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Coloradoan: Homeless locker idea should face scrutiny of Fort Collins’ grant process

The long-running debate for how Fort Collins addresses homelessness has reached another flash point.

This time, the issue is making lockers available to people who are experiencing homelessness. It’s a small piece of a much the bigger, complicated and messy issue of helping people who don’t have housing.

The Fort Collins Mennonite Fellowship has proposed installing 20 lockers outside its building at 300 E. Oak St. The lockers would be accessible 24/7 by participants in the program.

The church and advocates for the homeless have requested $10,500 in city funding for the program, which would be operated as a one-year pilot program. The lockers would be managed by church staff members, who would follow set policies and procedures for administering the program.

Read more at coloradoan.com

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