homelessness
Colorado Springs programs respond to changing attitudes about addiction, though stigma remains high
Updated 1 week ago
While attitudes about addiction to drugs and alcohol are changing to reflect more acceptance and understanding, the industry is not keeping pace with the cultural shift, a...
Sober-living home in Colorado Springs changes model, angering some tenants, incentivizing others
Updated 2 weeks ago
Rumors circulating on social media that a Colorado Springs nonprofit that provides housing for people leaving homelessness and residential programs for addiction recovery is closing are false, its CEO says. Homeward...
‘The program’: Church’s cash ‘donations’ are an anomaly; requests to attend services were ignored
Updated 2 weeks ago
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...
‘The program’: Using the homeless to reap Medicaid millions is not new
Updated 2 weeks ago
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a Colorado Watch series that looked into how homeless people were offered housing and “donations” from a church in return...
‘The program’: Caretakers got millions, some homeless were evicted
Updated 2 weeks ago
‘The program’: Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup
Updated 2 weeks ago
‘The program’: On Going HHC roots deeply intertwined with others
Updated 2 weeks ago
Homeless population decreased in Colorado Springs in January count
Updated 2 weeks ago
New report: Homelessness growing in El Paso County, No. 1 rate in Colorado
Updated 4 weeks ago
Two specialized Colorado Springs police teams unite to address homelessness
Updated 3 months ago
Two specialized units within the Colorado Springs Police Department, which for years have been patrolling concentrated areas of the city for issues pertaining to homelessness, have merged and been re-tasked, according...
Home health care agency for mental and physical conditions expands from Colorado Springs to Denver
Updated 3 months ago
A model of home health care that’s relatively new to Colorado — in which skilled nursing is delivered regularly in homes, homeless shelters and elsewhere for...
Final vote confirms car camping ban in Colorado Springs
Updated 3 months ago
In the name of protecting public health, safety and sanitation, Colorado Springs City Council finalized on Tuesday a months-long debate over whether to ban car...
New online reporting tool for concerns about urban transients in downtown Colorado Springs launches
Updated 4 months ago
March brings a new tool that creators hope will enable community members to be part of the solution to ending homelessness. As of this past...
Greeley’s StarRise Apartments offers permanent residency to the homeless
Updated 4 months ago
The Salvation Army to reopen more family beds at its emergency shelter
Updated 5 months ago
Emergency shelters ready amid frigid temps around Colorado Springs
Updated 5 months ago
‘Safe parking’ for people living in their vehicles prepares to launch in Colorado Springs
Updated 6 months ago
Emergency Medical Technician Codi Natelli knows what it’s like to live in a cramped car with everything you own and sleep in a makeshift bed...
Vehicle camping in same spot for more than 24 hours could soon be illegal in Colorado Springs
Updated 6 months ago
More people are living in their vehicles in Colorado Springs, and more residents are complaining that they’re parking outside homes and businesses for days or...
‘The least we can do’: Public memorial service for people who died while homeless in 2025 set for night of winter solstice
Updated 6 months ago
The calendar’s shortest day and longest night known as the winter solstice is often cold and wet. But even on days like Sunday, when a...
Postponed proposal to ban extended car camping in Colorado Springs leaves questions, confusion
Updated 6 months ago
When Colorado Springs City Council voted last month to temporarily back away from a proposed tough new ban on car camping on public property both...
Preparations underway for free Thanksgiving meals for the community’s hungry
Updated 7 months ago
Colorado Springs Homeless Union undergoes some ‘soul searching’ while regrouping
Updated 7 months ago
Amid outbursts, Colorado Springs City Council postpones proposed vehicle camping ban
Updated 7 months ago
Salvation Army to reopen 5 more units at its homeless shelter for families
Updated 7 months ago
Community raises funds for injured Colorado Springs man who lost home to fire
Updated 8 months ago