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I’M HOUSED, BECAUSE THAT’S MY HOUSE,” HE ADDED, POINTING TO HIS TRAILER.| PHOTO BY GILES CLASEN ׉ 7cassandra://74Ge6RsyrUTMZWJgeMXrDe5UAodrmv3iqLt6BZthQ0k*)`h4 u_'h4 u_' בCט u׉׉ 7cassandra://JRU4b6MmgGSdOqGixqC--GszmCjkRiHpU1Fiz-KzBtoU`׉ 7cassandra://99IWQkmESH-uQAib9vwf8i2dyiDVmQBQunS8L4JfR5Ud4`q׉ 7cassandra://2bp_agSa7RE8tm8jHnTj9fBF_WjuSHmXB68_eNxqL0M `h4 u_'4ט  u׉׉ 7cassandra://CN5QPXCyNW6GWY8WMfLEOY-wI1FM_SL3MAbXJC8_OFgĄ`׉ 7cassandra://XAhNAtzHRTjM1DRB8kx3RcPEDNWRNZObmXFdlJvP84Ij`q׉ 7cassandra://QSP9uIad33d6H3szt6s2gMaqFtoBTbXdM2gm0zhfvYI%W`h4 u_'5נh4 u_'Buc̏9ׁHmailto:ads@denvervoice.orgׁ ׁ Јנh4 u_'Av9ׁH$http://denvervoice.org/subscriptionsׁ ׁ Јנh4 u_'@̫9ׁHmailto:program@denvervoice.orgׁ ׁ Јנh4 u_'?g9ׁHhttp://denvervoice.orgׁ ׁ Ј׉EhFROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK DENVER VOICE 2.0 is beginning to take shape, and we couldn’t be more encouraged about the future. This is a vision we created in September 2024 during our temporary shutdown. It involves achieving three goals: provide more stability for our vendors through ROBERT DAVIS BOARD PRESIDENT entrepreneurship and community partnerships; create products and services that align with the needs of our audience and community; undertake a digital transformation and embrace multimedia storytelling. I couldn’t be happier with the results we’ve achieved thus far. Our vendors have begun selling seasonal greeting cards that they designed. This venture gives them another avenue to earn money by selling their art. We couldn’t have done it without the generous support of Denver Arts & Venues. We have recently launched a new line of t-shirts designed by our art director, Andrew Fraieli. Our vendors are currently working on designs we can incorporate into the merchandise as well. This venture was made possible by the great folks at U.S. Recognition in Lakewood, a socially conscious manufacturer that upholds SMETA standards to ensure their products are produced ethically and responsibly. You can order one of our shirts by visiting this web address: denvervoice.itemorder.com/shop/home. After receiving input from our vendors and supporters, we’re looking at ways to expand our coverage of the unique cultures, arts, and events that unite us as a community, while also supporting our neighbors who are unhoused or otherwise marginalized. We will share more information about this expanded coverage in the coming months. We are also embracing the digital age by creating more multimedia stories. We recognize that it’s important to hear directly from the unhoused community and have been producing more content for social media to share those stories. In March, we began a venture into documentary filmmaking in partnership with the Denver Basic Income Project and Elevated Denver. The final film will be released later this year. We plan to host a movie premier event with DBIP and Elevated Denver. Stay tuned! Thank you for all of your support over the last several months. We couldn’t have done it without you. In solidarity, Robert Davis, chairman of the board. DENVERVOICE.ORG E.ORG @OCE MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Giles Clasen THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTOR GILES CLASEN is a freelance photojournalist who is a regular contributor to the VOICE. Several of the photos he’s taken for the VOICE have won national and international awards. He also served on the VOICE’s Board of Directors. ART DIRECTOR Andrew Fraieli ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Maddie Egerton VOLUNTEER COPY EDITOR Aaron Sullivan ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Giles Clasen Yvens Alex Saintil Julia Yanai Sara Monteith WHAT WE DO The Denver VOICE empowers homeless, impoverished, and transient individuals by creating job opportunities through our vendor program. We give our vendors a job and help them tell their stories; this creates a space for them to be part of a community again. Vendors purchase copies of the VOICE for 50 cents each at our distribution center. This money pays for a portion of our production costs. Vendors can buy as many papers as they want; they then sell those papers to the public for a suggested $2 donation. The difference in cost ($1.50) is theirs to keep. WHO WE ARE The Denver VOICE is a nonprofit that publishes a monthly street newspaper. Our vendors are men and women in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness and poverty. Since 2007, we have put more than 4,600 vendors to work. Our mission is to facilitate a dialogue addressing the roots of homelessness by telling stories of people whose lives are impacted by poverty and homelessness and to offer economic, educational, and empowerment opportunities for the impoverished community. We are an award-winning publication, a member of the International Network of Street Papers and the Colorado Press Association, and we abide by the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. With the money they make selling the VOICE, vendors are able to pay for their basic needs. Our program provides vendors with an immediate income and a support group of dedicated staff members and volunteers. Vendors are independent contractors who receive no base pay. 