Tag: pikes peak continuum of care
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New report: Homelessness growing in El Paso County, No. 1 rate in Colorado
Homelessness in El Paso County grew between 2024 and 2025 at a rate faster than any other part of Colorado, according to a new statewide report released Monday. The second annual, industry-produced Colorado’s State of Homelessness Report 2025 shows 7,078 people countywide were counted as homeless at some point last year. That’s a 4.3% jump…
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Federally funded homelessness agency changes hands, to be led by Colorado Springs and United Way
Two well-known entities will assume oversight and administration of a regional homelessness agency as of July 1, the board of the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care voted on March 18. The membership of the federally funded agency ratified the decision on Tuesday. Pikes Peak United Way and the city of Colorado Springs will become leaders…
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Point in Time homeless count begins Sunday following last year’s record high for El Paso County
A surveying crew of 125 volunteers on Sunday will begin counting people who are homeless at 50 areas known for encampments and other activity throughout El Paso County. The process will continue through Wednesday for the yearly Point in Time and Housing Inventory Count, according to organizers. This year’s big initial weekend push to collect…
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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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Yearly Point in Time homeless census begins Monday in Colorado Springs
“Where did you sleep last night?” An uninhabitable place like a tent, the underside of a bridge or in a vehicle? A homeless shelter or a warming shelter? On a friend’s couch or in a transitional situation? About 100 volunteers, many of whom work at agencies that provide services to homeless people, will be on…
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Homelessness decreases in El Paso County this year, new data shows
After being delayed by months, data collected for a single night in January and released Wednesday shows that the homeless population in the Colorado Springs area appears to be on a downward trajectory in several key categories. Most notably, the number of “unsheltered” people who live on the streets and sleep in vehicles, under bridges,…
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Results of homeless headcount in El Paso County delayed; other data shows homeless vets, youth numbers down
Results of the annual Point in Time headcount that was taken Jan. 22 of people who are homeless in El Paso County are being delayed, organizers said Friday. This year’s census won’t be released for another 30 to 60 days, Kristy Milligan, chairperson of the board of the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care, said following…
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Annual count of Colorado Springs-area homeless population expands hiring street people to assist
For the second time, a yearly census to determine how many homeless people are living in El Paso County on a given night will hire helpers who are familiar with life on the streets to do the counting. Debra Stilen will be among those conducting the Point in Time survey that begins on Monday, a…
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Colorado Springs’ annual January count of unsheltered homeless is off this year
Agencies that assist the homeless in Colorado Springs will not be conducting the annual head count this month of people living outside in tents and camps, under bridges, in vehicles and in abandoned buildings, officials said Wednesday. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has led the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide exceptions to…