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EBRUARY IS THE MONTH OF LOVE, and this issue spotlights the
importance of love and friendship to our unhoused
neighbors. Denver VOICE vendors also shared tidbits about
what love means to them, and vendor Raelene Johnson pays
tribute to her rescue pup, Jasper, whom she had to put down in
January.
Love may be a universal emotion, but the way we experience love
varies based on the individual who expresses love and the person
or creature who receives it. Many who have family members and
friends in the crosshairs of ICE find it easy to understand why fear
and worry overshadow sentiments like love, kindness, and empathy.
I was raised to believe that â€œlove is all we need,â€ but it seems like
we have forgotten that lesson as loveless people obsessed with power
and wealth continue to have more influence over our lives.
But love does not disappear simply because it is tested. It grows
resolve. We may have to look for it, but itâ€™s there â€“ showing up in
gatherings of communities, pushing for the rights of individuals
who are being treated unjustly. We see love in small, stubborn acts
of care, in telling one anotherâ€™s stories, and in refusing to look away,
especially when we are in the grips of fear.
Love alone may not dismantle unjust systems, but it can steady us
enough to keep demanding better, to protect one another where we
can, and to remember our shared humanity. In that quiet, undying
determination, there is neither despair nor false hope, just the
resolve to keep going. Together.
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THE COVER: Photographer and Executive Director
Giles Clasen traveled to Memphis, Tennessee
to interview those living on the streets about the
National Guard: what theyâ€™re doing, what they arenâ€™t
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GOES A LONG WAY
Homelessness is a lonely and isolating experience
for many, and even the smallest act of love can be
transformational.
MOST PEOPLE CAN FALL IN LOVE, but they donâ€™t have to
overcome the challenges of homelessness while doing so.
Living without a home forces people to prioritize more
basic needs, such as finding food and a safe place to sleep.
Stigmas and negative stereotypes of homelessness also
contribute to the sense of isolation and loneliness that
many people who are homeless feel. Homelessness can also
place significant stress on romantic couples due to privacy
concerns and limited shelter space.
But that doesnâ€™t mean homelessness is loveless. Love is
a verb. It can take innumerable small acts to demonstrate
to another person that they are loved; sometimes, itâ€™s like
building a mountain out of pebbles.
THE POWER OF LOVE
J.P. Hall, executive director of the Rocky Mountain
Refuge, which provides end-of-life care for people who are
homeless, said showing people who have lost their homes
that they are lovable can have life-altering impacts.
â€œWe try to find ways of making this time as pleasant and
safe as possible, and for people who havenâ€™t had very many
choices in their life, that can be quite a change,â€ Hall said.
Showing love to people who are unhoused also can be
personally transformative. Hall recalled a time in his life
before he became a Gregorian friar, when he had a negative
attitude about homelessness and the people who experience
it. Then, he participated in an event serving meals to the
unhoused and â€œjust fell in love with them,â€ he said.
Jess Wiederholt of Mutual Aid Monday (MAM) has seen
that personal transformation firsthand. MAM hosts a weekly
potluck dinner for people experiencing homelessness,
typically held on Mondays outside the Denver municipal
building.
Hundreds of volunteers have helped MAM distribute
Story by Robert Davis
food, clothing, and other goods to their unhoused neighbors
during the last five years. The group also will set up
distributions at other locations as needed, she said.
Wiederholt said that kind of selfless love can seem
â€œradicalâ€ to some. But
to her,
this
is what love looks
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FEATURE
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to advocate for people who are too often ignored or
criminalized for existing.â€
â€œThat kind of reliability matters deeply,â€ Wiederholt
said. â€œIt tells people, â€˜You are seen, you are valued, and you
are not alone.â€™ True community shows up â€” not once, not
seasonally, not when itâ€™s convenient, but no matter what.â€
â€œINHERENT DIGNITY AND RESPECTâ€
There are several ways community organizations in
Denver take steps every day to show people experiencing
homelessness that they are loved and deserving of love.
Lucas Land, development director at The Delores Project,
which provides 24/7, low-barrier shelter for women,
transgender, and nonbinary people, said that love is built on
mutual trust. That includes trusting people to make the best
decision for themselves.
â€œWe start from that place of inherent dignity and respect
for everybody, and so our low barrier policies are an
extension of that,â€ Land said. â€œWe donâ€™t expect everybody to
have it all together in order to have a bed to sleep in.â€
In addition to providing a safe bed, The Delores Project
operates a nightly meal program. Staff posts a menu at the
beginning of the week, letting guests know which meals will
be served each day, he said. Everyone is invited, but some
people prefer to make their own meals.
â€œItâ€™s a small way of giving our guests some autonomy over
their lives,â€ he explained.
Love is much more than doing for others. It also involves
feeling acceptance and belonging, which the Colorado
Coalition for the Homeless (CCH) works to foster for its
residents, said Cathy Alderman, CCHâ€™s vice president of
communications.