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If you are interested in placing an ad or sponsoring a section of the paper, please contact us about rates at ads@denvervoice.org. June 2025 DENVER VOICE 3 ׉ 7cassandra://QSP9uIad33d6H3szt6s2gMaqFtoBTbXdM2gm0zhfvYI%W`h4 u_'!h4 u_'  בCט u׉׉ 7cassandra://gJYhu6PepSMLGr0k7mVRJY8v5sCW26WphHudDBpzihY`׉ 7cassandra://p2UFk7NBga7wTtDtKj_2-NOkuKuXXE1Fp_jIhJ_4Bbkh`q׉ 7cassandra://SSBDXke0zkgwzZmJ2fKUBU0KuVD9hA6rwN6H3mL7hMI`h4 u_';ט  u׉׉ 7cassandra://8SuC-CZfr-3Df16tovuWjWLus54cWhFzYPj22aT-ZqI{`׉ 7cassandra://mpN-TU6x5PzkScsDMsYMg0o_RCqyiK0N8Q15JVjbgqEq`q׉ 7cassandra://l-M9yWDjLu0cUYIWBm1lSGXcfVoQRXPQG5gdlsbCym0'/`h4 u_'C׉EASK A VENDOR THIS COLUMN IS A PLACE FOR DENVER VOICE VENDORS TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM FELLOW VENDORS, OUR READERS, AND STAFF. Q What has been your experience with the police while you were experiencing homelessness? ANONYMOUS A This is based on a true story I don’t remember what year it was, but it was one of those years when the economy was bad, and I had not started vending the VOICE. I was sitting in the park, trying to figure out what I was gonna do because work was slow, so I really wasn’t paying attention to the time. I knew the park closed around 11-ish, but I figured I at least had at least 20 minutes. I wasn’t focusing… I was just trying to figure out how I’m going to pay bills, etc. And then a police officer showed up. Mind you, at this time, I hadn’t even been in Denver long enough to have a Colorado state ID. He pulled up, and I figured he’d tell me I’d have to leave the park. Instead, he said, “Hey man the park is closed, you’re past the allotted time.” I said, “Okay, I didn’t know it already was that time. Are you going to give me a citation or something?” He said, “NO, I’m going to give you a ticket.” I really didn’t know what time the park actually closed. He said, “There are signs that say what time the park closes.” I asked where the signs were, he said, “They’re at the entrance. I’m not going to argue. Here’s the ticket.” For a while, I’d been trying to do YouTube, so I had an old camera that I could record stuff with. So, the next day, I went to the park and took my camera with me. I went around the park looking for the signs telling what time the park closed. I couldn’t find anything. The ticket had a court date on it, so I had to go before a judge on that date to plead my case for the ticket or whatever. That’s what the cop told me I could do. I ended up going to court. The day before my court date, I went back to the park, looking for the signs saying what times the park opened and closed. This time, there were signs, but they were put on garbage cans. They were hard to see because the signs were the same color as the garbage cans. I went to court with the footage and the expectation that I had evidence to prove there were no signs. I started talking to the prosecutor, who asked me what I was planning to do in court. I told him, “I’m not going to tell you, I’m just going to wait to talk to the judge.” Maybe that’s what lawyers do. Cut a deal with other lawyers and maybe he was just was in lawyer mode, thinking that I’d willing to make a deal. I knew better. It could have been either or. Either way, … The lawyer said he’d get my ticket knocked down from $80 to $30. I said, “Let’s see what the judge has to say.” He said, “There’s more important stuff than your case.” Then, the judge shut me down before I could talk. That was pretty much the end of it. That was one of the few times I had a situation with police, but I usually try to not have any problems with them. I know they’re trying to do their job. I had an out-ofstate license, so I wasn’t familiar with the area. STEVE ANSON When I endured homelessness I had almost no contact with police. SONDRA JEFFRIES In my seven years of being homeless, the one word I can think of to explain my experience with the police is FEAR! [Officers of the] law? Why do they not require mental health training to understand what a person who has been abused, or in my case, the latter, and hearing voices? The police don’t have any clue what hearing voices – seeing visions – psychosis is all about. The first thing they ask is “Are you on any drugs?” or they just say amongst one another, “She is on drugs.” I have been thrown down, strapped to gurneys so tight that I truly thought I was going to be harmed or murdered because of the HATE they showed me or people like me. What a disgrace. If you are not homeless with a mental health disorder or addiction disorder, then realize that when you say, “Call the police,” for people like me, you are saying, “This person is worthless and needs to go away.” I would never call the police. The post-traumatic experiences [from those encounters] are still all too real. RAELENE JOHNSON When I was homeless and had interactions