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Denver provides $16 million for youth homeless shelter
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During a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at Denver Urban Peak’s homeless youth shelter, it was so quiet attendees could hear a pin drop. The ceremony began with a moment of silence for a young member of the Urban Peak and Denver community who recently passed away. Urban Peak CEO Christina Carlson said the staff learned of…
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Denver opens recreation center as emergency overnight shelter
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Denver’s Department of Housing Stability announced Tuesday the Carla Madison Recreation Center, 2401 E. Colfax Ave., will be opened as a temporary overnight shelter for Denver residents experiencing homelessness. The recreation center will be closed between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. During daylight hours, all Denver recreation centers are open as “warming centers.”…
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Denver to spend $3.9M to expand managed homeless campsites
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Denver is set to spend $3.9 million on managed homeless campsites through the end of this year after the City Council approved the expansion of the program Monday. The expanded contract will fund at least four camps sheltering approximately 370 people through Dec. 31, run by the Colorado Village Collaborative. The organization currently runs three…
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Denver’s first managed homeless camp on city property approved
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The Denver City Council governance committee unanimously advanced a license agreement Tuesday that would allow the establishment of the first managed homeless camp on city property. The agreement will now go to the full council for two final votes in the coming weeks. If passed, Colorado Village Collaborative will be cleared to lease the parking…
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Out West Roundup: Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry
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North Dakota Refugees thank adoptive North Dakota city by feeding hungry FARGO, North Dakota – Maria Modi’s journey from South Sudan to a new life in Fargo included a stop at a refugee camp in Cairo. She and her seven siblings know what it is like to be hungry. “My mother and father work 12-hour…
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Aurora aids the homeless — courtesy of cannabis funding
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Marijuana commerce has proven to be a significant driver of tax revenue in Colorado, producing $500 million for the state since recreational marijuana sales began in 2014, according to one recent report. And some of those cannabis-related sales have recently helped provide a much-needed revenue stream for some municipalities looking to aid the needy in…
