Homelessness in the News: May 3 - May 9, 2018

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Healthcare for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Uses Innovative Integrated Care Model to Fight Diabetes YourHub | Kaylanne Chandler Thursday, May 3 | Denver, CO Colorado Coalition for the Homeless asks judge to halt sale of federal land in Lakewood, hoping to turn it into housing community The Denver Post | John Aguilar Thursday, May 3 | Lakewood, CO 2018 Education Series: If We Talked About Mental Health Like We Do Physical Health Wednesday, May 23 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Stout Street Health Center RSVP HERE Keeping Colorado Affordable Gubernatorial Forum Thu, May 31 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Shorter Community AME Church RSVP HERE SipCity 2018: A Food and Wine Tasting Event Thursday, June 7 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Space Gallery Purchase your tickets and sponsorship HERE Denver’s ready to build a Sun Valley “stabilization center” for homeless people in crisis, but neighbors don’t like the idea Denverite | Andrew Kenney Saturday, May 5 | Denver, CO Rats, roaches, bedbugs, mold: Why thousands of LA's homeless shelter beds sit empty each night Southern California Public Radio | Rina Palta Wednesday, May 9 | Los Angeles, CA New Salt Lake City hospice center for the homeless aims ‘to end needless deaths on the streets’ The Salt Lake Tribune | Christopher Smart Thursday, May 3 | Salt Lake City, UT DU Study Decries Denver Ordinances That Target the Homeless Westword | Chris Walker Monday, May 7 | Colorado High housing costs are driving out lower-income Californians, reports say Los Angeles Times | Andrew Khouri Tuesday, May 8 | California Civil Rights Groups Challenge HUD’s Fair Housing Enforcement The New York Times | Glenn Thrush Tuesday, May 8 | Washington, D.C. America’s Housing Crisis Is Spreading To Smaller Cities HuffPost | Michael Hobbes Saturday, May 5 | Boise, OH CSU proposes land swap with Timberline Church for affordable housing The Coloradoan | Pat Ferrier Thursday, May 3 | Fort Collins, CO When we talk about mental health, we need to talk about how stress is actually killing American women Hello Giggles | Sadie Trombetta Friday, May 4 | National Administration Rejects Proposal For Lifetime Medicaid Cap NPR | Selena Simmons-Duffin Tuesday, May 8 | National Opioid distributors flooded communities with painkillers. Now they deny responsibility. USA Today | Staff Tuesday, May 8 | National Capitol hosts proclamation to kick off Mental Health Month Arvada Press | Staff Monday, May 7 | Denver, CO More than 30,000 nursing home eviction notices to be sent in Louisiana Thursday USA Today | Greg Hilburn Monday, May 7 | Baton Rouge, LA These Programs Help Low-Income Workers Climb The Career Ladder Fast Company | Gwen Moran Monday, May 7 | National Cincinnati looks to cap property taxes for low-income senior citizens 9 WCPO | Breanna Molloy Wednesday, May 9 | Cincinnati, OH Why graduation rates lag for low-income college students Wtop | AP Tuesday, May 8 | National Colorado Coalition for the Homeless 2111 Champa Street Denver, 80205 (303) 293-2217 ebl...@coloradocoalition.org www.coloradocoalition.org Make a Donation Manage Subscription

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Human waste, used needles pile up outside Denver homes Denver7 | Sally Mamdooh Wednesday, May 16 | Denver, CO Volunteers Provide Over 10,500 Hours of Service to Support Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Your Hub | Chalonie Craighead Wednesday, May 16 | Denver, CO Homelessness in Englewood: No place to call home Littleton Independant | Ellis Arnold Wednesday, May 16 | Englewood, CO The Coloradans Most at Risk of Being Homeless Westword | Michael Roberts Wednesday, May 16 | Denver, CO

2018 Education Series: If We Talked About Mental Health Like We Do Physical Health Wednesday, May 23 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Stout Street Health Center RSVP HERE Keeping Colorado Affordable Gubernatorial Forum Thu, May 31 | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Shorter Community AME Church RSVP HERE SipCity 2018: A Food and Wine Tasting Event Thursday, June 7 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Space Gallery Purchase your tickets and sponsorship HERE

‘In general, things in life happen’ Littleton Independant | Ellis Arnold Wednesday, May16 | Englewood, CO After Amazon opposition, Seattle passes compromise tax to fund homeless services The Washington Post | Jonathan O'Connell and Gregory Scruggs Monday, May 14 | Seattle, WA Colorado Springs-area homeless population continues to rise The Denver Post | AP Friday, May 11 | Colorado Springs, CO Homeless outreach teams ready to bring services to the streets The Los Angeles Times | Doug Smith Monday, May 14 | Los Angeles, CA San Francisco's housing crisis is so dire that nearly 7,000 people applied for 95 affordable apartments Business Insider | Leanna Garfield Tuesday, May 15 | San Francisco, CA Lawsuit: Millburn owes 1,373 affordable housing units NorthJersey.com | Matt Kadosh Tuesday, May 15 | Millburn, NJ New York suing HUD, Ben Carson to enforce Obama fair housing rule HousingWire | Ben Lane Monday, May 14 | New York Rising Home Prices Lead To Worries Of Another Housing Market Bubble NPR | Stacey Vanek Smith Friday, May 11 | National Mental health: awareness is great, but action is essential The Guardian | Dean Burnett Tuesday, May 15 | National How Nutrition Affects Teens' Mental Health U.S. News | Heather Monroe Thursday, May 10 | National Virginia budget inches along as passions over Medicaid inspired ‘die-in’ The Washington Post | Laura Vozzella Monday, May 14 | Richmond, VA FDA approves Lucemyra to treat symptoms of opioid withdrawal and help patients overcome addiction The Los Angeles Times | Karen Kaplan Thursday, May 16 | National SF gives low-income people a break in city’s steep vehicle towing fees San Francisco Chronicle | Evan Sernoffsky Tuesday, May 15 | San Francisco, CA Low-Income Students: More Going to College, But Few Earning Degrees Education Week | Catherine Gewertz Wednesday, May 16 | National Banks are walking away from low-income homebuyers CNN | Lydia DePillis Friday, May 11 | National Affordable food is as important as affordable housing  Colorado Springs Independent | Patience Kabwasa Wednesday, May 16 | Colorado Springs, CO

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