Tag: colorado springs homeless union
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EDITORIAL: Handouts won’t help Springs homeless
The Colorado Springs Homeless Union is at a crossroads. Not a labor union, the volunteer initiative endeavors to “present a unified voice” and “call for fair treatment” for our city’s homeless, as noted in a Gazette report last week. As the two-year-old union announces it’s in the midst of a “regrouping” and “soul-searching” process, it’s…
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Colorado Springs Homeless Union undergoes some ‘soul searching’ while regrouping
Formed two years ago to elevate the voices of people who are living on the streets, the Colorado Homeless Union has ceased weekly meetings, rebooted a monthly newsletter and is in the process of “regrouping.” While the informal, grassroots group is not disbanding, leaders are trying to figure out where to go from here. Because…
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Pushing for a different kind of ‘waste management:’ More public toilets
It’s a question Allen Eppley, longtime co-owner of Sparrow Hawk Cookware on North Tejon Street in downtown Colorado Springs, hears all the time: “Where’s the bathroom?” “There’s a constant stream of customers asking,” he said, while working the floor of his popular gourmet kitchenware shop last week. “It would be nice to be able to…
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Colorado Springs Homeless Union steps up demands for change in how city handles homelessness
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After five months of airing their grievances in public, members of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union, a grassroots initiative that announced its formation on Nov. 3, want a response to their requests for change in how the city is handling homelessness. “We’re just trying to…
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Colorado Springs Homeless Union steps up demands for change in how city handles homelessness
After five months of airing their grievances in public, members of the Colorado Springs Homeless Union, a grassroots initiative that announced its formation on Nov. 3, want a response to their requests for change in how the city is handling homelessness. “We’re just trying to help people,” said Shane Hood, a leader of the group…