Can direct cash payments alleviate poverty? Here’s what Denver has learned
Can direct cash payments alleviate poverty? Here’s what Denver has learned
Does giving direct cash payments to people experiencing homelessness help alleviate poverty?
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Denver Basic Income Project gave homeless people cash and saved taxpayers almost $600,000 in the process, report says
Denver Basic Income Project gave homeless people cash and saved taxpayers almost $600,000 in the process, report says
Anecdotally, the Denver Basic Income Project has saved lives. According to new research on the program...
Denver OKs $5 million contract to move hundreds of homeless people directly into apartments
Denver OKs $5 million contract to move hundreds of homeless people directly into apartments
Denver will dedicate $5 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds to efforts to move more than 250 people...
There used to be a rat infestation and lots of fear about crime. Now there’s a community garden
There used to be a rat infestation and lots of fear about crime. Now there’s a community garden
Over the past decade, Denver’s relatively new Union Station neighborhood was touted as both one of the...
As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer
As violence and drugs spill onto RTD’s buses and trains, agency works to make transit safer
When Denver resident Jana Angelo rides the Regional Transporation District’s buses and trains, she feels...
Denver’s bills for private security services could expand by $24 million this year
Denver’s bills for private security services could expand by $24 million this year
The Denver City Council on Monday authorized up to $24 million in additional spending on private security...
Denver mayor, VA leaders set goal of “functional zero” for homelessness among veterans
Denver mayor, VA leaders set goal of “functional zero” for homelessness among veterans
Denver and federal officials say their data tracking shows that after a recent push to move people...
Denver’s Urban Peak is nearly ready to open larger youth homeless shelter, despite $2 million setback
Denver’s Urban Peak is nearly ready to open larger youth homeless shelter, despite $2 million setback
The mission of a new 60,000-square-foot, 136-bed shelter for homeless youth in south Denver is evident in...
Denver buying gym-turned-migrant shelter in Athmar Park neighborhood for $4 million
Denver buying gym-turned-migrant shelter in Athmar Park neighborhood for $4 million
Denver will pay $4 million to purchase a property that the city is already using to shelter migrant...
Denver mayor creates neighborhood safety office in $11 million shift in public safety approach
Denver mayor creates neighborhood safety office in $11 million shift in public safety approach
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will launch a new office within city government focused on neighborhood safety...
Denver’s new migrant strategy offers intensive help — but what about the many who won’t qualify?
Denver’s new migrant strategy offers intensive help — but what about the many who won’t qualify?
Denver’s revamped migrant program in recent days began enrolling the roughly 800 people who are expected...
How Denver Health fell into dire financial straits — and what it would take to resuscitate the city’s safety-net hospital
How Denver Health fell into dire financial straits — and what it would take to resuscitate the city’s safety-net hospital
By design, Denver Health and other safety-net hospitals run on margins that most facilities would blanche...
Colorado takes action to fight deadly spike of syphilis in newborns
Colorado takes action to fight deadly spike of syphilis in newborns
Colorado is experiencing an alarming spike in syphilis among newborns, leading the state to issue a public...
Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times. Are they safer than the street?
Denver police and first responders have visited hotel shelters hundreds of times. Are they safer than the street?
Mayor Mike Johnston says he raised concerns with the Salvation Army about security at a northeast Denver...
“I don’t think she was a lost cause”: How one Colorado overdose victim fell through the cracks
“I don’t think she was a lost cause”: How one Colorado overdose victim fell through the cracks
Even as she lay on a friend’s floor in Wheat Ridge, unconscious from the effects of the drugs she’d taken,...
Can Denver’s mayor keep drug users out of jail? Here’s his new plan to fix a decades-old problem
Can Denver’s mayor keep drug users out of jail? Here’s his new plan to fix a decades-old problem
For Aly Garrett, the safe haven provided by Tribe Recovery Homes is a source of inspiration and, she...
Plans to convert 255-room hotel into homeless facility spark concern in Aurora, Denver neighborhoods
Plans to convert 255-room hotel into homeless facility spark concern in Aurora, Denver neighborhoods
A plan to convert a Crowne Plaza Hotel into a facility to temporarily house and serve individuals who are...