with the police, they were friendly for the most part. The only time that I had a problem with them was when they caught me doing drugs, but when you’re homeless in the street, people do drugs to escape their reality! Now, when I see police officers, I run up to them and thank them for their service and the help they used to give me. JERRY ROSEN My experience has been good, as I haven’t had any trouble with the police. I follow the Denver VOICE Vendor Code of Conduct as I vend. I stay where I’m supposed to. I make sure I always wear my badge so I won’t get into any trouble. JOHN MCDERMOTT The police are not our friends. My interactions with the police are generally negative. On one occasion a police officer did give me a care package that contained socks and a blanket. But typically, anytime the police interact with someone who is homeless, it feels like a threat. I feel like I am treated as though I am the threat when the reality is we need help. The most common interaction is if we are sitting down, resting, or eating in public the police will tell us to move. The majority of the time there is tension between us and the police, and that is scary. From time to time, you run into an officer who crosses the line and is disrespectful to a degree that feels personal. You rarely run into a police officer, where the interaction is for humanitarian reasons, but instead are there to investigate us or harass us and see us as nothing more than criminals. This isn’t a criticism of any one individual police officer. The issue is systemic. 4 DENVER VOICE June 2025 ׉ 7cassandra://SSBDXke0zkgwzZmJ2fKUBU0KuVD9hA6rwN6H3mL7hMI`h4 u_'"׉E $FEATURE “I GO OVER [TO THEIR HOMES] AND TATTOO, AND WE HAVE A FEW BEERS. … AT THE END OF THE DAY, I’VE GOT A ROOF OVER MY HEAD AND A SAFE PLACE TO SLEEP,” SAID TATTOO ARTIST SCOTT ROGER. PORTRAYING THE HUMAN SIDE: HOW NEWS MEDIA COVERS HOMELESSNESS STORY BY ELISABETH MONAGHAN PHOTOS BY GILES CLASEN IN 2022, ELIZABETH BOWEN, Ph.D., associate professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work, and Nicole Capozziello, Ph.D., released “Faceless, Nameless, Invisible: A Visual Content Analysis of Photographs in U.S. Media Coverage About Homelessness,” which is a study that shows how mainstream media has the power to perpetuate this dehumanization or portray the human side of individuals living on the streets, focusing on the photographs that appear with stories about homelessness or those experiencing housing instability Citing a 2006 study by Harris & Fiske on how the stigma of homelessness affects those who are unhoused, Bowen and Capozziello write that one outgrowth of stigma is dehumanization, “when members of a group are perceived as not fully human, and instead, as objects evoking disgust, hatred or other negative emotions.” Recently, ColoRadio – which the group describes as a “monthly series for local audio creators and admirers,” produced a panel hosted by the Denver Press Club, on photography’s role in telling stories about homelessness. Giles Clasen, a longtime freelance journalist for the Denver VOICE, participated on the panel and talked about how, for the past 20 years, he has documented the lives of unhoused individuals in Denver and beyond. Clasen referred to Bowen and Capozziello’s study throughout the panel discussion, but two key points from the study were central to his remarks: first, he showed examples of how photography shapes public opinion, and second, that stories on homelessness that use images presenting people as faceless or anonymous reinforce the harmful narrative that individuals experiencing homelessness are less than human. Pointing out that photographers must be more mindful when using images to emphasize stories on marginalized communities, Clasen shared some of the guidelines he follows and emphasized why it’s important to focus on respect, consent, and dignity of those whose stories he shares. “I always ask for the person’s permission first — even during sweeps. I walk up to the fence and talk to the people who are positioned where I can see them and ask them if they are willing to tell their story,” Clasen said. “Asking for permission is critical. So many of the people I’ve talked to are honestly shocked — often just showing them the common courtesy they so seldom see because I believe they deserve the same respect I want from people. When I introduce myself, I put my hand out to shake theirs. June 2025 DENVER VOICE 5 ׉ 7cassandra://l-M9yWDjLu0cUYIWBm1lSGXcfVoQRXPQG5gdlsbCym0'/`h4 u_'#h4 u_'" בCט u׉׉ 7cassandra://fmHPZGEK1GoCNrvKvMMFblJO3EkIr3IHmO3GcUElLl8`׉ 7cassandra://sx7DBWYtpwcYcUh7zDvmWt3zmqIze8AjUBwe7I_nGNwf`q׉ 7cassandra://35IbGwcJZ_hDFbncAPleOrZaWf0FJaYmcVLT8ZbwY74!