For instance, CCH encourages â€œresident councilsâ€ at its
properties for neighbors to collaborate on activities and to
recommend property improvements. The organization also
hosts events
such as a Veterans Ball at Renewal Village, a
permanent supportive housing complex in Chaffee Park.
CCH has also thrown a cookout and carnival for guests
at North Colorado Station, and staff at the Stout Street
Health Center also held a Soup for the Soul event for people
receiving services.
In this sense, love means â€œsupporting and creating
opportunities for folks to be part of the community,â€
Alderman said.
â€œAll of these types of activities are intended to help
people connect and get out of the isolation that we know
homelessness can create for people,â€ she added.
SMALL ACTS
Little acts of love can go a long way for people who are
homeless, but they donâ€™t have to be grand or lofty. There are
several small ways people can show homeless people that
they are loved and deserving of it, too.
Land said one small, loving act everyone can do is to
start up a conversation. It doesnâ€™t have to be about why
someone became unhoused; it can be about their hobbies
and interests.
He recalled meeting one of The Delores Projectâ€™s guests
at his wifeâ€™s ukulele concert in December 2025. After a brief
conversation, Land left with a recommendation for an
Italian sandwich shop that is down the street from his house.
He said heâ€™s eaten at that shop regularly ever since.
Hall adds that taking the time to build relationships with
people who are homeless is one of the best ways to show
someone that they matter.
â€œTreat them the same way as you treat anybody else,â€
Hall said. â€œBecause theyâ€™re just another person. Theyâ€™re not
another species or creature of some sort.â€
Brother J.P.
Hall, executive
director of The
Rocky Mountain
Refuge, speaks
at the â€œWe Will
Rememberâ€ vigil
on December
21. Photo
courtesy of
Rocky Mountain
Refuge.
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless held a ball for
military veterans, complete with a bbq dinner. Photo
courtesy of Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
A caretaker at Rocky Mountain
Refuge dancing with a guest. Photo
courtesy of Rocky Mountain Refuge.
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Story by Paige Miltenberger
LAURA GONZALEZ SAYS her organizing work did not begin
with a protest or a campaign. It began at the family table.
â€œI truly believe it is in my ancestral memory,â€ Gonzalez
said.
Growing up, Gonzalez heard her mother often repeat
a phrase that roughly translates to, â€œWhere four can eat,
seven can eat.â€ Gonzalez said it was less a saying than a rule
for living in community. Community meant sharing, and
survival meant looking out for one another.
Gonzalez is an Indigenous activist in Boulder and a
woman of Mayan descent from Abya Yala, the Indigenous
name for the Americas. She said her work is shaped by the
history of her ancestors, many of whom survived genocide,
land theft, ethnic cleansing, and apartheid.
â€œNone of that ended,â€ she said. â€œWhich is why I have to
fight.â€
Gonzalez said historians estimate that about 95%
of Indigenous people in Abya Yala were killed during
colonization.
â€œThat means 5% were left,â€ she said. â€œSo the fact that Iâ€™m
existing, that Iâ€™m sitting at this table right now, surviving in
such a brutal society â€“ that itself is resistance. I was meant to
be erased.â€
LEARNING FROM THE PAST
Gonzalez was born in Texas and raised in Tabasco,
Mexico. When she was 12, her family moved back to Texas,
an experience she said shaped her identity as a â€œdisplaced
urban Indigenous person.â€
Her parents raised her to be proud of her Mayan roots.
As a child, she visited major Mayan sites like Palenque and
Tikal. Later, she reconnected with her ancestry through
relationships with the Dakota and Nakota communities.
Using
oral histories, family records,
and traditional
clothing patterns, she traced her lineage to Mopan Maya
communities.
Gonzalez said ancestral knowledge is central to how
she understands justice and survival. She often points to
anthropology and archaeology as proof that organized,
thriving societies existed long before modern political and
economic systems.
â€œThis current brutal, racial capitalist, white supremacist,
patriarchal, colonial, and imperialist system is just 500 years
Laura Gonzalez wearing a huipil â€”
an embroidered blouse from San
Antonio PalopÃ³ in Guatemalaâ€™s SololÃ¡
department â€” and a purple kufiya on
top. Photo by Paige Miltenberger.
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She said studying the collapse of monarchies and
apartheid reminds her that power structures are not
permanent. That perspective, she said, inspires her to create
hope daily.
ORGANIZING IN BOULDER
Today, Gonzalez lives and organizes locally in Boulder.
In 2015, she played a leading role in Boulderâ€™s campaign
to become a sanctuary city. The work brought her into
close collaboration with undocumented immigrants
and introduced her to immigrant rights activist Jeanette
Vizguerra.
Vizguerra gained national attention in 2017 when she
was named one of TIME magazineâ€™s 100 most influential
people. In March 2025, Vizguerra was detained by ICE at
her Denver workplace and held for nine months at a private
detention center in Aurora before being released on bond in
December.
