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WHEN ONE OF OUR VENDORS saw the
Ask a Vendor question for this
issue, he commented that people
who purchase the paper from him
already know how to prepare for
colder weather.
Most of us know how to layer
ELISABETH MONAGHAN
MANAGING EDITOR
up or keep gloves in our coat
pockets in case things cool down
quickly. So, I understand the
vendorâ€™s point: asking for tips to
help people stay warm during the
colder months may seem irrelevant if we can select from
a variety of clothes or outerwear that will keep us warm.
However, it isnâ€™t the question, but rather, the responses to the
question that hold value for the unhoused community.
Those who are experiencing homelessness or housing
instability know to keep warm, but when itâ€™s cold outside,
they donâ€™t always have access to everything they need to stay
that way, and the pandemic has only compounded this issue.
So, as you read the vendor tips on how to keep warm
during the colder months, it may not be new information,
but each of the vendors is sharing tips based on their own
experiences with having to figure out where they can go or
what they can do to stay warm.
And while their suggestions may seem basic, at the very least,
it gives us insight into what it takes for them to find the comfort
and security that many of us so easily take for granted. â– 
March CONTRIBUTORS
ROBERT DAVIS is an award-winning
freelance reporter for the Denver
VOICE. His work has also appeared in
Colorado Public Works Journal, Fansided,
Colorado Journal, and Medium.com.
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HAVEN ENTERMAN is a Colorado native and
has been a volunteer copy editor for the VOICE.
While studying English and Journalism at
CSU, she taught creative writing workshops
for incarcerated men and women. Now, sheâ€™s
proud to help facilitate the dialogue on
homelessness in the Denver community.
CAT EVANS is a Colorado native born and
raised in the Baker neighborhood of Denver.
She is a musician, poet, photographer,
cinematographer, and free thought
enthusiast. She is focused on translatable
activism through visuals and sound.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Seybold
MANAGING EDITOR
Elisabeth Monaghan
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Anthony Cornejo
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Hannah Bragg
VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS
Ashton Brown
Kersten Jaeger
Aaron Sullivan
Laura Wing
WRITERS
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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ZAKKAYAH BROOKS
BY ELISABETH MONOGHAN
ZAKKAYAH BROOKS has been a Denver VOICE vendor since
2008, but like many of our vendors, her life was disrupted
by the pandemic. While she has vended the VOICE since we
reopened after a two-month shutdown in June of 2020, sheâ€™s
supplemented her income with other work.
This past September, Brooks began working as a
subcontractor for a day labor company that sends her to
clean new houses before they go on the market. There, she
works with painters, electricians, and other contractors onsite
to prepare the homes for sale.
Recently, Brooks decided she wanted to launch her own
soup and sandwich company, so with the assistance of the
day labor company, which paid for her to get her business
license and insurance, she began delivering sandwiches to
the laborers working at the job sites.
Because she is fine-tuning her recipes and working out
details like pricing and everything she plans to serve, Brooks
is giving the sandwiches to the contractors free of charge.
That way, she gets feedback on what they like, and sheâ€™s
getting her name out there for when she officially opens her
ZAKKAYAH BROOKS. CREDIT: ELISABETH MONAGHAN
business. Each package with the sandwiches includes a card
with her business contact information. She also delivers free
food to people in need, which has inspired her to explore
making her business a nonprofit.
With the money Brooks makes from vending the VOICE
and working day labor jobs, she spends it on her four
grandsons. Additionally, she sends a lot of her earnings to
her daughter, who is studying business administration at a
college in Dallas. â– 
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of our printing costs, but we depend largely on donations
from individuals, businesses, and foundations to help us pay
our rent and keep the lights on.
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DENVER SEEKS TO CAPITALIZE
ON HOMEBUILDING ACTIVITY
WITH NEW AFFORDABLE
HOUSING REGULATIONS
BY ROBERT DAVIS
DENVER OFFICIALS ARE HOPING TO CAPITALIZE on increased
homebuilding activity with a new policy that seeks to ensure
affordable units are included in new developments.
The proposal would require new developments of 10 or
more units to designate a certain amount of the units as
affordable for households making up to 80% of the area
median income. The units must remain affordable for a
period of 99 years, regardless of whether the unit is rented
or sold. In higher-cost areas such as downtown, the policy
would require developers to provide more affordable units.
