resistance
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mike Polhemus and his team at The Rock Church in Castle Rock say all they seek in return for providing shelter is to witness those they help achieve a healthier, more sustainable life beyond homelessness. After a recent settlement with Castle Rock over land use laws,…
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Arapahoe County sees 11% increase in homelessness
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Arapahoe County’s annual Point in Time homeless count shows a rise in homelessness, but officials say the county’s prevention efforts show “significant success” regardless. The county’s count of homeless people, which happens on a single day in January each year, showed an 11% increase to…