Boulder is struggling to maintain “safe public spaces” for residents while managing an explosion of homeless encampments since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. KGNU’s Roz Brown says Boulder City Council discussed multiple solutions last night. When the pandemic hit […]
As part of its “Homelessness Strategy Update,” Boulder City Council will consider a proposal from one of its members this week to keep the city’s Severe Weather Shelter open every day during cold-weather months, and not just on days when […]
Saturday marked this year’s Winter Solstice and also served as a “Day of Remembrance” for those who died in Boulder during 2019 while homeless, or after experiencing many years of homelessness. KGNU’s Roz Brown has more about the annual ceremony […]
“It’s a lot of work. It’s exhausting. And it’s humiliating, it’s embarrassing, it’s degrading. You’re never welcome anywhere, and you’re always breaking the law.”-Lori Hopkins, supportive housing resident. In the final part of this series on homelessness, Julia Caulfield discusses […]
“We do have a number of permanent supportive housing available for the homeless that work quite well . . . They really just need to be expanded.”-Kurt Firnhaber, Deputy Director of Housing for the City of Boulder. In the third […]
“It’s not just one population or the other that aren’t allowed to camp in open space; nobody can camp in open space.” -Geoff Jasper, Ranger Operations Supervisor. Julia Caulfield continues reporting on the homeless population in Boulder with the Boulder’s Open […]
“The question for me is, do we take responsibility for everybody who comes to our community? . . . And that’s a fundamental question that all communities struggle with.” – Greg Harms, Executive Director of Boulder Shelter for the Homeless. Homelessness is […]
