Tag: partners in housing
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Empty Stocking Fund: Partners in Housing gives guidance during crises
When Jane (last name withheld) sought to escape a toxic situation and make a better life for herself and her young son, she turned to Partners in Housing for guidance and support. Jane hit the deck running when she arrived at Partners in Housing, working hard to achieve her personal and professional goals. She used…
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Affordable housing project catches Gov. Polis’ eye during Colorado Springs visit
“So let me show you how close the church is,” the Rev. Benjamin Anderson said Wednesday to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. The pastor motioned the governor over to a window in the community room of the new Village at Solid Rock affordable housing development in southeast Colorado Springs. The two peered at Solid Rock Christian…
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El Paso County’s ‘Mission Impossible’ collective for families in deep trouble
The quiet work of a behind-the-scenes group of key government and nonprofit agencies in Colorado Springs can seem like “Mission Impossible.” The Family Solutions Collaborative, which includes representatives from 56 local organizations, brings forth in monthly meetings the most difficult cases of families who have fallen into homelessness or are drowning in a sea of…
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Luxury condo site in Colorado Springs being remade into nearly 200 units of affordable housing
In a unique approach, three Colorado Springs nonprofits well known in the affordable housing arena have combined their brain power, leadership, money and good name to add much-needed stock for very-low to low-income residents. The Bentley Commons expansion in southeast Colorado Springs is meaningful for the organizations as well as the community, said Mary Stegner,…