Tag: Homelessness
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Aurora council confirms federal funds for homeless nonprofits
The Aurora City Council confirmed in a study session on Monday night its direction on agreements with homeless service providers that will receive American Rescue Plan Act money, a decision the council made at its winter workshop in February. Monday night’s confirmation of those funds will help staff move forward with agency agreements. Late last…
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‘Mutual Aid Monday’ serves ‘symbolic’ protest in front of Denver city hall amid homelessness, immigration crises
As the City Council comes together for its weekly 3:30 p.m. Monday meeting, another weekly gathering transpires right outside of the doors of the City and County of Denver building. No matter the weather, “Mutual Aid Monday” volunteers show up every week to serve food and offer resources to homeless people and immigrants. They provide…
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Aurora seeks community, business feedback on ‘navigation’ campus for homeless people
As the city of Aurora moves forward with its homeless navigation campus, officials are holding meetings in March to gather feedback from community members and business owners in the surrounding areas. The city will hold informational meetings for the public to learn about the project, ask questions, and share concerns, staff said at Monday night’s…
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Aurora mayor says talk with homeless people affirms city’s ‘work first’ approach
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman met with three homeless men over the weekend and said on social media that the conversation reaffirmed his belief in a “work first” approach to homelessness. The three men Coffman met with were living in a hotel used by Denver, he said. The four met for breakfast at a truck stop…
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Report shows 30,000 in metro Denver accessed homeless services in 2023 | ANALYSIS
A new, wide-ranging report painted a complicated, incessant and sorrowful picture of homelessness in metro Denver, a crisis that has soared in recent years and which is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The report suggested that tens of thousands more homeless people resided in metro Denver than an annual count showed…
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Should Denver ban homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather? City Council will decide tonight
Denver’s councilmembers will decide tonight whether to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees, a move that Mayor Mike Johnston opposes. The council gave the proposal preliminary approval last week, when a few councilmembers voted against advancing it and others showed hesitation to move it forward. The vote is happening as a…
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Denver City Council to consider banning homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather
Denver buying the $88.5 million Denver Post building and a ban on sweeps of homeless encampments while temperatures are below 32 degrees top the agenda for the Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday. City offices are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delaying the council’s weekly Monday meeting. Two of the items likely to…
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Denver has 4 days left to house 135 homeless and deliver on mayor’s promise
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston stands on the cusp of delivering his promise of moving 1,000 homeless people off the streets of Denver by Dec. 31. “There is a lot of work taking place this week and we look forward to reaching the House1000 goal by…