homelessness crisis
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Denver allows small homeless shelter to expand
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The Denver City Council unanimously approved a zoning waiver for a homeless shelter, allowing Haven of Hope — formerly known as Father Woody’s — to reorient operations within one of their two buildings, offering more supportive and transitional beds. Haven of Hope is a small operation, and the waiver will allow them to operate up…
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Denver council delays spending $8 million on homeless hotel
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The Denver City Council has requested a delay in voting for funding for a shelter run by the Salvation Army. The Tamarac Family Shelter, located at 7525 E. Hampden Ave. in a repurposed Embassy Suites hotel building, was set to receive an $8 million contract with the city. That is almost three-fourths of the amount…
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Proposed $45 million cut to Denver’s budget to pay for illegal immigration crisis advances
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A panel of councilmembers has unanimously advanced Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposed $45 million in budget cuts — dollars the administration intends to use to pay for its response to the city’s illegal immigration crisis. The proposed budget cuts’ next stop is the full City Council. The budget cuts include a hiring freeze and service reductions.…
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Denver City Council approves $3.1M to convert hotel rooms into supportive housing
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The Denver City Council unanimously approved a funding agreement worth $3.1 million to assist the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with rehabilitating 107 hotel rooms into studio apartments. The rooms being rehabilitated sit within the former Clarion Hotel at 200 W. 48th Ave. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will add services geared towards assisting…
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Denver City Council approves $3.1M to convert hotel rooms into supportive housing
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The Denver City Council unanimously approved a funding agreement worth $3.1 million to assist the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with rehabilitating 107 hotel rooms into studio apartments. The rooms being rehabilitated sit within the former Clarion Hotel at 200 W. 48th Ave. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will add services geared towards assisting…
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Denver City Council approves $3.1M to convert hotel rooms into supportive housing
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The Denver City Council unanimously approved a funding agreement worth $3.1 million to assist the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless with rehabilitating 107 hotel rooms into studio apartments. The rooms being rehabilitated sit within the former Clarion Hotel at 200 W. 48th Ave. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will add services geared towards assisting…
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Denver mayor names Laura Brudzynski as head of housing stability office
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There’s a new chief housing officer in town. Her name is Laura Brudzynski and her work starts on Feb. 2. She will succeed Britta Fisher, who stepped down from the role in Denver’s Department of Housing Stability to lead the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. Brudzynski has worked with the city for nearly a decade…
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Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledges to end homelessness in first term
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In an ambitious promise, Denver mayoral candidate Mike Johnston pledged to end homelessness by the end of his first term. Accomplishing that goal, he said, is contingent on a coordinated attack on overlapping challenges that are fueling homelessness. Homelessness has spiraled out of control in Colorado in the last several years. Today, almost 7,000 people are…
