“elite taskforce of revolutionary musicians” take on homelessness

“Homelessness is a crime. It’s almost a war crime,” says guitarist Tom Morello, formerly of Rage Against the Machine and now rocking again with supergroup Prophets of Rage.

By Danielle Krolewicz  |  Photo by Sarah Harvey

Jon Everett originally heard about the Denver VOICE through word of mouth. It took him a little while

The “Ask a Vendor” column allows us to share the thoughts and wisdom of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool. Do you have a question for  VOICE vendors? See below for more information on how to submit it.

If you could change one thing about the emergency shelter system in Denver, what would it be?

New HUD regulations to help transgender homeless

By Danielle Krolewicz

The Equal Access Rule proposed last November by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is expected to be finalized this month. Among other things,

Anna Kongs and her ambulance-turned-nonprofit-bookmobile are on a mission to get books into the hands of some of Denver’s most disadvantaged citizens.

By Sonia Christensen | Photos by Giles Clasen

By Justin Lee, VOICE vendor

That’s okay

It only hurts a little bit

Denver VOICE vendor Raelene Johnson dreams of combining tiny houses and recycling centers to create fully sustainable rehabilitation communities.

By Raelene Johnson  |  Illustration by Ross Evertson

Gloves—this is a big one. Good boots and clothes that can get dirty. You are not going to want to dig

Two years ago, LB* was homeless in Dallas/Fort Worth, panhandling for food and trading sex for meth. Then a Denver nonprofit helped her find the hope she needed to change her life.

By Sarah Harvey

By Danielle Krolewicz  |  Photo by Jesse Borrell

If you’ve ever walked past the Buell Theatre, you’ve likely seen Jon Lonardo standing outside. A Denver VOICE vendor since October 2013, Jon inherited the corner from a friend and has been vending there ever since.

The “Ask a Vendor” column allows us to share the thoughts and wisdom of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool. Do you have a question for  VOICE vendors? See below for more information on how to submit it.

If someone offered to buy you a meal and it could be anything you wanted, where would you go and what would you order?

By Matthew Van Deventer

Sandy Weyna wanted a better life for herself and for her five-year-old daughter. When Weyna was 18, she started an esthetician’s program at Emily Griffith Technical College (EGTC), but then switched paths. She started waitressing and eventually tried the classic college route, attending Community College of Denver for four years.

By Sonia Christensen

In March 2016 the Colorado Senate Education Committee passed a bill that will make it easier for youth experiencing homelessness to access higher education.

Recently, Colorado passed HB1100, a bill which sought to make it easier for “unaccompanied homeless youth” (those unaccompanied by a parent or adult) to get in-state college tuition. Previously, the difficulty of obtaining the necessary documentation, and the requirement that in-state tuition be determined by the number of years a parent had lived in Colorado, made it prohibitive to do so, just one more obstacle faced by homeless young people on the road to a post-secondary education. Here, we look at the challenges faced by the growing number of homeless youth in Colorado. As a demographic, they have some of the lowest high-school graduation rates, highest dropout rates, and the most significant mobility rates (moving from school to school).

For many Coloradans, camping is a rite of summer.  For VOICE vendors Ann and Armand, it became a way of life when they ran out of options.

The “Ask a Vendor” column allows us to share the thoughts and wisdom of the diverse group of people who make up the Denver VOICE vendor pool. Do you have a question for VOICE vendors? See below for more information on how to submit it.