`h4 u_'Eט  u׉׉ 7cassandra://c7akmh12ehTqbmG4lj-_0G0h230NoeCkmE9heqFiGX0t`׉ 7cassandra://-dFTyRLuXTkfY_jr8NJoHg83WvBmSHwQR0eB-GIhKo4K`q׉ 7cassandra://JKDhlwkeMqGcJkT0ah2K8TYX7tpK0gcXDp5JNNxl1Lgf`h4 u_'F׉EFEATURE I don’t worry about their hands being dirty. Shaking their hand is a sign of respect, and that goes a long, long way with people. After I’ve introduced myself, I tell them I’m a journalist and name the outlet I’m working on a story for. “I know other photographers who won’t take photos up close of individuals experiencing homelessness because they feel it’s exploitative. To make sure I am not exploiting anyone, I first ask if I can talk to them and photograph them for a story. Before I leave, I thank them for their time, but first, I show them the photos in my camera’s viewfinder. If there are any they don’t like, I don’t use them.” This approach has allowed Clasen to build trust with many folks living in encampments or tucked away in spaces that are out of the view of foot, car, or bicycle traffic. His work has led him into difficult and sometimes dangerous situations, including interactions with people amid mental health crises and confrontations with law enforcement. Over the years, Clasen has covered how Denver’s different mayoral administrations have handled homelessness, and how the various mayors have relied on sweeps to remove people staying in encampments. He described the impact of police-led encampment sweeps as deeply traumatic for those being displaced and why he feels he must continue to shed light on how the sweeps are handled. “I am committed to documenting those people who are being treated like cattle.” To illustrate the “less-than-human” perception of unhoused individuals that media outlets help engender, Bowen and Capozziello’s study found that when writing about homelessness, most outlets frequently use images of “homelessness paraphernalia” — such as remnants of shelters made from cardboard, tents surrounded by piles of trash, or shopping carts — without showing people at all. Such representations can dehumanize and distance the public from the real individuals affected by homelessness. For example, the authors wrote that they noticed “that in photos of presumably homeless people who did not show eye contact and were not identified, the photographs were frequently shot from a distance so that a person’s face was not clearly visible; shot from behind; shot while a person was looking down or away; and/or shot while a person appeared to be sleeping, often covered with blankets obscuring much of their face and body. Although we cannot be certain, these photographs gave the impression that the photographer did not interact directly with the subject and that the subject may not have known their photograph was being taken.” “That’s how [individuals experiencing homelessness] are represented,” explained Clasen in response to this finding. “No one is asking for permission or asking if it’s okay with them if they have their picture taken. In contrast, Clasen’s photos acknowledge his subjects’ full humanity, where they are facing the camera or going about their daily routines. Whether they are of a couple resting in their RV, children playing soccer in a parking lot next to their encampment, a tattoo artist sitting at a table and inking someone’s arm in exchange for a place to sleep, or someone warming their hands by a makeshift fire in a hidden alley, Clasen’s images are designed to honor the dignity of his subjects. “I spend time talking to people, and my photos are all of humans living in exceptional circumstances. I try to celebrate the people I’m talking with, regardless of whether they’re dirty, living in a tent, or sleeping in an alley. “I see tragedy in the work I do, but I also hope I’m showing that these people feel the same emotions as those who are housed. They experience joy and sadness, feel love and anger, and deserve to be treated humanely and with respect.” “I’M A NOBODY,” NAILHEAD SAID. “BUT OUT HERE I’M KIND OF NOT A NOBODY. I AM KIND OF RESPECTED. YOU CAN’T FIND THAT EVERYWHERE.” 6 DENVER VOICE June 2025 ׉ 7cassandra://35IbGwcJZ_hDFbncAPleOrZaWf0FJaYmcVLT8ZbwY74!`h4 u_'$׉EFEATURE Clasen’s work was recently recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists’ “Top of the Rockies” awards. One of the awardwinning photos was for his article Alamosa’s Sanctioned Camp Takes Care of Its People, where Christi Buchanan and Ricky Plunkett share a tender moment. The sanctioned camp in Alamosa played a significant role in helping Buchanan and Plunkett get off the street. Clasen won a Top of the Rockies award for a photo he took in 2023 of Devine Carter and her husband Cornelius Jenkins in their RV. In the photo, Carter sits on the edge of their bed with Jenkins reclining beside her. “This RV … was the luckiest thing for us, or maybe, the best blessing,” Jenkins said. June 2025 DENVER VOICE 7 ׉ 7cassandra://JKDhlwkeMqGcJkT0ah2K8TYX7tpK0gcXDp5JNNxl1Lgf`h4 u_'%h4 u_'$ בCט u׉׉ 7cassandra://daZUl7eNzduOsVnDfmk4s8Vsoz7sXBhTCry6AWQ86r4`׉ 7cassandra://gdb1ONCuOONrsE4WSOcEcgnAo7BGn3g0Td5W_sptf78ͅ+`q׉ 7cassandra://2gKlXhlTb3dMn3yZxc0MeTKz-z3UYbGeMjOcaxd2WH8/`h4 u_'Hט  u׉׉ 7cassandra://4oXByUJ4L-bDGRTqrSwUhYddEcHDtFqqdm4_hX5JPWE`׉ 7cassandra://GckcbmXqv54VptAwzVmbcLaOPtBVy0wwEgX5h-AbsvY͉`q׉ 7cassandra://bNZaIZC87PnvehfWUjFYpTiCQFWAXkTLKaTgcIQK1G0/`h4 u_'I׉EgSHOWING UP “[W]ITHOUT THE RULE OF LAW, YOU HAVE NO SOCIETY, AND YOU’LL