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Immediate Action for City Council Re: Homelessness
Immediate Action for City Council Re: Homelessness The following is a list of legislative, budget, or other actions City Council should take to address the immediate needs of houseless people in Denver. Some of these take money and some do not. We are more than happy to go into further detail on any one of…
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Trash Service Street Survey Results
2023 HAND Trash Services Survey 1 – Data Analysis In July of 2023, 59 total respondents were surveyed regarding a trash services program. All respondents were currently houseless. Locations surveyed included: Below are the questions asked on the survey, followed by the analysis of responses. Question 1: What type of trash receptacle do you think…
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HAND Statement on Houseless State of Emergency
HAND Statement on Houseless State of Emergency: What it should do and what it should not do The new Mayor’s recently declared State of Emergency could be used for good, or it could be used for bad. The houseless community has been declaring we are in a state of emergency for many many years now!…
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Letter to Mayor from Rodeway residents
July 14th, 2023 Dear Mayor-elect Mike Johnston, We are writing to ask that you follow through on your campaign promises to support housing for the houseless. We are residents of the Rodeway Inn, a hotel used as a non-congregate shelter for women and LGBTQ+ houseless people since 2020. DHA is selling the property and kicking…
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Immediate Actions for Incoming Denver Mayor Re: Houselessness – No Money Needed
Immediate Actions for Incoming Denver Mayor Re: Houselessness – No Money Needed The following is a list of actions that take no money you can take as Mayor immediately upon entering office. We will also send a list of actions that do take money later, but we want to give you this list to start…
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Rodeway Residents Deliver Petition to City of Denver Demanding Housing
Rodeway Residents Deliver Petition to City of Denver Demanding Housing Tuesday June 27th 2023, residents of Rodeway Inn delivered a petition to the Office of Housing Stability (HOST) – signed by 44 residents – to secure housing or bridge hotel stays until housing is secured. Residents created this petition to make their voices heard and…
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We Are People not “Cases” – Rally June 12th
We Are People not “Cases,” We need Doors Opened Not Closed! Rally to Call for Overhaul of the Case Management System June 12th 4:30 Public Comment, 5:30pm Rally City and County Building Houseless and formerly houseless people will be gathering on City Hall steps to name the unacceptable realities of the current system of case management…
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City Passes Poverty Tow Bill to Steal More Vehicles from Denver’s Poor
City Passes Poverty Tow Bill to Steal More Vehicles from Denver’s Poor Yesterday, the City Council voted 11 to 1 to pass the Poverty Tow bill. Thank you to Councilwoman CdeBaca for standing up against this horrific bill. This bill opens the door for the City to tow and impound large vehicles if parked for…
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Poverty Tow Bill at Council again on Monday: Tell Council VOTE NO to Poverty Tows!@#
Poverty Tow Bill at Council again on Monday: Tell Council VOTE NO to Poverty Tows!@# This vehicle could be impounded under proposed law just for having rusty dents #Not a Junker! Last Monday City Council postponed their vote on the Poverty Tows (23-0373) bill due to community pressure and concerns from American Civil Liberties Union…