Homeless in Boulder: OSMP Rangers

“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 […]

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Homeless in Boulder: Shelters

“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 […]

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Homeless Defendants Go On Trial in Denver

“Denver’s effort to get people off the streets is through police, not homes. They’re spending more resources policing and jailing…rather than putting dedicated resources toward homes.” -Terese Howard, Denver Homeless Out Loud The trial of three defendants charged with violating […]

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Dot Org: Family Promise of Greater Denver

Family Promise of Greater Denver helps families experiencing homelessness by providing emergency shelter, meals and supportive services on the path to self-sufficiency. Allie Card, Executive Director, talks with host Sean Hedden about the program and the ways people can get involved […]

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Denver Day of Dignity for Homeless

“It’s a day to bring the homeless community together in a dignified manner and provide them with different services and give them access to contacts for resources because this is a one day event and we want them to have […]

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City Council Homelessness Study Session

KGNU’s Roz Brown reports on the Boulder City Concil homelessness study session held August 31st. The meeting comes after a 50-member delegation returned from a fact finding mission to Oregon. The delegation visited Portland and Eugene to find out how […]

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Class Action Law Suit to Stop Homeless Sweeps in Denver

“There’s no such thing, really, as homeless Constitutional rights. There are simply Constitutional rights.” -Denver Attorney, Jason Flores Williams. Denver attorney Jason Flores Williams is looking to file a class action law suit in order to get a federal injunction […]

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