On a dead-end street in north Denver, migrants are surviving winter with the help of an army of volunteers
Footprints in the snow lead from the sidewalk to a path through the weeds, opening to a field that is almost invisible from the road.
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Annual count of Colorado Springs-area homeless population expands hiring street people to assist
For the second time, a yearly census to determine how many homeless people are living in El Paso County on a given night will hire helpers who are familiar with life on the streets to do the counting.
Denver council postpones vote to ban homeless camp sweeps during frigid weather
The Denver City Council on Tuesday delayed a vote to ban homeless encampment sweeps when the temperatures fall below freezing.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear challenge on homelessness ordinance ban
(The Center Square) – The U.S. Supreme Court announced it would hear a landmark challenge to an earlier ruling preventing enforcement of anti-camping ordinances — a challenge that was supported by a broad coalition of Republican and Democratic leaders, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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Should Denver ban homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather? City Council will decide tonight
Denver’s councilmembers will decide tonight whether to ban homeless encampment sweeps when temperatures fall below 32 degrees, a move that Mayor Mike Johnston opposes.
Denver City councilmembers ‘desperate’ amid homelessness, immigration crises
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston plans to travel to Washington, D.C. this week — his second in as many months — to press White House and federal officials for a concrete solution to the illegal immigration crisis that’s threatening to consume hundreds of millions of dollars of the city’s budget.
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Costs for Assisting Denver’s Overwhelming Indigent Migrants Could Reach $500 per Household, Report Reveals
The financial burden to house, feed, and care for the thousands of indigent migrants arriving in Denver could amount to $500 per Denver household, according to a report from the Common Sense Institute.
Colorado Springs shelters nearly 900 homeless people as temperatures continue to dive
Colorado Springs’ shelters and ad hoc warming centers accommodated nearly 900 homeless people who sought to escape Sunday night’s subzero temperatures.
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Denver City Council to consider banning homeless camp sweeps in frigid weather
By Noah Festenstein | SOURCE: The Denver Gazette Denver buying the $88.5 million Denver Post building and a ban on sweeps of homeless encampments while temperatures are below 32 degrees top the agenda for the Denver City Council meeting on Tuesday. City offices are closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, delaying the council’s weekly
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