Author: DEBBIE KELLEY
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Free food and other assistance for Colorado Springs-area families affected by government shutdown restrictions
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Worry over the impending freeze on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program coupled with some federal workers not being paid due to the continuing government shutdown is contributing to increased need for social services, according to Colorado Springs food pantries and other agencies. Several new efforts are underway to help fill the gap. Ent Credit Union…
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Colorado Springs pantries feeling the crunch even before food stamps go dark
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Some people wanted to talk turkey in the days leading up to the nation’s food stamp program going dark on Nov. 1 because of the ongoing federal government shutdown. Pastor Jayme Pezoldt-Justice, who leads Pikes Peak Biker’s Church in Colorado Springs, said she’s already getting calls. Will there be turkeys for Thanksgiving at her church’s…
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Gov. Jared Polis stops in Colorado Springs to tout emergency food stamp funding, as agencies say demand is up
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If you want to see the human face of the federal government shutdown, look for the hungry mouths, was the message Gov. Jared Polis delivered in Colorado Springs on Wednesday. He stopped at Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado’s headquarters after announcing at the state Capitol that he will ask the Joint Budget…
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Dissatisfied subsidized renters picket Colorado Springs Housing Authority
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Now that Colorado Springs has formal tenants’ associations set up at two publicly subsidized low-income housing complexes, residents — who are largely disabled or elderly — say they’re trying to figure out how to get their needs addressed. Dissatisfied with how it’s going so far, COS Tenants, a group of residents from the newly formed…
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‘Conversations on a Bench’ focuses on 24 hours of talk about homelessness in Colorado Springs
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From 1 p.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday, a park bench in downtown Colorado Springs is taking on the persona of a talk show stage, with the topic of the 24-hour day being homelessness. “I see a community that wants to be part of the solution and not just complain from the balcony,” Travis Williams,…
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New report: Colorado remains in mental health crisis
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For two years in a row, Colorado has had nearly the worst rate in the nation of mental illness among children and adults, when compared with other states and the District of Columbia, according to a large-scale industry study. Colorado ranks 50th — or second to last — for the prevalence of any mental health…
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High-profile Colorado Springs police sergeant transitioning into retirement
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A childhood dream that refused to dim in adulthood seemed like it might not be realized for Colorado Springs police Sgt. Olav Chaney. After jumping out of aircraft while serving four years in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, it took him multiple tries to pass the battery of assessments required to become a police officer.…
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Tri-Lakes Cares gets OK to proceed with land purchase to build new center
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MONUMENT • Monument’s Planning Commission and Town Council both have unanimously approved a reconfiguration of property that Lewis-Palmer School District 38 wants to sell, which gives the go-ahead for a local social services organization to proceed with a bid to acquire 2.8 acres of vacant land to build a new headquarters. “We are currently in…
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New course in Colorado Springs D-11 focuses on ethics in journalism paired with hands-on media training
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With longstanding principles of objectivity, truth and fairness in news reporting up for debate in recent years, a homegrown Career and Technical Education course launching in Colorado Springs School District 11 for the fall semester will explore such topics under an overarching theme of “ethics in journalism.” So while juniors and seniors receive real-world training…
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Section 8 woes: Colorado Springs residents frustrated with Housing Authority over eviction, voucher delays
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Some Colorado Springs residents claim the government system that provides federally subsidized housing vouchers to help people pay their rent and prevent homelessness instead is causing them to become homeless. And early sunsetting of COVID-era emergency housing vouchers due to the $5 billion pot running out of money is resulting in additional grievances from some low-income…
