Tag: Denver Homeless
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City to open Denver Coliseum as emergency homeless shelter
High demand at emergency cold weather overnight shelters has prompted Denver’s housing department to open a fifth shelter at the Denver Coliseum starting Saturday. At the onset of more frigid weather, Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST) is extending its current cold weather shelter activation until at least Thursday, Feb. 20. Until then, overnight temperatures…
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Feasible or unrealistic? Homeless advocates weigh in on Denver mayor’s ‘ambitious’ goal
As Denver Mayor Mike Johnston launched his most aggressive goal yet this year — get 2,000 homeless people out of the city’s streets and 2,000 into “permanent” housing — some called it “ambitious but doable,” while others said the mayor is living in a different reality. “I think the world has changed and the voters have…
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‘Nothing more than a prison’: Homeless people open up about Denver’s programs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette in recent months talked to several homeless people who tried the city’s programs. Some are in shelters, others expect to be back in the streets. Here’s a glimpse of their lives. Craig Beck of Denver was swept from a homeless…
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Denver to activate emergency cold weather shelters starting Saturday
With cold weather expected to hit the Front Range starting this weekend, Denver’s housing department is activating emergency cold weather shelters for homeless people until at least next Thursday. Four overnight cold weather shelters will open from 1 p.m. Saturday and close on Thursday at 11 a.m., according to the Denver Department of Housing Stability.…
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Denver encourages emergency shelter use ahead of arctic blast
Denver is offering four emergency shelter site options for homeless people to stay warm ahead of extreme cold conditions slated for this weekend. The artic blast, which meteorologists expect to last from late Friday to Monday, is expected to send temperatures to as low as -10 degrees. That includes the potential impact of snow hitting…
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Mayor claims Denver has ended street homelessness among veterans
Brian Asbeck, a Navy veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2003 to 2007, found himself living on the streets of Denver a little over a decade later. Asbeck said he moved to Denver three years ago, “hoping for a fresh start.” “But (I) quickly found myself living out of my vehicle after a…
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Denver’s cold weather homeless shelter protocol; how does it work?
One of Denver’s most common strategies to provide homeless people shelter during extreme weather is its emergency cold weather shelter protocol. But to provide outreach to those living on the streets in winter weather remains a more complicated challenge. So far this winter season, Denver’s Department of Housing Stability (HOST) has activated city-operated emergency cold…
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Denver to activate emergency shelters for cold Thanksgiving weekend
Denver is activating emergency shelters for five days starting Wednesday as cold weather is expected to blanket the region this Thanksgiving weekend. This week’s emergency shelter operation is the longest so far this year. The city’s cold weather plan provides additional shelter for people who are not in city shelters or third-party homeless units. Temperatures…
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Denver to activate homeless emergency shelters amid cold weather
For the second time this season, Denver’s housing department is activating its emergency cold weather shelters to keep homeless people warm amid freezing temperatures this week. Denver’s Department of Housing Stability on Tuesday will activate its cold weather sheltering plan, which provides additional shelter for people not in city or third-party homeless shelters. Temperatures from…
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Denver nonprofit opens youth homeless shelter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A long-awaited project to reduce youth homelessness came to fruition on Wednesday as Denver nonprofit Urban Peak opened its $38 million, 136-bed homeless shelter. The shelter, dubbed the “Mothership Campus,” serves homeless people ages 12 to 24. “I am so overwhelmed by this moment,” Urban Peak…