Tag: homeward pikes peak
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Sober-living home in Colorado Springs changes model, angering some tenants, incentivizing others
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 Pikes Peak is shifting to a new model of operation for one of its sober-living facilities but otherwise has no plans to shut down, according to Beth Roalstad, who leads the…
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Veterans event in downtown Colorado Springs on Friday to feature live music, nonprofit resources
The Pikes Peak Veterans Council and community partners are hosting a downtown event on Friday to honor veterans. It will feature live music and help with housing, health care and other support services. The event will bring together more than 50 nonprofits offering services that can sometimes seem disjointed, particularly for those in need of…
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Legal challenge leaves federal funding for homelessness initiatives in limbo, as work continues amid debates
Federal funding amounting to nearly $4 billion from the United States Department of Housing and Development for homeless initiatives such as rental assistance and supportive housing for fiscal year 2025-2026 continues to exist in limbo as a lawsuit progresses, with opponents saying a proposed overhaul could have dramatic consequences. Pending changes to the HUD funding…
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‘The least we can do’: Public memorial service for people who died while homeless in 2025 set for night of winter solstice
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 high of 55 degrees is expected, being outside when temperatures start dropping to near freezing can be uncomfortable. That’s the feeling the Longest Night Memorial captures, in remembering those who…
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High-profile Colorado Springs police sergeant transitioning into retirement
A childhood dream that refused to dim in adulthood seemed like it might not be realized for Colorado Springs police Sgt. Olav Chaney. After jumping out of aircraft while serving four years in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, it took him multiple tries to pass the battery of assessments required to become a police officer.…
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Colorado Springs sober week will feature free yoga, soiree, mocktails—and a city proclamation
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The only nighttime charitable gala to benefit a nonprofit organization in Colorado Springs that doesn’t showcase alcohol as a key guest is going big. The third annual Sober Soirée, the largest fundraiser for Homeward Pikes Peak, will cap off an entire week honoring sobriety, with…
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Popular Colorado Springs breakfast, lunch eatery opens second location | Table Talk
The Garden of the Gods Cafe at Homestead Collective, 9633 Prominent Point, has opened. It is a sister location to the popular downtown Garden of the Gods Market and Cafe. With the new cafe comes a new chef de cuisine and kitchen manager. Please welcome Cynthia Bickal. Bickal has vast on-the-job culinary training dating back…
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Colorado Springs homeless woman in rehab after 18 months of life in old truck
Hope had faded for Sandra “Sandy” Stoller, its edges blurring like a dream her mind wanted to hold onto but could not. Until a few weeks ago Stoller, 69, had spent the past year and a half living in a broken-down pickup truck in the driveway of a friend’s house in southeast Colorado Springs. Homeless…
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Art therapy program helps Colorado Springs homeless feel ‘free and not judged’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Soft, forgiving chalk pastels bring beauty to what can look like an ugly world. The artist’s tool also becomes a conversation starter at (In)Rich Open Art Studio, a program for homeless people, now revived after a COVID hiatus. Large blank paper lays across folding tables…
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Art therapy program helps Colorado Springs homeless feel ‘free and not judged’
Soft, forgiving chalk pastels bring beauty to what can look like an ugly world. The artist’s tool also becomes a conversation starter at (In)Rich Open Art Studio, a program for homeless people, now revived after a COVID hiatus. Large blank paper lays across folding tables inside a rejuvenated Thomas Maclaren-designed building that the Pikes Peak…