â€œI believe she was targeted because she was a leader,â€
Gonzalez said. â€œWhen you remove a leader, the community
is destabilized.â€
Gonzalez encourages people to watch â€œSi Pudiera
Quedarme,â€ a documentary about Vizguerraâ€™s life and
activism.
Although Gonzalez is a U.S. citizen, she said immigration
enforcement has still deeply affected her family.
â€œIâ€™ve had loved ones deported,â€ she said. â€œMy family has
been separated from loved ones, from the immigration and
the prison system.â€
She said those systems are built to generate profit, not to
reduce harm.
In 2016, Gonzalez launched a DACA fund at the
University of Colorado Boulder and helped create guidelines
for faculty and staff to better support undocumented
students. She said she does not see herself as a lone leader,
but as part of a larger lineage of organizers.
â€œIâ€™m standing at the feet of giants,â€ she said.
LOOKING BEYOND BORDERS
After October 2023, Gonzalez expanded her work beyond
local organizing and into global solidarity efforts. She helped
raise funds for survivors in Gaza and for communities facing
violence in Sudan, using the same mutual aid principles she
applies locally.
That work led her to co-found Slice of Hope, a mutual aid
organization that directs most of its funding to Gaza, with
the remainder supporting Sudan through the Khartoum
Emergency Response Room.
Gonzalez views global solidarity as both ecological and
political. â€œWeâ€™re symbiotic systems,â€ she said. â€œWe depend
on water, trees, and other human beings to survive.â€
For her, Abya Yala is the original template. The genocide
of Indigenous peoples, land theft, and the imposition of
borders established a model that later spread globally.
Gonzalez stated these patterns are rooted in colonial
history, citing how Nazi Germany drew from eugenics
movements in the United States and Australia. â€œItâ€™s been
done here before,â€ she said.â€œItâ€™s not new.â€
â€œWhatever we do here and get away with,â€ she said,
â€œbecomes permission for other imperial powers to do
elsewhere. This is why accountability matters.â€
She drew connections between violence against women
and Indigenous communities across borders, citing the
disappearance and murder of Indigenous women in the
United States, femicide in Mexico, and violence against
women in Gaza.
â€œPeople think that these are just isolated incidents, and
theyâ€™re not,â€ she noted.
Gonzalez urges people to remember that, â€œGaza is a litmus
test, and itâ€™s not just a litmus test because of humanity and
our society, but itâ€™s also the test for how far the West is going
to go to maintain the brutal system that we live in.â€
Before the Trump administration removed Venezuelan
President NicolÃ¡s Maduro on January 3, Gonzalez said U.S.
involvement in Gaza was about testing how far it could act
without consequences and warned that Venezuela could be
next. Since the removal, she hopes people will continue to
pay close attention to Venezuela.
BOULDER AS A MICROCOSM
Gonzalez has spoken at Boulder City Council meetings
calling for divestment and a ceasefire in Gaza.
She urges journalists to examine Boulderâ€™s financial
investments and their growth alongside the rising death toll,
encouraging them to â€œstart looking at how this portfolio has
grown by the quarter.â€
â€œAs the death toll rises in Gaza, that portfolio is
increasing,â€ Gonzalez said. â€œWeâ€™re profiting as a city from
genocide.â€
â€œHow can we as a city of Boulder invest $38 million in a
foreign state thatâ€™s profiting from genocide?â€ Gonzalez
asked.
This is the question Gonzalez insists members of the
community ask themselves.
HOPE AS RESISTANCE
Organizing amid constant violence takes an emotional
toll. Gonzalez does not romanticize the work. She goes
to therapy, leans on community, and continues to â€œlove in
imperfect ways.â€
â€œThereâ€™s no way that
I could be here without the
community support that Iâ€™ve gotten,â€ she added.
But she emphasized one thing above all: hope.
â€œWe have a duty to create hope,â€ she said. â€œItâ€™s okay to be
helpless, but once weâ€™re hopeless, the colonizer won. Empire
won.â€
Her vision for the future is uncompromising: no borders,
no nation-states, no capitalism, no empires. A world where
land, water, animals, and people are treated as equals.
â€œAnother world is possible,â€ she said.
Gonzalez views global solidarity as both ecological and political. â€œWeâ€™re
symbiotic systems,â€ she said. â€œWe depend on water, trees, and other
human beings to survive.â€ Photo courtesy of Laura Gonzalez.
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UNHOUSED IN
MEMPHIS VIEW
NATIONAL GUARD
DEPLOYMENT AS
THEATER OVER
SOLUTION
Photos and story by Giles Clasen
NEWS
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theater than the solution that the president claims.
Since June, Trump has deployed the National Guard and other federal agencies in cities from Los Angeles to Memphis and
National Guard members
patrol downtown Memphis
in Janurary
Washington, D.C., under the guise of addressing crime and illegal immigration. In places like Minneapolis and Los Angeles, the
use of ICE and the National Guard has been met by protests. In Memphis, the Guardâ€™s presence has been met with skepticism.
The deployment of the National Guard also happened at a time when homelessness is growing in cities across the country.
