Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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The Denver Public Library Central branch opens at 10 a.m. each week day. More than two dozen individuals, many living on the streets or in shelters, wait by the door. Public libraries are safe, free environments that serve as de facto drop in centers for homeless individuals. Denver Public Library hired their first social worker in 2015 to address the growing need. Since then, the team has grown to include four Peer Navigators and five social workers. In 2017, the team served 3,501 individuals and expects to serve an additional 1,500 customers in the next year as their star continues to grow.
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After the final school bell rings, many of Denver’s public school children cram their way onto buses, wait for their parents to pick them up, or simply walk home.
For others, their afternoons aren’t so simple.
More than 2,000 of Denver’s youth are facing homelessness in various forms. Some couch surf while others rely on shelters for warmth.
Read MorePart one of a four-part series examining gentrification in Denver, its history, causes, and where our city is going next. The first part of the series will explore the historical beginnings of gentrification and how they still effect Denver and its residents today.
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We go where the water is.
We follow the flow,
we go, we know on our search
to be where we can sip
and wash and water our crops.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreDenver-based musician Derek Amato is one of very few people in the world ever diagnosed with acquired savant syndrome. He tells the VOICE how the accident that changed his life helped him find his true calling.
Read More28 years ago, Clarence Moses-El was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit. What happens when those who lose years of their life finally find themselves free?
Read MoreThe 2018 Point-In-Time count results were released in June, showing a rise in both chronic and unsheltered homelessness in Metro Denver. The 2018 PIT count for Metro Denver involves persons experiencing homelessness in seven counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, and Jefferson. The 2018 total count of those identified as homeless in the Metro Denver counties amassed to 5,317 persons.
Read MoreLarmarques Smith came to Denver for a new start. He left behind his life in Indiana, including a career and family, because it hurt too much to stay.
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