Tag: Shelter
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Denver, suburbs open warming shelters ahead of deep freeze
Denver and surrounding cities are activating public warming shelters Friday as a deep freeze rolls into the Front Range. After weeks of near-springtime-like weather, the temperature dropped to a high of 15 degrees Friday, with wind chills potentially making it as cold as -4 during the day and -9 at night. Saturday and Sunday will…
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Tornadoes, hail up to 2 inches large possible along Colorado’s Front Range Tuesday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tornadoes and hail as big as two inches in diameter are possible throughout Colorado’s Front Range on Tuesday. The weather conditions are part of severe thunderstorms forming over the mountains that will move east, including through Denver, Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson from the National Weather…
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Red Cross opens shelters to help those affected by Meridian fire
The American Red Cross opened shelters to assist those affected by the Meridian fire on Thursday. The shelter is located at Patriot High School: 11990 Swingline Road, Peyton CO 80831, according to a news release from the Red Cross. Those evacuating with pets — no matter the size — are asked to go to the…
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PHOTOS: Denver Rescue Mission, with help from Gov. Polis, Sen. Hickenlooper, feed 1,000+ Thanksgiving meals across Denver
In the Denver Rescue Mission’s 132 years of service, its Thanksgiving events have taken many different shapes. That includes 30 years of Thanksgiving Banquet in a Box, or ‘T-bib’ as the group calls it, where the organization hands out Thanksgiving meals for entire 8-10 person families in a box. This year’s event was held at…
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19 residents of Aloft Hotel search for housing as temporary shelter closure approaches
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Aloft Hotel, home to 124 homeless people identified as having a high vulnerability to COVID-19, is closing April 27. The future for 19 of the tenants remains uncertain as The Salvation Army, City of Denver and state work to connect them with housing resources.…
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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
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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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Adams County homicide suspect arrested in Broomfield after CodeRED alert issued
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A shelter-in-place in Broomfield was lifted after a homicide suspect was taken into custody, police said Tuesday. The Broomfield Police Department tweeted at 11:55 a.m. that a CodeRED alert was sent to residents near the Cimarron Village Mobile Home Park because of a suspect wanted in connection to an Adams County homicide being reported in…
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Denver homeless sheltering adapts facing cold weather, COVID-19
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As temperatures in Denver drop, the need for shelter for people experiencing homelessness becomes even more urgent — and the difficulty of sheltering is exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 social distancing requirements have caused…