Trump signed an executive order in March directing federal agencies and local governments to treat homelessness as a crime and
mental health problem, reversing course on more than a decade of policy that treated homelessness as a housing problem.
In Washington, D.C., National Guard troops were tasked with helping clear some homeless encampments, according to local
reports, prompting concern among advocates that the troops would be used similarly across the country.
But so far, people experiencing homelessness say the troops donâ€™t bother them. Some say the troops donâ€™t seem to have much
to do at all.
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crime.
â€œYou see seven guys walking down the street with 9 mm
Reactions to the Guard have ranged from cautious
acceptance to open skepticism among the unhoused
community in Memphis.
Kenneth Smith, who has been living outside, said
the Guard has not interfered or interacted with people
experiencing homelessness.
â€œThey donâ€™t mess with you,â€ he said. â€œIâ€™m sleeping on the
ground. They probably donâ€™t like it, but there ainâ€™t too much
they can do, so they donâ€™t bother you.â€
Smith said he was not afraid when the Guard arrived
and believes their presence has changed the atmosphere
downtown.
Smith also said he is frustrated by the Guardâ€™s presence
because he sees their deployment as wasted funds that could
be used to help those in need.
â€œThey donâ€™t help us, but they donâ€™t bother us either,â€ he
said.
Another unhoused resident described the Guardâ€™s
presence as more theater than solution.
Rob, a Desert Storm veteran who has been unhoused for
years and asked to be identified by only his first name, said
he has had no negative interactions with the Guard, but also
no meaningful ones.
â€œIt was intimidating at first, but you get used to it,â€ he said.
â€œThey just seem to walk around with nothing to do.â€
Rob
said
having
any
additional
law enforcement
presence near Beale Street likely prevented partiers from
misbehaving, but he saw the Guard presence more like
having a teacher watching than law enforcement preventing
Glocks, you think twice about doing anything stupid,â€ he
said. â€œSo yeah, maybe itâ€™s a good thing.â€
He paused, then added, â€œBut that money could be spent
better.â€
PLAYING A LIMITED ROLE
Several Guard members emphasized that their role is very
limited. Each member interviewed for this story spoke on
condition of anonymity.
National Guard troops have been a visible presence on
Memphis streets for months. Armed and in uniform, they
march in small groups through downtown corridors and
entertainment districts. The Trump administration has
framed the deployment as a crime-reduction measure.
On the ground, however, Guard members describe a
mission with limited purpose, unclear outcomes, and
a growing sense that the money could be better spent
elsewhere.
â€œItâ€™s a culture shock for everyone, me too,â€ said one Guard
member. â€œWeâ€™re all from Tennessee and just a little ways
from home. But it still is time away from our families.â€
â€œWeâ€™re not here to do anything more than support other
agencies,â€ said another. â€œAnd we donâ€™t really do much of that.
We just walk around downtown.â€
One member added, â€œWe work with DEA, all the agencies.
Weâ€™re just one big team.â€ When asked about Immigration
and Customs Enforcement, the same service member was
quick to shut down the line of questioning. â€œI canâ€™t talk about
ICE. Iâ€™m not allowed to. That is a whole different party.â€
For
some Guard members,
the personal cost of the
deployment has been high, even as the purpose of the
deployment remains vague.
â€œMy youngest is five, and he was born when I was
deployed,â€ one soldier said. â€œItâ€™s hardest on him to be gone,
but I think he understands.â€
Despite the show of force, Guard members themselves
acknowledged that much of their day-to-day presence is
observational.
One member of the Guard said that there has been little
to no participation in arrests or investigations. According
to him, the Guard is almost more of a tourist presence than
anything else.
â€œPeople are curious,â€ he said. â€œI take photos with people
every day who are curious. Iâ€™ve probably taken hundreds of
photos with families over the past month.â€
COST WITHOUT CARE
Both Smith and Rob said the core issue is not whether the
Guard is polite or intimidating, but what the deployment
represents in terms of priorities.
According to Rob, if the Trump administration really
wanted to fix the issues that lead to crime, then the focus
would be on creating services, not deploying troops.
â€œIf you give the homeless places to live, you give them
jobs, you give them healthcare, thatâ€™s how you fix issues in
this city,â€ Rob said. â€œIâ€™m not getting any help from anybody,
including the National Guard. Iâ€™m just trying to make it.â€
Smith echoed that sentiment.
â€œFor us, nothing really changes,â€ he said.
Rob, an unhoused resident of Memphis, said it was â€œintimidating at firstâ€
to see the National Guard walking around downtown Memphis, â€œbut you
get used to it. They just seem to walk around with nothing to do.â€
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STRONGER FUTURE
Story by Arnie
I AM A HAPPY, INDEPENDENT WOMAN. I have
a life that I enjoy in my own way. But when I
look back at the journey that landed me where
I am now, it still gives me a sudden jerk. I
believe my story needs to be told because
those who are struggling today need to know
that hard times donâ€™t last forever.
I was very young when I realized that my
family had financial constraints. My father
earned some money, but it was not enough
for my family to lead a very comfortable life.
