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Annual count finds fewer homeless people in Denver

Updated 2 weeks ago

Overall homelessness in Denver went down by 12.5% this year, the first year-to-year reduction in nine years, according to an annual count. Street homelessness is...

Aurora is ‘strong and getting stronger,’ mayor says in State of City speech

Updated 3 weeks ago

Aurora is “strong and getting stronger,” the city’s mayor said on Tuesday, citing successes in a new homeless navigation campus. Mayor Mike Coffman said he...

Relaunched Lakewood Navigation Center offers shelter, resources

Updated 2 months ago

Once a shelter against extreme weather conditions, the Lakewood navigation center has officially opened after nearly a year of renovations, part of the city’s campaign...

Aurora homeless shelter opened too early, CEO says, as mold and plumbing issues emerge

Updated 2 months ago

Aurora’s largest homeless services project launched “way too early,” its CEO told city leaders Tuesday, saying the rushed opening left residents living amid mold, plumbing...

Denver’s violent crime has dropped — but not everywhere in the city

Updated 2 months ago

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers rally, citing low pay, high turnover

Updated 5 months ago

Aurora City Council Q&A: Homelessness

Updated 5 months ago

Denver housing official was named in Urban Alchemy lobbying kerfuffle

Updated 5 months ago

Denver’s homeless access more services

Updated 6 months ago

Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy

Updated 6 months ago

Residents brace for change as Salvation Army transitions from operating Denver’s hotel shelters

Updated 6 months ago

Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center helps addicts get back on their feet

Updated 6 months ago

Denver Council to consider $400 million in infrastructure contracts

Updated 6 months ago

Food banks in Denver area struggle to meet the need

Updated 7 months ago

Jamie Rife to depart as head of Denver’s housing stability program

Updated 7 months ago

Jamie Rife, the head of the city’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST), will step down from her post at the end of the month, according...

Amid outbursts, Colorado Springs City Council postpones proposed vehicle camping ban

Updated 7 months ago

After about three hours of presentation, discussion and public comment, Colorado Springs City Council voted 5-4 Monday to postpone a proposal that would add a...

Aurora celebrates opening of homeless navigation campus

Updated 7 months ago

Aurora officials celebrated the opening of the city’s highly anticipated Regional Navigation Campus on Thursday, cutting the ribbon on the former hotel that will act...

Denver budget woes spotlight shift in Johnston’s homelessness campaign

Updated 8 months ago

The city’s budget woes have triggered shifts in the future of Mayor Mike Johnston’s campaign to eliminate homelessness in Denver. After a week-long series of...

Tri-Lakes Cares gets OK to proceed with land purchase to build new center

Updated 8 months ago

Ballot measure seeks tax hike for higher income earners in 2026

Updated 9 months ago

Vision Collision: Cherry Creek ponders over super-sized project

Updated 2 years ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s successful campaign to get 1,000 homeless out of city streets cost $45 million

Updated 2 years ago

Q&A with Mike Johnston | Denver mayor argues for ‘fierce urgency of now’ to get homeless off streets

Updated 2 years ago

Colorado’s competitive edge slips in key areas, new report says

Updated 2 years ago

LIVE UPDATES: Colorado election results on property tax measure, municipal races, education board seats

Updated 3 years ago

Homelessness in Colorado: Three cities, three strategies

Updated 3 years ago

Denver on track to spend almost $40 million on influx of immigrants, analysis says

Updated 3 years ago

Homelessness in Colorado: Aurora experiments with ‘treatment first’

Updated 3 years ago

Homelessness in Colorado: ‘All hands on deck’ brings homeless population down in El Paso County

Updated 3 years ago

Editor’s note: This series explores the unique complexities and similarities of the homeless challenge in Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs. Part 3 focuses on Colorado...

Homelessness in Colorado: A primer on Denver’s enforcement program

Updated 3 years ago

A recent audit by the Denver Auditor detailed how the city is responding to the homelessness crisis that has become more acute in the last...

Homelessness in Colorado: Will half a billion over two years solve Denver’s crisis?

Updated 3 years ago

Editor’s note: This series explores the unique complexities and similarities of the homeless challenge in Denver, Aurora and Colorado Springs. Part 1 focuses on Denver....

Denver’s Mike Johnston creates new position, picks chief operating officer

Updated 3 years ago

Denver Mayor Mike Johnston this week appointed a new chief operating officer and picked three new members to his senior leadership team. Johnston appointed Janel...