Tag: Homelessness
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Audit: Poor organization, gaps in security and fiscal accountability beset Denver’s shelter system
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s citywide program to provide shelter to homeless people is failing to adhere to some accountability measures meant to safeguard the use of taxpayer dollars and meet some of its most basic goals, according to a new city audit report released Thursday. Notably, the city’s housing department suffers from “poor organization,” and…
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Johnston to house 1,000 homeless individuals permanently by end of 2025
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s administration wants to move 1,000 homeless people into permanent housing by the end of next year. The administration unveiled details of the plan shortly after voters narrowly rejected his proposal to raise sales taxes in order to generate $100 million for affordable housing, a parallel priority for Johnston. This builds on…
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Denver, Aurora homelessness budgets show differing tactics
“Housing first” or “tough love”? Here’s how the Colorado cities’ plans differ and what it means
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Aurora council to vote on homeless campus operator
A lease and operator agreement for Aurora’s homeless navigation campus will go to a vote in Monday night’s city council meeting. If approved, a Denver-based nonprofit will be appointed as the lease holder and operator for the campus, which is intended to be a “one-stop shop” for the city’s homeless services. In early July, city…
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Denver Mayor Mike Johnston proposes $1.76 billion budget for 2025
Denver’s budget will remain relatively flat under Mayor Mike Johnston’s spending plan for next year. Johnson outlined a $1.76 billion budget for 2025, up from the current year’s $1.74 billion. Administration officials said this is the lowest growth for Denver in 14 years, not counting the pandemic-related slumps in the spending. During a Thursday press…
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Denver mayor opens 215 units of housing, pushes for $100 million sales tax hike
Denver officially opened more than 200 units of affordable housing from an old hotel, a project that used $13.6 million in federal funding. Mayor Mike Johnston said the new housing is part of a larger regional solution to homelessness, which spiked this year, based on an annual count, despite tens of millions of dollars allocated…
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Affluent Denver suburb accused of bullying disabled homeless guests at Motel 6
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Greenwood Village now faces an ADA lawsuit in U.S. District Court
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Critics say Denver still ignoring rules of homeless sweeps, 5 years after federal court settlement
Denver homeless population faces ongoing issues with city sweeps and storage of possessions
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Report: Denver homelessness grew despite millions in spending by Johnston administration
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Mayor Mike Johnston called his response to the city’s homelessness crisis successful, even after data from an annual tally released Wednesday showed the homeless population grew. The city is on track to spend nearly $155 million on the mayor’s homelessness campaign — $65 million more…
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Denver City Council approves $24.3M to turn homeless hotel into housing navigation center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A homeless hotel in Denver will become a housing navigation center for people who have been homeless for an extended period of time or who have “complex needs” after the Denver City Council approved a pair of grant agreements with the state Department of Local…