Tag: Homelessness
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Salvation Army serves 3,000 meals to Denver homeless shelters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Salvation Army and volunteers brought holiday cheer Saturday to Denver homeless shelters, preparing and serving over 2,500 pounds of festive food to residents in a restaurant-style lunch. Over 200 volunteers teamed up with the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Community Dinner across eight Denver homeless…
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Denver will open severe weather shelters Christmas Eve and Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver plans to activate its severe weather shelters Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as cold weather and snow have been forecast to move in this weekend. Denver Navigation Campus, 4040 Quebec St., will be open from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday and Monday nights,…
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Only 1 out of 550 homeless people in temporary shelters opted for treatment program
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Out of 550 homeless people who moved into temporary shelters upon the urging of Denver officials, only one left for a treatment program, an early outcome that underscores the difficulties Mayor Mike Johnston faces as he grapples with one of his city’s most visible crises.…
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Denver residents risking homelessness move into affordable housing units at former medical office
A few Denver residents at risk of becoming homeless moved into a former medical office building Dec. 8 that has been converted into 110 affordable housing units south of Capitol Hill. Denver Health has joined with the Denver Housing Authority in an effort to house patients at-risk of homelessness after long hospital stays. The housing authority…
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Denver to consider operator for emergency homeless shelters
The Denver City Council on Monday will consider a $1 million contract extension with Bayaud Enterprises, a Denver-based nonprofit, to provide staffing and operational services at pop-up emergency stand-up homeless shelters across the city. The city utilizes emergency stand-up shelters during inclement weather situations. In the past week, Denver temporarily housed homeless people overnight during…
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181 homeless people dead from fatal overdoses — and the year is not over yet
466 people have died from overdoses in Denver so far this year
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Denver executes largest homeless encampment sweep Thursday
City soon to surpass 500 housed under Mayor Johnston’s administration
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Denver to consider nearly $8M in micro-community contracts Monday
The Denver City Council on Monday will consider spending nearly $8 million for micro-communities under construction to house homeless people. Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration broke ground on micro-communities at 2301 S. Santa Fe Drive, 1375 Elati St. and 12033 E. 38th Ave. The mayor has vowed to house 1,000 homeless people by the end of…
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Rocky Mountain Communities acquires hotel to house homeless
A Denver-based nonprofit has officially closed on the acquisition of the former DoubleTree Hotel in northeast Denver, supporting the mayor’s goal to house 689 more homeless people before the year’s end. An LLC associated with Rocky Mountain Communities purchased the hotel for $39 million on Nov. 28, according to property records. The previous owner, Denver…