My mother suffered from bipolar disorder as well as other
mental disorders, but diagnosis was not easy back then.
There was very little awareness around mental health back
then, too. Anyone going for therapy was considered crazy.
I remember going to the mental hospital where my
mother was being treated. I remember seeing her head
shaved after she received shock therapy. For a child, it was
very unsettling. My sister also began showing symptoms
of mental health issues, and she, too, was diagnosed with
bipolar disorder. I ensured that my mother and sister got
proper treatment, but on an emotional level, I did not know
how to connect with them. I was young and inexperienced,
and found it hard to handle such difficult situations all
alone.
I completed my schooling in my hometown, Kartong, in
The Gambia, and then studied fashion design in college.
Although I enjoyed the subject, by the end of my college
years, I was too drained because of family pressures to
continue. Besides, I needed to earn. My father was the only
earning member of my family, but did not earn enough, so I
had to support my family.
I took up one odd job after another, but nothing seemed
to suit me. However, in one of these workplaces, I met T. He
seemed like a lively, down-to-earth person, and we soon
began seeing each other. Unfortunately, marrying T was one
of the worst decisions of my life. Months into my marriage, I
realized I wasnâ€™t happy. He was a good human being, but not
a good husband.
I was scared of his uncontrollable anger; I was an
introvert, and I could not fight back. He would go and stay
abroad for months to set up a business, because he was not
earning when we got married. But he would not contact me
for months - I would find myself sitting at home with my two
adopted girls, lonely and miserable. I even spent hours on
my birthday waiting for his call, but it never came.
I had wanted a life of my own, I had dreamed of a family
Photo by
Barbara
Krysztofiak
I could connect to, and the very thought of going back to
my fatherâ€™s place was unbearable. But in my marriage, I
felt disrespected and demeaned. I learnt what a demon
helplessness can be, and what mental damage it can cause.
Although I had friends I could confide in, I was afraid to
take the first step. Coming out of the life I had settled for was
harder than it sounds. I felt like I had nowhere to go. I did
not know what the way out of this maze was.
As a result, I went into clinical depression. I told nobody
in my family about it, but I saw a psychiatrist and was soon
on medication. That is when I decided that I had to be
happy. I had to live. If being happy at that moment meant
living alone, I would do that. It took me months to wrap
my head around the fact that I wanted a divorce, because
I was afraid of the stigma. Nonetheless, I got divorced and
came back home. Every time I went out, I was troubled by
my neighboursâ€™ eyes following me. I was troubled by their
questions.
During that time, my therapist told me that to pull myself
out of the deep abyss, I must do something I love. I realised
I wanted to sew, so I started to make clothes and sell them.
Nowadays, I do not depend on anyone for my happiness
and peace. I am enough for myself. I talk about mental
health openly, and I believe the stigma should be wiped out
completely, so that people going through a tough phase do
not hesitate to see a mental health expert. I also believe that
sticking to a partner and staying in an unhappy marriage
because of the fear of societyâ€™s reaction causes massive
emotional damage. It eats away at your confidence.
I have made some bad decisions in my life, but I do not
falter when people ask me about them anymore. I look them
in the eye and tell them that my life was messed up; I was
clinically depressed. I was lonely then, but today I am happy,
because I have myself to pull me up every time I fall.
So, if you are struggling today, believe in yourself. Have
faith. It does get better.
Courtesy of INSP.ngo
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â€¢ Hand warmers
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ABEYTA
A new monthly column
by the co-founder of
Los Mocochetes
WELL, THIS IS AWKWARD. About a month
ago, I was approached by Denver VOICE
Executive Director Giles Clasen, who
asked if Iâ€™d be interested in covering the
local music scene for the paper. Clasen had
previously covered Los Mocochetes, the
award-winning Denver band I co-founded
and primarily managed for almost 10 years,
documenting our unique â€œXicano/Funkâ€
sound and activism.
As has happened with many folks
whoâ€™ve covered us, Clasen and I became
fast friends, both in real life and on social
media. As I imagine it, he must have been
reading some of my long-form critiques
and thought, â€œI should hire this guy.â€ Who
knew Facebook rants would pay off?
While not as awe-inspiring as the
prestigious FIFA World Peace Prize, Los
Mocochetes have been given laser-cut
glass plaques for a variety of accolades,
such as Best Funk Band, Best Latin Band,
Best Stage Presence, Best Band of Activists,
even listed as one of Denverâ€™s Best Jam
Bands (despite being definitely NOT a
jam band) by the likes of Westword, 105.5
The Colorado Sound, and more. In 2018,
we even made honorable mention for the
ultimate indie pipe dream, NPRâ€™s Tiny
Desk Contest.
By all accounts, we were making
anything
music
quite
unlike
else
in
town. We spoke about injustices here
and abroad, including the detention and
imprisonment of our dear friend Jeanette
Vizguerra by the ICE Gestapo, the 43
students of Ayotzinapa, the genocide in
Gaza, colonization, gentrification, empty
commercialism, and post-modern malaise.
