Tag: Homeless Shelter
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Denver City Council approves $4.5 million Salvation Army contract for Crossroads Center
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver City Council has approved a contract adding 12 months and $4.5 million to an existing Salvation Army agreement to provide “programmatic services” at the Crossroads Center, a 24-hour, low-barrier, 300-bed emergency shelter facility for homeless men located in the city’s Five Points neighborhood.…
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$4.5 million Salvation Army contract makes third return to Denver Council agenda
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Back for its third appearance before the Denver City Council is a resolution to add 12 months and $4.5 million to an existing Salvation Army agreement to provide “programmatic services” at the Crossroads Center, a 24-hour, low-barrier, 300-bed emergency shelter facility for homeless men located…
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Denver activating 2 emergency homeless shelters this weekend
Denver will activate two emergency shelters for homeless people four days straight in light of a potentially cold and snowy weekend. The Department of Housing Stability plans to open overnight shelters at the former DoubleTree hotel at 4040 Quebec St. and the former Best Western at 4595 Quebec St. The city, during previous emergency shelter…
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Salvation Army serves 3,000 meals to Denver homeless shelters
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Salvation Army and volunteers brought holiday cheer Saturday to Denver homeless shelters, preparing and serving over 2,500 pounds of festive food to residents in a restaurant-style lunch. Over 200 volunteers teamed up with the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas Community Dinner across eight Denver homeless…
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City Council considers $300,000 increase to Denver Rescue Mission contract
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee Wednesday approved an amendment to the contract the city has with the Denver Rescue Mission that will cost taxpayers $300,000 more annually if approved. The proposed one-year, $9…
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Denver provides $16 million for youth homeless shelter
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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.…
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Denver shelter could be converted to affordable housing
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver wants to turn the downtown Crossroads Shelter into affordable housing and build a new shelter nearby. The city’s departments of Finance and Housing Stability on Wednesday put out a joint Request for Expressions of Interest in the project. Denver owns and operates the shelter,…
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Denver to spend $3.9M to expand managed homeless campsites
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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…
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Denver’s first managed homeless camp on city property approved
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 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,…
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Managed homeless camp at Park Hill church to move to city property
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The managed homeless campsite operating outside of Park Hill United Methodist Church since June will move to city property next month, the Colorado Village Collaborative announced Tuesday. The campsite, called a Safe Outdoor Space, is…