Days before Christmas, people gathered to honor those who died on the streets in 2018. In the past year, at least 233 people died while homeless in the Denver area, the fourth year in a row to set a new record of deaths recorded in a single year.
Read MoreVOICE vendor Raelene Johnson spent the holiday season with her son Jamar, who she reconnected with in 2018 after reluctantly giving him up for foster care at age three. They told the VOICE about their reunion and how fate helped them find each other after over 20 years.
Read MoreIn 2015, the VOICE reported that Denver was on its way to creating a “functional zero” population of homeless veterans — where more veterans are leaving homelessness than entering. In early 2015, service providers hoped to reach achieve functional zero by the year’s end.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
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In October 1978 Detective Ron Stallworth infiltrated the Colorado Springs’ chapter of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, making him the organization’s first black klansman.
Read MoreThe final part of a four-part series examining gentrification in Denver; its history, causes and where our city is going next. Part four asks the question of how Denver can use its past to determine its future.
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A collection of pieces from Denver VOICE vendors, “In Your Own Words” is a place for vendors’ creative voices to be heard.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreThe Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community is celebrating its five-year anniversary as a new third-party report sheds light on the program’s successes and gaps. Does the innovative, and unusual, program work?
Read MorePart three of a four-part series examining gentrification in Denver, its history, causes, and where our city is going next. Part three examines the role of art and artists in Denver’s development, and how it is managed by the City.
Read MoreThe groundbreaking for Providence at the Heights (PATH), an affordable housing project in Aurora, will take place this month. PATH is the latest initiative of the Second Chance Center, which is focused on a campaign for housing accessibility. But their journey with PATH shows just how difficult that road can be.
Read MoreWhen Larry Hall moved to Denver, he thought everything was prepared: he had a Colorado driver’s license, he’d arranged a mailing address, and he was looking for the best way to transition into housing.
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A collection of pieces from Denver VOICE vendors, “In Your Own Words” is a place for vendors’ creative voices to be heard.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreKayvan Khalatbari announced his candidacy for mayor of Denver in 2017, decidedly early at two years before the election. A year later he has momentum, raising over $100,000 for his campaign so far and outpacing Mayor Michael Hancock’s fundraising in the first quarter of 2018.
Read MorePart II of a four-part series examining gentrification in Denver, its history, causes, and where our city is going next. Part II explores the connection between gentrification and historical segregation in Denver neighborhoods.
Read MoreThis year, Durango became the latest city to add an ordinance banning sitting or lying on public sidewalks. Meanwhile, in Colorado Springs, it became illegal to sleep within 100 feet of waterways, a move the cities claimed was necessary because of increasing e.coli levels in the water.
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A collection of pieces from Denver VOICE vendors, “In Your Own Words” is a place for vendors’ creative voices to be heard.
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Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from workshops sponsored by Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Read MoreThe 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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