Tag: Supportive Services
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Rhonda’s Place offers 49 new affordable housing units in Denver
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The latest city-supported affordable housing development, Rhonda’s Place, is already accepting new residents for its one-bedroom apartments and supportive, wrap-around services from Wellpower, according to a news release. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST) along with City Council President Jamie Torres held a grand opening…
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Denver City Council to consider more spending to address homelessness
Denver plans to make more investments in addressing homelessness with several contract extensions on the City Council’s plate ahead of Monday’s 3:30 p.m. meeting. The contracts with multiple shelter and service providers are just a few of the 25 resolutions the council will consider. There are four bills for ordinances being introduced and five in…
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless names new CEO
Britta Fisher will step down as Denver’s chief housing officer and become the CEO of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, according to a news release. Her last day with Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration is Feb. 1. Fisher joined the City and County of Denver in 2018 and was selected as the first executive director of…
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Denver buys another hotel to serve as transitional housing for homeless
The Denver City Council Tuesday approved a $9 million purchase of a hotel property in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood that will serve as a homeless shelter. The building will begin to house residents by late 2023. The hotel, a former La Quinta Inn, has 96 bedrooms. Ninety-five of those will be converted for use as…