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‘The program’: Church’s cash ‘donations’ are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored

Updated 1 week ago

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...

‘The program’: Using the homeless to reap Medicaid millions is not new

Updated 1 week ago

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...

‘The program’: Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted

Updated 1 week ago

Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...

Using housing and cash, ‘the program’ exploits Colorado’s homeless for Medicaid millions

Updated 1 week ago

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how home health in Colorado is a complex setup and about the group On...

‘The program’: Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup

Updated 1 week ago

‘The program’: On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others

Updated 1 week ago

Annual count finds fewer homeless people in Denver

Updated 3 weeks ago

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

Updated 1 month ago

Relaunched Lakewood Navigation Center offers shelter, resources

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 2 months ago

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

Updated 3 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 6 months ago

Denver’s homeless access more services

Updated 6 months ago

More members of Denver’s homeless population are gaining access to health and behavioral services, according to city officials who briefed the Community Planning and Housing...

Denver approves $30M shelter contract with Urban Alchemy

Updated 6 months ago

With a 9-4 vote, Denver City Council members approved a new $30 million, three-year contract with Urban Alchemy, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, to run The...

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

Updated 7 months ago

It was a scorching day in Denver on Sept. 1, 2023, when Bernadette McMurrin’s aunt, Christina Martinez, passed away in a small apartment. McMurrin, 41,...

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

Updated 7 months ago

Dustin French walked through the doors of The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center in downtown Denver in July after 16 years as an addict. It...

Denver Council to consider $400 million in infrastructure contracts

Updated 7 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

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

Updated 7 months ago

Aurora celebrates opening of homeless navigation campus

Updated 7 months ago

Denver budget woes spotlight shift in Johnston’s homelessness campaign

Updated 9 months ago

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

Updated 9 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

As of press time, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who promised to get 1,000 homeless people off of the city’s streets, is very close to achieving...

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

Updated 3 years ago

A historically highly attractive place to live, Colorado faces an “inflection point,” in which warning signs have emerged, notably in the area of housing, according...

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

Updated 3 years ago

Editor’s note: We are tracking today’s consolidated elections in Colorado. Check here for updates. Democrats concede Proposition HH defeat “Prop HH was always about providing...

Homelessness in Colorado: Three cities, three strategies

Updated 3 years ago

Like many urban centers in the West, Colorado’s three largest cities face a homelessness crisis that, over the years, has drawn a bigger and bigger...