JUST GET PUSHED AROUND BY DICTATOR BULLIES” SAID ROSEANNE JELACIC AT THE HANDS OFF! APRIL 19 PROTEST IN DENVER. | PHOTO BY GILES CLASEN “WE ARE PROTESTING THE ERASURE OF TRANS PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED S “WE WANTED TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT BREAKS DOWN FEAR,” SAID CHRIS “TIME” STEELE AT THE SANCTUARY FOR ALL PROTEST ON MARCH 24 IN DENVER | PHOTO BY GILES CLASEN “THE REAL HARM IN THIS COUNTRY IS HOW ENDLESS GREED IS COSTING THE LIVES OF EVERYONE ELSE,” SAID ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ AT THE BER 8 DENVER VOICE June 2025 ׉ 7cassandra://2gKlXhlTb3dMn3yZxc0MeTKz-z3UYbGeMjOcaxd2WH8/`h4 u_'&׉E PROTESTERS AT THE HANDS! OFF PROTEST ON APRIL 19 | PHOTO BY YVENS ALEX SAINTIL STATES” SAID SKYE AT THE PROTEST AGAINST TRUMP ON MARCH 4 | PHOTO BY SARAH MONTEITH “[I]F WE DON’T TAKE CARE OF OUR COMMUNITY, TRUMP’S GONNA DO WHAT HE’S DOING AND DESTROY OUR COMMUNITIES ONE BY ONE,” SAID ARI, A PROTESTER AT THE DAY WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS MARCH | PHOTO BY JULIE YANAI SPEAKING OUT RNIE SANDERS AND AOC RALLY IN DENVER ON MARCH 21 | PHOTO BY SARAH MONTEITH Photos from recent protests the Denver VOICE has covered. June 2025 DENVER VOICE 9 ׉ 7cassandra://bNZaIZC87PnvehfWUjFYpTiCQFWAXkTLKaTgcIQK1G0/`h4 u_''h4 u_'& בCט u׉׉ 7cassandra://Emn-mI8DVXy2LzWwklK9kBIHzo07AlabkWjf_AkzBlM`׉ 7cassandra://x_Bp-WnoNPDO7jeW-UBfIMIOAdyzXuqK_xioal47hGsd`q׉ 7cassandra://CUHvd0hfqhu6qOKzbeSbR4azjgtSoqqHEzKf8jL6-o0!`h4 u_'Kט  u׉׉ 7cassandra://nifrqPYEFI07ypJaWW6BcmNNmTBTPIKZzkQpdtzbdqolO`׉ 7cassandra://_WInNc5iZtnfdTLwuLRqIHqHXxWllHqpsWSLYofWhycj`q׉ 7cassandra://rR5iUWBEhVLL62B6nC5cxZYti8IZn1gNVEw5OFkHMNM#`h4 u_'L׉E ,COMMUNITY FEATURE TONY ADAMS HAS BEEN RIDING HIS BIKE ALONG AMERICAN ROADS FOR 25 YEARS. SEARCHING FOR TONY ADAMS: THE MAN WHO’S BEEN BIKING AMERICA FOR 25 YEARS STORY AND PHOTOS BY GILES CLASEN 10 DENVER VOICE June 2025 NOW THAT SUMMER IS HERE, I’m on the lookout for Tony Adams. Adams has been riding his bike along American roads for 25 years. I last saw him pulling a 700-pound trailer up U.S. Highway 18 north of Lusk, Wyo., during Labor Day weekend in 2022. I’ve been a cyclist since college, but I had never seen anything quite like Adams. He said he hadn’t either, and that he was a true original. Adams began riding in 1995. “My dad was dying of a stroke,” Adams said. “He asked me to go find my brother and bring him home. My dad wanted to make amends.” Adams didn’t have a car, so he rode his bike from Oregon to Las Vegas. He wasn’t sure how he’d find his brother, who was living on the streets, but fate stepped in. “I tapped on a man’s shoulder to ask for directions,” he said, “and my brother turned around.” Adams is eager to share his story. He pulled from his trailer a stack of old newspapers from both large and small outlets that had written about him. He handled each delicate piece of newsprint and other treasured items with care as the Wyoming wind pounded us. Adams said he’s been featured in more than 50 publications. Numbers matter to Adams. He keeps track of nearly everything and rattled off these details when we spoke: He was 57 years old at the time we met. He’s crossed the Continental Divide 21 times. He’s been hit by four cars, two of them hit-and-runs. He had eight flat tires during the summer of 2022. He covers 10 miles of highway in two and a half hours. And he drinks one cup of coffee before bed each night. He tracks everything and hopes the documentation will get him immortalized in the Guinness Book of World Records. But when I asked why he’s been on the road for so long, Adams turned philosophical. “I’m searching for answers to questions you haven’t asked,” he said. “And what wisdom am I supposed to learn from people I haven’t yet met?” Adams takes pride in living outside a traditional life and insists he is not homeless, just free. “I don’t know if I fit anywhere other than on the road,” he said. “But I’m not homeless. I’m housed, because that’s my house,” he added, pointing to his trailer. Adams collects his mail at the Murphy Center for Hope in Fort Collins. It’s the closest thing he has to an address, and he stops in a few times a year. “I try to ride all year, but I’ll find a shelter and hunker down in the winter if the weather gets too bad,” he said. When he’s riding, Adams said, people are eager to offer help. But in shelters, he feels judged. “When I’m at a shelter for a few days, I think people see ׉ 7cassandra://CUHvd0hfqhu6qOKzbeSbR4azjgtSoqqHEzKf8jL6-o0!