EarthLinks provides a work program for people who are homeless and low-income to learn skills and create Earth-friendly products that sustain people and the planet. Administrative Assistant Dee Arias talks with host Steve Miller. Download
Boulder City Council Won’t Move Forward on Severe Weather Shelter Proposal
A proposal by two Boulder City Council members to increase the number of nights that severe weather shelters are open to Boulder’s homelessness community will not be moving forward after last night’s city council meeting. KGNU’s Roz Brown reports that […]
Homeless in Boulder
This documentary received a PRNDI award in 2019. Each year Public Radio News Directors Inc., (PRNDI) honors the best work being done by local public radio stations. In Division C (stations with small newsrooms) KGNU won the second place award […]
Dot Org: Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless hosts a monthly education series of panel discussions about issues facing people experiencing homelessness in Colorado. On February 28th the discussion will center around the role gentrification plays in homelessness. Vice President of Communications and […]
Boulder Residents Want a Safety First Approach to Homelessness
“We cannot enforce our way out of homelessness.” Boulder Police Chief, Greg Testa Boulder City Council met Tuesday to discuss fine-tuning a management plan for the city’s homeless shelter. But as Roz Brown reports, several citizens attended to air […]
Boulder Planning Board Approves Downtown Housing for Homeless Youth
Boulder’s Planning Board has approved a controversial homeless youth facility for the downtown corner of 14th and Pine Streets. Despite the approval, KGNU’s Roz Brown says opponents plan to lobby city council to take another look at the proposed development. […]
Homeless in Boulder: The Homeless Community
“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 […]
Homeless in Boulder: City Programs
“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 […]