Tag: the place
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Empty Stocking Fund: The PLACE serves homeless young adults
Homelessness has many faces. Among those faces in Colorado Springs is The PLACE, a nonprofit seeking to serve homeless youth by helping them unlock their potential and guiding them to exit homelessness and forge a new path for themselves. Originally launched as part of Urban Peak Denver in 1998 with a youth shelter in Colorado…
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Relocated drop-in day center for youth who are homeless in Colorado Springs up and running
Eighteen-year-old Ryan Murillo takes a break from coloring a wolf scene in a small room inside The Place’s relocated drop-in center for youth who are homeless. Adult coloring books quiet his mind and “keep my brain steady,” he says. Murillo moved to Colorado Springs from Arizona six months ago and said family issues led him…
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Colorado Springs shelter for homeless teens indefinitely closes
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save El Paso County’s only licensed overnight shelter for homeless teens is closing indefinitely as of Sept. 5, The Place’s Interim CEO Mimi Brown said Friday. Funding uncertainty and a lack of grants that help fund…
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New CEO takes over at The Place, as construction on city’s first homeless shelter for young adults progresses
The interim CEO for the past three months at The Place took over Friday as the permanent leader of the organization, which operates Colorado Springs’ only licensed emergency shelter for homeless youths ages 15-20. “I’m excited,” said Becky Treece. “We’re just trying to make sure all young people have a safe place to belong.” The…
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Homeless teens, seniors, people with disabilities benefit from grants to Colorado Springs area organizations
Several Colorado Springs-area organizations that help homeless teens, seniors and those with disabilities will benefit from recently received grants. Silver Key Senior Services A $75,000 federal grant Silver Key Senior Services received from AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) will pay for recruiting and training an additional 200 volunteers to meet the growing…
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Homeless teen shelter in Colorado Springs experiences COVID outbreak
A teen homeless shelter In Colorado Springs has experienced its first known COVID-19 outbreak since the pandemic began. Two homeless youths who were staying in the congregate living quarters at The Place, formerly Urban Peak, tested positive for the virus, Andy Petersen, director of development, said Friday. Several more youths have symptoms, he said. Public…