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SRM launches three-year expansion plan

by Amy Gillentine Published: August 8,2011

Tags: families, homeless, Springs Rescue Mission, three year plan

The Springs Rescue Mission is beginning the first steps to expand its mission and role in the community. The nonprofit focuses on helping the poor and homeless in the Pikes Peak area, and its new plan will help people move into more stable lives, said CEO Joe Vazquez. The first phase includes the Supportive Family [...] [...]

City homeless program gets reprieve

by Associated Press Published: October 1,2010

Tags: homeless

A Colorado Springs program for the homeless in danger of shutting down due to lack of funding has bought a little more time. The Resource Advocacy Program serves homeless people suffering from substance abuse and mental health problems. It was preparing to shut down Friday if it couldn’t come up with enough money. But The [...] [...]

Much remains missing from homeless strategy (access required)

by Allen Greenberg Published: May 1,2010

Tags: Greenberg, homeless

It’s nearly 200 pages long and chock-full of well-intentioned ideas on how to tackle one of our most intractable problems. Adopted in early 2009, the “10-Year Blueprint to Serve Every Homeless Citizen in the Pike’s Peak Region” reflects the sort of thinking that leaves you believing something good is right around the corner. The economic [...] [...]

Why not give homeless people ID cards, like other cities have (access required)

by Contributing Writer Published: January 22,2010

Tags: Florida, homeless, ID cards

Colorado Springs, as a community, is currently grappling with the problem of chronic homelessness, as evidenced by the “campers” in our parks and wetlands. The Marian House is hosting a pair of evening meetings for all to discuss the issue and put forth ideas. My puzzlement is why has not our community seized on an [...] [...]

Do we really want tent camps that will thrive for years? (access required)

by Contributing Writer Published: December 31,2009

Tags: homeless, Janis Heuberger, Letter to the Editor

Is the City Council of Colorado Springs in denial regarding the tent camps? We have a crises, it’s a real problem that is not going away. We simply cannot refuse to talk about it as a community any longer. Let’s not allow this problem to have an on-going affect on our community, tourism, business trade [...] [...]

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