This forum explored questions such as: How do temporary Safe Outdoor Spaces affect neighborhoods as they provide shelter and services for their residents? How does this approach fit in with the range of other approaches to help with homelessness? How are these spaces funded, and what impact are they having? During the forum, we heard from neighborhood organizations where the … Continue reading →
The Colorado Village Collaborative and Interfaith Alliance of Colorado have worked together since March to advance an effort called a Temporary Safe Outdoor Space. This resource and service rich, managed encampment model aims to: 1) Mitigate the spread of COVID-19 amongst people experiencing homelessness; and 2) Expand outreach to those not accessing existing resources, creating equitable links to health care, … Continue reading →
Assistant City Attorney David Broadwell said the city believes its ordinance is constitutional and is prepared to make that case.
“The objective of the parties is to strike down the ordinance,” Broadwell said. “They are putting the ordinance on trial, and whenever we adopt any controversial ordinance, we know that might happen. That’s why we have courts, and we respect that process. We’re always prepared to defend our right to have such an ordinance.”
BLANK CHECK By Keith Howard The INC Delegates are being asked to endorse a “Statement” concerning homelessness in Denver. These three sentences grew out of a discussion of the undeniably serious, tragic and systemic problem of homelessness. Given such a wrenching picture, the impulse to DO SOMETHING is strong. I believe, however, that this emotional appeal may obscure the strategic … Continue reading →
Public Funding and Public Behavior By Jan Marie Belle Denver is proposing new sources of funding (such as “social impact bonds”) for “Housing First”, a new approach to resolving homelessness. The idea is that putting the chronically homeless in housing will resolve the problem of homelessness. Well, people who have a legal place to live are, by definition, not “homeless”. … Continue reading →
The proposed INC Position Statement which was adopted by the ZAP Committee on December 12, 2015 for referral and adoption by INC delegates at the INC delegate meeting scheduled for January 9th.
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