You know, party music! But the tagline,
â€œRevolutionary music you can dance to,â€
was a fitting descriptor, and we were able
to alchemize these heavy topics into a
cathartic soundscape that helped move the
stagnant energy through your body like a
limpia you didnâ€™t know you needed.
Like a steady drumbeat, the
opportunities rolled in. We opened for
some of our heroes and giants in the
industry, such as Thundercat, Ozomatli,
Los Lonely Boys, Nathaniel Rateliff and
the Night Sweats, and even the queen of
Xicano/Funk herself, Bonnie Raitt (true
story). We were the first band to grace
the stage at the newly-renovated, historic
Holiday and Federal Theaters in Denverâ€™s
Northside (donâ€™t you dare call it the
Highlands). We helped christen Denverâ€™s
Meow Wolf: Convergence Station, thanks
to our sibling band and purveyors of
Mexican rock, Izcalli. We even got to play
on the lead float for the St. Paddyâ€™s Day
parade in Downtown Denver one year,
which was awesome, if not exactly onbrand.
We were breaking barriers, cutting
ribbons, smashing glass ceilings, and
taking no prisoners. But, hidden beneath
the bright lights, the crowd surfs, the
accolades and the praise, I was breaking
down.
Hereâ€™s the awkward part. When Giles
Clasen approached me, unbeknownst to
him, I had just decided that I was leaving
the group. Creative differencesâ€¦ typical.
But vague and overused excuses aside, the
grind was taking its toll. The past decade
was a dizzying parade of sweaty music
festivals, sweet mountain runs, nonprofit
fundraisers, graduation parties, cancer
benefits, and school day performances.
Weâ€™ve played everything from sold-out
crowds in the round at the Denver Botanic
Gardens, or on the famous TEDx red
dot in the Buell Theater, to standing on a
plank of OSB in a backyard in Westminster
(Colorado, not London) or trying to cram
into the Bermuda Triangle of a tiny stage at
the Lionâ€™s Lair at 11 p.m. on a Sunday in the
dead of winter, when the crowd is nothing
more than the bartender and the ghosts of
Colfax. Weâ€™ve been paid in tacos, tequila,
exposures, and fictional bitcoin, but also a
decent amount of real money. In the midst
of this whirlwind, two years ago, after years
of battling, bargaining, and denying that
I had a problem, I finally got sober from
alcohol.
This past October, we took our first
trip to SoCal, where we were super wellreceived
in Long Beach, Oceanside, and
San Diego. I had a bucket list moment when
I ended up playing drums for us at Alexâ€™s
Bar, a famous LBC haunt for now-famous
bands, when it was clear the guy we hired
out there wasnâ€™t going to work out. As
Sublimeâ€™s unapologetically biggest fan, it
was akin to travelling to Mecca and getting
a job once I got there. We then topped that
off by playing an even more culturally
significant space when we were the first
band to perform inside the Chicano Park
Museum, a sliver of liberated land that lives
under a byzantine series of bridges that
connect mainland San Diego to Coronado
Island.
But, while we were dreaming of
Californication, and without revealing
the intimate details of the dispute, those
creative differences finally came to a head,
Photo by
Manual
Aragon
and in a moment of gut-wrenching clarity,
I knew. When I got back to the Mile High
City, I took a significant amount of time to
weigh my decision, but all the while I was
looking back at the footprints in the sand,
and I knew deep in my soul that it was
time to carry myself into the future, which
brings us to today.
The future is here. Starting now, I will
be your new intrepid reporter for the
burgeoning Denver music scene. I will
be working through a revolutionary lens
in search of creative disruptors, change
makers, avant-garde
truth tellers,
and
nuanced alchemists who use the medium
of music to convey their message.
As for my musical stylings, I will be
focusing on my two main groups: my rock,
soul, & hip-hop â€œsoloâ€ project, lil piÃ±on, as
well as The Xisme, an alt-pop duo with my
wife, Nicole, which is releasing our selftitled
debut EP on Friday, February 13. The
show will take place in the Tuft Theater at
Swallow Hill Music. Iâ€™ll also be performing
on bass with my cousin Julio Perezâ€™s group,
indie darling this broken beat, and, as
always, experimenting in the lab with new
collaborators, steady clipping at the heels of
the muse.
When not at my day job as outreach
director at Swallow Hill Music, taking
care of my family, playing hockey, chess,
cheering on the Denver
sports
teams,
skiing, marching, or organizing, Iâ€™ll be
hitting my favorite local spots in search of
Denverâ€™s next wave of simmering talent.
Which means, Iâ€™ll be doing what Iâ€™ve always
done, but now Iâ€™ll have a little light in the
window to shine on all the love that Iâ€™ve
found.
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RAELENE JOHNSON
DENVER VOICE VENDOR
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THIS IS THE MONTH OF LOVE, and I just wanted to share how much I love my dog, Jasper.
