Tag: Office Of Housing Stability
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Financial security gaps beset Denver’s homeless shelter system | 2024: A LOOK BACK
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An audit report gave Denver residents their first comprehensive look into the city’s homeless shelter system following Mayor Mike Johnston’s efforts to curb the crisis during his first term. In late November, Denver Auditor Timothy O’Brien released an audit report that revealed the city’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), which oversees many of Denver’s homeless…
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Public health departments bring vaccine clinics to homeless shelters amid small meningitis outbreak
In the past month, a small outbreak of meningococcal meningitis — which infects the lining of the brain and spinal cord — has been seen in Denver County’s homeless community. That prompted health departments to bring pop-up vaccine clinics to shelters in Aurora. Meningococcal meningitis can cause severe symptoms, including fever, vomiting and confusion, and…