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Posted inHousing

Brighton’s holistic approach to housing aims to break the cycle for the next generation

by Jennifer Brown 4:15 AM MST on Dec 14, 20224:43 PM MST on Dec 13, 2022

During the pandemic, the Brighton Housing Authority started new programs to tutor school children and find emergency housing for victims of domestic violence

Posted inEquity

To access housing and elder care, some older LGBTQ adults go back into the closet

by Claire Cleveland 4:02 AM MST on Dec 13, 202211:01 AM MST on Dec 13, 2022

What one Colorado researcher calls a “habit of silence” can have damaging impacts on older people’s physical and mental health

Posted inSocial Services

Colorado lawmakers to consider $5 million proposal to target youth homelessness after current programs fall short

by Shannon Najmabadi and Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MST on Dec 9, 20228:57 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

On a typical day in Colorado, there are about 600 homeless children and 262 homeless young adults ages 18 to 24

Posted inPolitics and Government

Some of the 120 migrants who recently arrived in Denver planned the trip themselves through social media

by Tatiana Flowers and Delaney Nelson 2:03 PM MST on Dec 8, 20226:05 PM MST on Dec 8, 2022

City leaders are still trying to understand how and why 120 immigrants came to Denver, but they’ve ruled out the possibility that another state’s governor sent them.

Posted inEvents

Watch: Colorado Sun equity reporter discusses homeownership gap

by The Colorado Sun 9:23 AM MST on Dec 2, 20229:23 AM MST on Dec 2, 2022

The Colorado Sun’s equity reporter Tatiana Flowers hosted a conversation about Colorado’s Black community regarding the homeownership gap

Posted inPolitics and Government

Iranian students in Colorado feel forgotten as they watch their country unraveling from afar

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Dec 1, 202210:49 AM MST on Dec 1, 2022

As protesters demand equal women’s rights and freedom, Iranian students in Colorado are asking — will their government heed the call and will Americans stand in solidarity?

Posted inHealth

“Golden Girls” find community and safety in Western Slope shelter

by Nancy Lofholm 3:01 AM MST on Nov 28, 202210:40 PM MST on Nov 27, 2022

Women account for about 35% of people who are homeless in Mesa County, where the wait for subsidized housing is 3 years.

Posted inSocial Services

Many Colorado foster kids don’t get behavioral health screenings as fast as they should

by Jennifer Brown and Shannon Najmabadi 4:15 AM MST on Nov 25, 202210:04 AM MST on Nov 25, 2022

Data recently reviewed by state lawmakers reinforces findings from a Colorado Sun investigation that found 13% of adoptions of foster children have failed in the last decade — mainly due to behavioral issues

Posted inHousing

After fire, a Native American-inclusive tent community races to rebuild before winter

by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MST on Nov 24, 20224:47 PM MST on Nov 23, 2022

Thirty-seven people were displaced and 16 people lost everything they owned when a fire tore through a city-sanctioned tent community near Denver Health

Posted inClub Q Shooting

Club Q was opened 21 years ago to ensure Colorado Springs’ LBGTQ community would have a long-term home

by Jesse Paul, Olivia Prentzel, Elliott Wenzler and Lance Benzel 11:09 AM MST on Nov 20, 20224:37 PM MST on Nov 21, 2022

“Club Q was that safe place for people to come and feel and understand that they are normal, that the way they feel is normal and there are people just like them,” owner Matthew Haynes said

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