Tag: Salvation Army
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Residents brace for change as Salvation Army transitions from operating Denver’s hotel shelters
It was a scorching day in Denver on Sept. 1, 2023, when Bernadette McMurrin’s aunt, Christina Martinez, passed away in a small apartment provided by the Denver Housing Authority. McMurrin, 41, who considered Martinez more of a godmother than an aunt, had moved back to Denver from Las Vegas to serve as her caretaker. But…
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Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center helps addicts get back on their feet
Dustin French walked through the doors of The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center in downtown Denver in July after 16 years as an addict. It had taken him more than half a year to muster the courage to do so, but he was determined to make a change in his life. It was during the…
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Amid rising food needs, a Thanksgiving community meal in Aurora aims to bring joy
On the road leading to Salvation Army’s Aurora Corps, several volunteers wearing inflatable snowman, reindeer and penguin costumes pranced around the sidewalk on Thanksgiving Thursday with bells and signs saying “free food.” Another wave of volunteers greeted guests telling them to take a seat and wait to be served a meal — handing them the…
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Free Thanksgiving events around metro Denver
Thanksgiving is a day for food and family, but with food insecurity rising, some may be in need of a bit of help on the holiday. U.S. “food insecurity” has been at a near-decade high, according to data through 2023 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Broadly speaking, food insecurity refers to the condition…
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Denver City Council expected to approve city budget on Monday
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that he will not exercise his veto authority and accept all 10 of the Denver City Council’s amendments to his proposed 2026 spending plan, which means his proposed $1.66 billion budget, as amended, is poised to become the city’s official budget after an official City Council vote on Monday. The…
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Denver City Council expected to approve city budget on Monday
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced that he will not exercise his veto authority and accept all 10 of the Denver City Council’s amendments to his proposed 2026 spending plan, which means his proposed $1.66 billion budget, as amended, is poised to become the city’s official budget after an official City Council vote on Monday. The…
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$5M Salvation Army contract on Denver City Council agenda
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver City Council members will have a full agenda to consider during Monday’s regular meeting. Of particular interest are five proposed resolutions valued at a total of $6.6 million for rapid rehousing and services for the city’s homeless. Among the five, the largest is Council…
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Salvation Army to end relationship with three Denver homeless shelters
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Salvation Army will cease managing operations at three of Denver’s hotel-turned-homeless shelters after fulfilling its current contracts with the city, according to a statement from the group on Thursday. Those contracts run through 2025. Citing the need to ensure “financial stability,” officials from the…
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Denver OKs spending $19M on Salvation Army shelter services
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Three contracts for homeless shelter services by The Salvation Army totaling just over $19 million were approved by a 7-3 vote of the Denver City Council on Monday. The contracts for $4.2 million, $8 million and $7 million will provide programmatic services to three of…
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Denver City Council approves $4.5 million Salvation Army contract for Crossroads Center
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has approved a contract adding 12 months and $4.5 million to an existing Salvation Army agreement to provide “programmatic services” at the Crossroads Center, a 24-hour, low-barrier, 300-bed emergency shelter facility for homeless men located in the city’s Five Points neighborhood.…