A couple of weeks ago, I found out he had an inoperable tumor that was very big and
causing him lots of problems going to the bathroom. When I found out what it was, I
immediately told my vet that I will not be the type of owner of an animal that has to
keep him alive just so they donâ€™t lose them. I love him so much that I wanted to release
his pain and not make him suffer anymore, so two days later, the vet came back to my
house, and Jasper went to heaven peacefully.
My heart is hurting. He was 16 years old, and if it wasnâ€™t for the tumor, you would
not have known he was that old and would have thought that he had a lot more life
in him. Letting your animal not suffer just because you donâ€™t want to say goodbye is
cruelty in itself.
I kept my promise that I wouldnâ€™t let him be in more pain â€“ even if it meant I had to
say goodbye.
A month before I had to put Jasper down, I got my dog, Luna Rose. She is now 3
months old, and I never had a puppy before. God knew what was going to happen to
Jasper because out of the blue, I called a friend and said, â€œHey, what are you doing?â€
and he goes, â€œTrying to get rid of some puppies.â€ I asked to send me pictures, and I
wanted to see what type of dogs they were.
Looking at the pictures, I picked out the one I wanted. I found out it was a female,
and I didnâ€™t care. Now, I have a puppy to love for many years to come, and she fulfills
my days, but I will never forget Jasper!
When Luna Rose becomes a year old, I want her to get certified as a therapeutic dog
to bring her into the hospitals to patientsâ€™ rooms. That is a way to give back what was
given to me a few years ago, when I was in a hospital for three weeks. I was missing my
dogs, and it made me happy to have a dog on my bed so I could pack. I told myself that
one day, if I ever get the chance, I wanted to get back, and she will be my chance.
So, Luna Rose is now part of the Denver VOICE family! I told my vet, â€œLetâ€™s hope she
wonâ€™t have to put down another of my animals for at least 16 to 18 years, when Luna
will be much older.â€
When it comes time, donâ€™t let your love for your pets stop you from doing whatâ€™s
right. I thank God I had Jasper for nine years, and I gave him the best life I could!
Sometimes, when you love your pets, letting them go is the hardest thing to do when
itâ€™s time to say goodbye. But the journey was worth it!
Rest in peace, Jasper. Mommy loves you and misses you, and so does Luna Rose â€“
even if she had her big brother for only one month!
1. Village People hit
5. Arctic hazard
9. Collectible discs
of the 1990s
13. Apple product
14. Word within the word
â€œdevilish,â€ appropriately
15. Shouted casual
greeting
16. Trail
17. No more than
18. Church instrument
19. Household item that
folds up for storage
22. Britain, to Caesar
25. Unwelcome
obligations
26. Some strings
30. Santaâ€™s reindeer, e.g.
31. Dork
32. D&D, for one
35. Big furniture retailer
36. Type of tournament
37. Forbidding
38. Grow fainter
39. Appearance
40. Beauty pageant wear
41. Sewers
43. Washington
airport or the city in
which itâ€™s located
46. Speechifi es
47. Swelling of the brain
51. ___ cotta
52. Couch
53. Caddieâ€™s bagful
57. â€œ___ you forgetting
something?â€
58. 32-card game
59. Midterm, for one
60. Get rid of
61. Haul
62. Retirement
acct. option
DOWN
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2. UFC sport
3. Tabby
4. Flower genus named
aft er a fi gure of Greek
myth whose soldiers
used it to treat injuries
5. Lament
6. All square
7. â€œDisturbiaâ€
singerâ€™s nickname
8. Hidden valley
9. Not watertight
10. Korbut and Petrova
11. Dirty look
12. Lost to the ___ of time
15. Rub elbows
20. Sidesplitter
21. Automaton
of Jewish lore
22. Bypass
23. Rapper Minaj
24. Capturerâ€™s
triumphant reaction
27. Kind of drive
28. Residents of the
Forest Moon of Endor
29. Smallest
32. Cut of beef
33. Blender button
34. Blades to cut
36. Illegally hunt
37. Fiasco
39. Take in a heartbeat
40. Garr, Polo, or Hatcher
41. Rears
42. Spin
43. Assail
44. First page of
el caledario
45. â€œGreen ___â€
48. Like some profs.
49. Four ___ (canned
alcoholic beverage)
50. â€œ___ fi rst you
donâ€™t succeed...â€
54. Outer: Prefi x
55. â€œDig in!â€
56. â€œI canâ€™t believe
this,â€ to a texter
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EXPERIENCED
LOVE?
This column is a place for
Denver VOICE vendors to
respond to questions from
fellow vendors, our readers,
and staff.
If you would like
to help out a
Valentineâ€™s
a holiday
I have had many
different loves,
including a friend
that I love dearly. I
met
her through a
JERRY ROSEN
DENVER VOICE VENDOR
I have experienced
love by being kind
to individuals and
helping anyone in
their time of need.
RAELENE JOHNSON
DENVER VOICE VENDOR
friend of hers and
appeared at her
doorstep in the dead
of winter. She took
me in, and we have
been best friends for
18 years now. If it
hadnâ€™t been for Dona,
I would not be here
to share my story.