`h4 u_'(׉ECOMMUNITY FEATURE me differently,” he said. “But I try not to be anywhere long enough to be a bother.” He accepts donations on the road but prefers to work when he needs money. According to Adams, he’s handy and used to do maintenance for a carnival before he began his bike tour. We spoke briefly on the shoulder as semis roared past inches away. I didn’t want to risk our safety, so I let him keep moving. I hoped we’d reconnect in Fort Collins for a longer conversation. I wanted to write more about a man who finds purpose in a never-ending bike tour. Adams doesn’t carry a phone, so I scribbled my contact information on a scrap of paper. We agreed he’d call when he arrived in town. Months later my phone rang. He spoke quickly, and I didn’t record the conversation. I only remember him saying he hadn’t stayed in Fort Collins long. The road is where he feels at home. I received a few more calls from Adams after that. Each time, he talked about his dad, his brother, and building his camper. But I haven’t heard from him in a long time. I search for him online now and then. I’ve seen news stories about him in Iowa, New York, and Missouri. Adams is like many people I document on the street: I meet them, hear their stories, and care deeply about them. I want others to understand what they’re going through. But often, I only get one chance. The realities of living a nontraditional life, whether by choice or circumstance, also make it hard to keep in touch with others. So I just hope the people I meet are doing OK. TONY ADAMS IS EAGER TO SHARE HIS STORY. HE PULLED FROM HIS TRAILER A STACK OF OLD NEWSPAPERS FROM BOTH LARGE AND SMALL OUTLETS THAT HAD WRITTEN ABOUT HIM. 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By the time this writing is published, I will already have had one surgery, and I have a second one on June 19th to repair my hand from surgery on it last year that didn’t go well. We have to keep our spirits up! Things in life don’t always go smoothly, and when the rocky road starts coming your way, you need to be able to handle the bumps that will be on the road. I did not know how strong I really was until after going through the cancer and surgeries last year. I’m a lot stronger than I really gave myself credit for! You have to keep telling yourself you can make it, even if it’s only for that moment, or that day that you survive, and give yourself credit that you were able to get through it. You cannot give up when hard times come your way! Challenges will always come our way but it’s how we handle the situation that determines whether we’ll actually get through it or not! We cannot give up on ourselves because once you give up on yourself you have defeated yourself! I choose today not to defeat myself by saying “I can’t,” or “It’s too hard,” or “I don’t think that I can.” Thoughts like that have a way of defeating us, making it very hard for us to continue moving forward. When the negativities come into your head, you have to release them immediately because that is just the enemy trying to mess with you and trying to destroy your spirit. I choose today to let no one destroy my spirit, and if I don’t let anyone else destroy my spirit, why would I do it to myself? We are the only ones that can be strong for ourselves! You are worth being loved today. You are worth having good people around you. You are definitely worth loving yourself! If you can’t find love for yourself, get help because your spirit is very lost, and you have to find your way back to yourself. Finding oneself is not always easy. It took me many, many years to be able to find my true self. It’s amazing how good you can feel when you find your true self! I know today that I am worthy of all good things that come my way! I thank my higher power for the trip that I made last month for my first speaking engagement, which was in Alabama. I had four beautiful days of speaking engagements, and it went very, very well! I got to talk to the mayor of the town I was in, and he is interested in getting a street paper started there! I got to speak at a women’s shelter to women with their children. I got to talk at a rehab center because I’m now 17 years clean of crack cocaine and alcohol. I even got to speak to a church that creates prayer shawls for people dealing with cancer. I got to share my story of my survival with them. I also was able to lay hands on the shawls, and everybody prayed over them. Then, they honored me with a prayer shawl, and I picked a beautiful purple and blue one. When you wrap yourself in it, you can actually feel the love because from the first stitch to the last, the people making them are praying for the person who will receive it to have love, peace, and healing all woven into the shawl. I cannot believe I had my first speaking engagement and it went so well. I’m looking forward to many more to come in the future. Just know that no matter what you’re going through – even if it feels like hell itself – once you come out of that, you will be a powerful testimony to somebody else who needs to hear kind words or loving thoughts from somebody else who has experienced hell! When you see someone else that is going through something really hard and has come out of it, know that you too can come out of it. You can’t feel that you can come out of it if the person telling you has not struggled with anything you’re going through. It won’t work that way. You have to advocate for yourself and find the right people to help you if you need it! I just can’t believe, Self how far we’ve come, and I’m looking forward to the journey