Author: By Debbie Kelley
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Food insecurity concerns deepen as Colorado DHS, nonprofits brace for SNAP changes
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Federal funding reductions and changes in qualifications to the nation’s food stamp program could have what officials are calling profound impacts on Coloradans. “This is huge. Our counties are very concerned about food insecurity in their communities, as are food banks. These are the same peeps (people) that are getting this double whammy with the…
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Child abuse, neglect still happen in Colorado amid decrease in calls to hotlines during summer break
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Colorado’s Child Abuse and Neglect hotline always receives fewer calls over summer break, which concerns adults who work in the field of child protection. “This happens every year — during the summer months we see calls drop 20% to 25% in June, July and part of August,” said Joe Homlar, director of the Child Welfare Division…
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The Salvation Army facing up to $1 million budget shortfall, asks for help
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Facing a projected budget shortfall between $800,000 and $1 million for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, The Salvation Army Corps of El Paso County’s leader appealed to Colorado Springs City Council for help on Monday. “We have a short time window,” Maj. Steve Ball, county coordinator and corps officer, told members during a…
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Medicaid providers in Colorado assessing effects of impending changes
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Leaders of a trade association that represents 21 community health centers across Colorado, including Peak Vista in Colorado Springs, are “still reeling” from last Thursday’s full Congressional approval of H.R. 1, more commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” “We’re working to understand the final provisions of the bill,” said Polly Anderson,…
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‘Project 2025’ scrutinized in presentations that begin Wednesday in Colorado Springs
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Critics of the Trump administration’s strategy for structural reorganization and downsizing the federal government, as well as broadening conservative views and religious rights, will scrutinize what’s referred to as “Project 2025” in a four-part weekly series that starts July 9 in Colorado Springs. Speakers and panelists will examine what Project 2025 is, where it came…
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Gender-identity lawsuit settled in apparent cloud of confusion over religious organization’s summer camp
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A sleepaway Christian camp inBailey has voluntarily dropped its lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Early Childhood over the state’s gender-identity regulations in what appears to be a case of misunderstanding and entangled semantics. But both sides are claiming victory. One month after filing the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver, arguing for the…
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Second affordable senior housing complex on church property in Colorado Springs breaking ground
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Dirt work to prepare for construction of a new affordable apartment complex for seniors will get underway on Monday in a master-designed neighborhood in northeast Colorado Springs that started being developed in 2008. Nearly 17 years later, the area around the intersection of Marksheffel and Woodmen roads is intentionally filled with single-family homes, attached homes,…
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As Colorado Springs mayor continues to heal, here’s a primer on double pneumonia
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Mayor Yemi Mobolade posted on social media last Friday that the weeks leading up to June 6, which marks the second anniversary of his being elected to head the city of Colorado Springs, had added an interesting chapter to his tenure. “What started as a cold quickly escalated to a trip to the ER,” he…
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Small businesses can make a difference in suicide prevention under new program in El Paso County
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White men who own guns and work in the fields of construction, hospitality, mining, and oil and gas are more likely to take their lives by suicide in El Paso County than any other demographic, according to statistics from the coroner’s office. Males made up three-fourths of the county’s 189 deaths by suicide in 2023,…
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Faith, fear and vigilance: Colorado Springs rabbis react to Boulder terror attack
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How are people at the Chabad of Colorado Springs Jewish Community feeling after Sunday’s anti-Semitic terrorist attack at an outdoor mall in Boulder? Rabbi Boaz Vituk, who heads the synagogue, nudges aside his jacket before entering the holy building on Monday to lead a service for Shavuot. The high holiday marks God giving the Ten…