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Letter to Mayor Re Treatment of Houseless People
October 1st 2025 Dear Mayor Johnston, At many meetings we have spoken with you about the criminalization, terrorization and segregation of houseless people living on the streets of Denver. We have shared quotes and stories from houseless people who are suffering on the streets due to police forcing them to sleep without tents or often…
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The Evolution of Johnstonomics:
From “Progressive” to Enforcement Obsessive “Police have been coming at early hours of the morning and at 1 or 2 in the afternoon, grabbing our stuff, trashing it. They run our names, they’re honking their horns, they’re flashing their lights. He just wanted us all to wake up and start moving and when we didn’t…
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Still More Families on Streets – Emergency Family Shelter Needed NOW!!!
Right now in Denver, a single mother and her four children are in need of emergency shelter after having done the difficult work of finally escaping domestic violence despite being financially reliant on the father. This should be the start of a story of resilience and community support that eventually leads to them finding safety,…
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Salvation Army Contracts Cut!!
In case you did not hear… The City is not going to contract with The Salvation Army to run the three hotel shelters they have been running!! This happened because of community voice speaking up on how TSA runs these shelters and needs to go. Thanks to all directly affected living in these shelters under TSA who spoke up…! …
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Court Sides with Hate, Control, and Discrimination Against Houseless Family
Court Sides with Hate, Control, and Discrimination Against Houseless Family On August 27th the court ruled against this family who was torn apart simply for being houseless. The jury trial went on for 6 days. The testimony from the parents and community spoke clearly to how this family cares deeply for each other, works incredibly…
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Family Goes to Trial After Kids Were Taken Due to Houselessness
Family Goes to Trial After Kids Were Taken Due to Houselessness **Extreme Criminalization of Houselessness** On May 21st 2025 the State took 7 children from their parents with the primary reason being because they were houseless living in a van. There was no violence, abuse, or any such thing in this case – just a…
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Corrections to Mayor Johnston’s State of the City Address
Corrections to Mayor Johnston’s State of the City Address On July 21st, Mayor Johnston gave his 2025 State of the City Address. In order to respond properly to this address, we have copied the sections of the address transcript that are relevant to houselessness, bolded and underlined parts, and made corrections/comments highlighted in yellow after. …
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Denver shelter to kick out infant with contagious disease because family member borrowed someone’s phone charger
Denver has less than 303 shelter rooms available for families on the streets. Before May of this year, this number was 30 rooms less, but Volunteers of America doubled capacity from 30 to 60 rooms by renovating the Theodora in City Council District 3. While this should mean that more families are provided for and…
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Where Queer Sheltering & Migrant Detention Collide
Yesterday, July 14th, HAND received a call. The 23 year old voice on the other end spoke steadily through a warm accent, with a sort of tired, forced optimism. Eric (name changed for his safety) said he’d just learned that after 6 months detained within the immigrant detention center, he could qualify for sponsorship by…
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Housing Not Detention!: Housing Instability & Immigration Enforcement
Across the United States, communities are being torn apart by the collision of two destructive systems: aggressive immigration enforcement and the deepening housing crisis. While these issues are often treated separately, they are tightly intertwined. The expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), bolstered by bloated budgets and increasingly harsh policies, is creating a pipeline…