that we are on to continue. May everyone who’s reading my words truly love themselves and truly expect the best for themselves! I love you, Self. Thank you for being strong! CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS We are looking for volunteers to help us at community events, or to assist with paper distribution and basic office administration at our office (989 Santa Fe. Dr.). If you are interested and would like to know more, contact us at program@ denvervoice.org. COMMUNITY PROFILE DONATE YOUR CAR! COMMUNITY PROFILE Need to get rid of your car, truck, or motorcycle? Consider donating it to Denver VOICE. Call (855) 500-7433, or go to: careasy.org/nonprofi t/denver-voice. Your donation helps Denver VOICE succeed in its mission to provide individuals experiencing homelessness or poverty the chance towards a more stable life. WITH YOUR HELP, WE CAN DO THIS. 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Services are restricted to active IV Drug Users. Offers clean syringes to active users, as well as safety training on proper disposal of dirty syringes; M-F – 9am-12pm: http://www.harmreductionactioncenter.org INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER: 3800 York St.; Emergency walk-ins - 303296-1767; Dental – 303-296-4873; M-F - 8am-2pm LIVER HEALTH CONNECTION: 1325 S. Colorado Blvd.; Suite B302; Resources and support for those affected by Hep C. Free Hep C testing offered; 800-522-4372, 800-359-9272; info@hepcconnection.org; https://www.viventhealth.org NATIONAL AIDS HOTLINE: 800-342-AIDS/800-344-7432 NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE: Text or call 988; https:// www.988lifeline.org NATIONAL RUNAWAY SAFELINE: 800-RUNAWAY/800-786-2929; https:// www.1800runaway.org RAPE ABUSE AND INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK: 800-656-HOPE; https:// www.rainn.org SALUD CLINIC: 6255 Quebec Pkwy, Commerce City; 303-697-2583, 970-484-0999; https://www.saludclinic.org/commerce-city STOUT STREET CLINIC: 2130 Stout St.; 303-293-2220; Clinic hours for new and established patients - M, T, Th, F - 7am-4pm, W - 9am-6pm; https://www.coloradocoalition.org/healthcare SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHAB GUIDE: HELPLINE – 888-493-4670; https:// www.detoxrehabs.net/states/colorado/ U.S. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE: 800-799-7233 (English and Spanish); 800-243-7889 (TDD); https://www.thehotline.org EMERGENCY SHELTER INDIVIDUALS IN NEED OF SHELTER ARE ENCOURAGED TO GO TO “FRONT DOOR” SHELTER ACCESS POINTS: • For individual men – Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St. • For individual women – Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St. • For youth ages 15-20 – Urban Peak, 1630 S. Acoma St. • Families in need of shelter should call the Connection Center at 303-295-3366. ADDITIONALLY, DENVER PARKS AND RECREATION WILL OPEN ALL CURRENTLY OPERATING RECREATION CENTERS AS DAYTIME WARMING CENTERS DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS ON FRIDAY, NOV. 8 AND SATURDAY, NOV. 9, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED A PLACE TO WARM UP. Denver Public Library locations are also available during regular business hours. Double-check library hours: denverlibrary.org/ locations. For more information about shelter access, visit denvergov.org/ findshelter or text INDOORS to 67283 for updates. DROP-IN DAYTIME CENTERS HAVEN OF HOPE: 1101 W. 7th Ave.; 303-607-0855; Mon.-Fri. 7am-1pm. Private showers & bathrooms, laundry, lunch, etc; https://www.thoh. org THE GATHERING PLACE: 1535 High St.; 303-321-4198; Mon., Wed.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm, Tues. 8:30am-1:30pm; Daytime drop-in center for women, their children, and transgender individuals; Meals, computer lab, phones, food bank, clothing, art programs, GED tutoring, referrals to other services, etc; https://www.tgpdenver.org HARM REDUCTION ACTION CENTER: 231 East Colfax; Mon.-Fri. 9am12pm; 303-572-7800; Provides clean syringes, syringe disposal, harm-reduction counseling, safe materials, Hep C/HIV education, and health education classes; https://www. harmreductionactioncenter.org FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN DENVER DENVERVOICE.ORG/RESOURCE-LIST LAWRENCE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER: 2222 Lawrence St.; 303-2940157; day facility, laundry, showers, restrooms, access to services https://www.homelessassistance.us/li/lawrence-street-communitycenter OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES: 1567 Marion St.; Mon.-Fri. 7am-5:30pm. Drop-in center; bathrooms, coffee/tea, snacks, resources, WIFI https://www.odmdenver.org T. FRANCIS CENTER: 303-297-1576; 2323 Curtis St. 6am-6pm daily. Storage for one bag (when space is available). Satellite Clinic hoursMon., Tues., Thurs, Fri. 7:30am-3:30pm; Wed. 12:30-4:30pm https:// www.sfcdenver.org SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES: 846 E. 18th Ave. For those 60+. TV room, bus tokens, mental/physical health outreach, and more. https://www. seniorsupportservices.org SOX PLACE (YOUTH SERVICES): 2017 Larimer St. Daytime drop-in shelter for youth 12-30 years old. Meals, socks, clothing bank, personal hygiene supplies, internet access, intentional mentoring and guidance, crisis intervention, referrals to other services. Tues.Fri. 12-4pm & Sat. 11-2pm. https://www.soxplace.com THE SPOT AT URBAN PEAK (YOUTH SERVICES): 2100 Stout St. 303-2910442. Drop-in hours Mon.