She is an angel on
earth!
MICHAEL BURKLEY
DENVER VOICE VENDOR
for
Day
friends,
is
generally
of
love
family,
etc.
Iâ€™d like to take time
to express my love to
everyone working at
the Denver VOICE, the
vendors, and to those
who are no longer
with the VOICE. Their
contributions
will
to the
not
Please be sure to write
your vendorâ€™s name
in the comments!
organization and our
community
be forgotten.
Happy Valentineâ€™s
Day
from
Burkley
Michael
thought of as a
celebration
specific vendor by
donating a few extra
dollars, scan the
QR code to make a
payment through
Venmo. Thank you!
DENVER VOICE BOARD
WELCOMES GILES CLASEN
AS NEW EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR
T
he Denver VOICE Board of Directors recently
announced the appointment of David Giles
Clasen as the organizationâ€™s new executive
director.
Denver VOICE readers may be familiar with Clasen, who
previously served as a board member and, most recently, as
the organizationâ€™s development manager. He has also been a
longtime contributor to the Denver VOICE street paper and
has received both national and international awards for his
journalism.
Over the past 15 years, Clasen has held positions
in communications and development across several
nonprofit organizations. Before joining Denver VOICE as
development manager, he worked for the Arvada Urban
Renewal Authority and PERA Colorado. He has also
worked for Coloradoâ€™s Rape and Awareness Assistance
Program and Community Employment Services, a division
of Developmental Pathways, and has volunteered with
Compassionate Colorado and Mutual Aid Monday.
Clasen received a bachelorâ€™s degree in journalism from
the University of Nebraska and a Master of Divinity degree
from the Denver Seminary.
Photo by Giles Clasen
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ANNOUNCEMENT
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MEDICAL / MENTAL HEALTH / DENTAL
SERVICES
ACS COMMUNITY LIFT: 5045 W. 1st Ave., Denver; https://
rentassistance.org
DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER: 777 Bannock St.; https://www.
denverhealth.org
DETOX LOCAL: Features information including mental health and
substance use resources specifically for the AAPI (American Asian
and Pacific Islander) community; http://www.detoxlocal.com
DRUG REHAB USA: Addiction hotline - 888-479-0446; Organizations
that take Medicaid: http://www.drugrehabus.org/rehabs/
treatment/medicaid/united-states/colorado/denver
HARM REDUCTION ACTION CENTER: 112 E. 8th Ave.; 303-572-7800;
HIV/Hep C/ Gonorrhea/ Chlamydia testing available. 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 â€“ 9am-12pm: http://www.harmreductionactioncenter.org
INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER: 3800 York St.; Emergency walk-ins - 303296-1767;
Dental â€“ 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 - 9am6pm;
https://www.coloradocoalition.org/healthcare
SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHAB GUIDE: HELPLINE â€“ 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 â€œFRONT
DOORâ€ SHELTER ACCESS POINTS:
â€¢ For individual men â€“ Denver Rescue Mission Lawrence Street
Community Center, 2222 Lawrence St.
â€¢ For individual women â€“ Samaritan House, 2301 Lawrence St.
â€¢ For youth ages 15-20 â€“ Urban Peak, 1630 S. Acoma St.
â€¢ 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. 7am1pm.
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
LAWRENCE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER: 2222 Lawrence St.; 303-2940157;
day facility, laundry, showers, restrooms, access to services
DENVER VOICE
FEBRUARY 2026
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FOR INDIVIDUALS IN DENVER EXPERIENCING
HOMELESSNESS OR FINANCIAL INSTABILITY.
DENVERVOICE.ORG/RESOURCE-LIST
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
CHRISTâ€™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 -
11:45-12:15; 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, Menâ€™s breakfast 1st Sat. of the month, 8-10am,
Womenâ€™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. ELIZABETHâ€™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 CAFÃ‰: 2023 E. Colfax Ave; 720-530-6853;Restaurant serving
mostly organic foodâ€”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.
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-disabilitycalculator
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. Instagram: @
Soxplace
THE SPOT AT URBAN PEAK (YOUTH SERVICES): 2100 Stout St. 303-2910442;
Youth aged 15-20 in need of immediate overnight shelter
services, 303-974-2928; Drop-in hours Mon.-Fri. 8-11am https://
www.urbanpeak.org/denver/programs-and-services/drop-incenter
SUNSHINE
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (YOUTH SERVICES): 833-931-2484;
Services for youth facing substance abuse, addiction, mental health
disorders, or a combination of these conditions; https://www.
sunshinebehavioralhealth.com
URBAN PEAK (YOUTH SERVICES): 730 21st St., Denver; 303-974-2900;
Ages14-24; Serving Denver & Colo Springs; Overnight shelter, food,
clothing, showers, case workers, job skill/straining, ID and birth
certificate assistance, GED assistance, counseling and housing;
https://www. urbanpeak.org
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