Tag: Homelessness
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Urban camping ban will go to third vote with new amendment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on second reading Monday night Mayor Mike Coffman’s urban camping ban. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the ban, which was amended to direct city staff to develop a policy on storing…
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Aurora City Council approves new urban camping ban on first reading
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Aurora City Council passed on first reading Monday night the urban camping ban Mayor Mike Coffman brought back to the now right-leaning City Council after it failed in August. Coffman voted aye to break council’s tie vote with an overall vote of 6-5 for the…
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Denver may lose millions in FEMA funds for homeless
Denver could be stuck with tens of millions of dollars in homelessness mitigation costs, after the city’s request for federal pandemic-relief reimbursement for homelessness mitigation was initially deemed ineligible. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has said part of Denver’s requested $40 million reimbursement for homeless sheltering, dating back to July 2021, is not eligible…
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Denver to spend $3.9M to expand managed homeless campsites
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver is set to spend $3.9 million on managed homeless campsites through the end of this year after the City Council approved the expansion of the program Monday. The expanded contract will fund at least four camps sheltering approximately 370 people through Dec. 31, run…
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Denver launches initiative to house 400 homeless residents in 100 days
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Department of Housing Stability and Mayor Michael Hancock launched a housing initiative Tuesday with a goal of getting 400 homeless residents housed in 100 days. Denver launched a similar initiative at the beginning of September with the goal of housing 200 people. Officials said…
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Denver advances $3.9 million to expand managed homeless camps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council will soon vote on a $3.9 million contract to fund the expansion of managed homeless camps after the housing committee unanimously advanced the contract Wednesday. If passed by the full council, the contract would fund at least four camps in the…
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Denver council to consider $3.9M contract for managed homeless camps
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver could spend $3.9 million to expand its managed homeless camp program this year, as the City Council housing committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a contract amendment allocating the funds. If approved by the council, the contract would fund at least four camps…
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Aurora mayor to reintroduce proposed homeless camping ban
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the newly right-leaning Aurora City Council on his side, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman is planning to reintroduce his failed camping ban to the council next month. The ban would prohibit all urban camping on private and public property within Aurora. The ban would also…
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Denver’s homeless employment program extended through end of year
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council approved a contract extension Monday to fund the city’s homeless employment program through the end of the year. The contract, which the council passed unanimously without comment, will provide $705,300 to Bayaud Enterprises Inc. to administer the Denver Day Works Program…
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New report gives insight into the pandemic’s impact on homelessness in Denver
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The number of people using emergency shelters on a given night in metro Denver increased 40% last year as the number of people experiencing homelessness for the first time nearly doubled, according to a new report. The second State of Homelessness report, released Thursday by…