-Fri. 8-11am. YOUTH AGED 15-20 IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE OVERNIGHT SHELTER SERVICES: 303-974-2928 https://www.urbanpeak.org/denver/programs-andservices/drop-in-center URBAN PEAK (YOUTH SERVICES): Youth 14-24 in Denver and Colorado Springs. Overnight shelter, food, clothing, showers, case workers, job skills and training, ID and birth certificate assistance, GED assistance, counseling and housing. 730 21st St. 303-974-2900 https://www. urbanpeak.org FREE MEALS CAPITOL HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 1100 Fillmore St., Sat. lunch at 11:30am; https://www.capitolheightspresbyterian.org CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY SERVICES: https://www.mealsforpoor.org CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION: 1530 Logan St.; sandwiches & coffee Mon.-Fri. 8:30am; https://www.denvercathedral. org CHRIST’S BODY MINISTRIES: 850 Lincoln; Mon. closed, Tues.-Thurs. 10am-3pm, Fri. 8am-11pm; groceries & hot meal on Sat. at 2pm (at 16th & York); Sun. church service at 6pm, dinner at 7pm; https:// www.christsbody.org CHRIST IN THE CITY: Home-cooked meal, weekly; Lunch in the Park is on Wednesdays from 12-1 at Benedict Fountain Park (Tremont and 22nd); https://www.christinthecity.org CITYSQUARE DENVER: 2575 S. Broadway; 303-783-3777; Food pantry Tues. 10am-6pm; https://www.citysquare.org CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY SERVICES: 1820 Broadway (in front of Trinity United Methodist Church); Hot meals served M, T, Th., F - 11:4512:15; https://www.mealsforpoor.org DENVER RESCUE MISSION: 1130 Park Avenue West; 303-294-0157; 3 meals 7 days/week, 5:30am, 12pm, 6pm; https://www. denverrescuemission.org HAVEN OF HOPE: 1101 W. 7th Ave.; 303-607-0855; M-F. 7am-1pm. Not open weekends; Breakfast is at 8am, lunch is served at 11am; https:// www.havenofhope.org HARE KRISHNA TEMPLE: 1400 Cherry St., free vegetarian feast on Sun., 6:45-7:30pm; https://www.krishnadenver.com HIS LOVE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH: 910 Kalamath St.; Community dinner on Thurs., 6-6:45pm, Men’s breakfast 1st Sat. of the month, 8-10am, Women’s breakfast 2nd Sat., 9-11am; https://www.hislovefellowship. org HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC CHURCH: 1900 California St.; Sandwiches, M-Sat., 10-10:30am; https://www.holyghostchurch.org OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES: 1567 Marion St.; 303-830-2201; Sat. morning breakfast: 8am, Sun. dinner (required church attendance at 4:30pm); meal served at 6pm; https://www.odmdenver.org/home ST. ELIZABETH’S: Speer Blvd. & Arapahoe St. on Auraria Campus, 7 days/week, 11:00am; Food, coffee; https://www.stelizabethdenver. org ST. FRANCIS CENTER: 2323 Curtis St., Wed. & Fri. 3-4:30pm (except third Wed. of each month); https://www.sfcdenver.org SAME CAFÉ: 2023 E. Colfax Ave; 720-530-6853;Restaurant serving mostly organic food—not free, but pay what you can or work off your meal in the kitchen; Open Mon.-Sat., 11am to 2pm, Closed Sun. & holidays; https://www.soallmayeat.org VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA: 2877 Lawrence St., breakfast (8am), lunch (11:30am), dinner (5pm) Mon.-Thurs., 12pm on Fri., 1pm on Sun. June 2025 DENVER VOICE 15 Food & clothing bank 9:30am-4pm Mon.-Thurs.; https://www. voacolorado.org/gethelp-denvermetro-foodnutrition-themission LGBTQ+ SUPPORT THE TREVOR PROJECT: 866-488-7386: https://www.thetrevorproject.org LGBT NATIONAL YOUTH TALKLINE: 800-246-7743: https://www. lgbthotline.org/youth-talkline PRIDE INSTITUTE: 800-547-7433 TRUE COLORS UNITED: 212-461-4401, https://www.truecolorsunited. org VETERANS & SENIORS DENVER INNER CITY PARISH: 1212 Mariposa St.; 303-322-5733; VOA Dining Center for Seniors, aged 60 and older, W-Sat. 9am-12pm; Food Bank, W-F; Tickets at 9am, food bank open 10am-12pm; dicp. org SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES: 846 E. 18th Ave.; For those aged 60 or older; TV room, bus tokens, mental/physical health outreach, 3 meals, M-F -7am-7pm; Sun. 11am-4pm; https://www. seniorsupportservices.org VA MEDICAL CENTER: 1700 N Wheeling St.; Aurora 303-399-8020: https://www.va.gov/findlocations/facility/vha_554A5 VETERANS GUIDE: https://www.veteransguide.org; Veterans Disability Calculator https://www.veteransguide.org/va-disability-calculator YOUTH SERVICES SOX PLACE (YOUTH SERVICES): 2017 Larimer St.; 303-296-3412Daytime drop-in shelter for youth 12-30; Meals, socks, clothing bank, personal hygiene supplies, internet access, intentional mentoring and guidance, crisis intervention, referrals to other services. T-F - 12-4pm & Sat. 11am-2pm. 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