Community Planning and Development (CPD), one of
the agencies that is developing the plan, said the plan will
require all units to be affordable to households making up to
$84,000 per year.
In addition, the plan calls for a gradual increase of
Denverâ€™s linkage fee, a fee that is assessed against new
developments
that
funds
future
affordable
housing
development. Currently, the linkage fee ranges between
$0.66 per sq. ft. in residential units up to $1.86 per sq. ft. in
commercial and industrial contexts. If adopted, the plan
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would raise this fee to between $4 per sq. ft. and $8 per sq. ft.
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CPD said other cities across the U.S. have already
implemented similar policies. The agency added that this
tool became available to them after state lawmakers passed
House Bill 21-1117 last year, which expanded local authority
to regulate affordable housing development in Colorado.
â€œAnyone who has been in Denver for some time can tell
you how difficult it can be to find a place thatâ€™s affordable,
especially if your income has not increased as much as rents
and home prices have over the past decade,â€ said Laura
Aldrete, executive director of CPD. â€œThis proposal is a big
step toward the city delivering on our commitment to help
address housing affordability.â€
One reason why Denver officials are pushing for the
policy now is that building activity in the Mile High City
is accelerating. According to building permit data from
CPD, the number of multi-unit and mixed-use permits
skyrocketed between 2020 and 2021. The number of
housing units built in multi-unit structures increased by
45% up to 6,585 last year while the number of mixed-use
permits increased fourfold up to nearly 1,700.
Overall, new development permits for multi-unit and
mixed-use development filed with CPD last year carried a
valuation of more than $1.4 billion compared to the more
than $550 million worth of permits pulled in 2020.
The policy could also help the city build more missingmiddle
and workforce housing, two housing types that have
been decimated over the last decade.
According to a recent state report, Coloradoâ€™s
homebuilding activity slowed by approximately 40%
between 2010 and 2020. At the same time, the stateâ€™s
population grew by 15%. This dislocation of supply and
demand has sent home prices upward and eliminated more
than 300,000 units that were once affordable to households
making up to $45,000 per year.
Data from the Department of Housing Stability (HOST),
another agency involved with the policy proposal, shows
that there are approximately 72,000 households in Denver
make up to $45,000 per year but there are only 9,000
income-restricted units available to them.
â€œOne in three households in Denver struggles with
housing costs, and 46,000 are paying more than half their
incomes toward housing,â€ said Britta Fisher, HOSTâ€™s
executive
director.
â€œThese
childcare providers, and social workers â€“ the people who
make our city run. This proposal helps ensure they cannot
only work here but can afford to live here, too.â€
The proposed policy is available for public comment
through March 14. Denver City Council is expected to take
up the proposal later this spring. â– 
are our restaurant workers,
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Donâ€™t be afraid of being a little cold because the cold will make your
blood thicken, and that will help keep you warmer during the really
cold days.
LANDO ALLEN
Dress for the cold, and if you are sleeping outside, avoid drinking, and
try to stay off the ground.
JACOB MARSH
Layers, hand warmers, body warmers. Put newspaper or paper towels
between layers. My suggestion would also be to get thermal pants,
long-sleeved shirts, and thick, warm jackets to stay warm.
JERRY ROSEN
The best thing an individual could do is dress appropriately and wear
the right clothing. If one does work outside, one should drink a lot of
hot beverages and go inside occasionally to stay warm.
JOHN ALEXANDER
I grew up in St. Paul, Minn, where the temperatures could range from
-10 to -60 degrees Fahrenheit. This doesnâ€™t include the windchill,
which was often between -60 and -80 Fahrenheit. It would snow â€“ I
mean it really snow! What other states considered severe storms were
regular snow days for us. I lived well into my adult life thinking that it
was supposed to snow one or two times per week.
Iâ€™ve lived in other states during the winter, but in Minn, I learned
winter survival, and one day, it was a real miracle, when I moved from
Minnesota to Denver, Colo. And here I am. I would love to share some
of the techniques I have learned for winter survival and keeping warm.
Step 1: Letâ€™s begin with the upper body. As you start your layers,
you want a long-sleeve t-shirt, another shirt or thin sweater, and a
heavier sweater or shirt.
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VENDORS TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS FROM
OUR READERS AND STAFF.
Q What is a tip you can share to help people stay warm during the colder months?
A
Next, between the layers, youâ€™ll want hand warmers or foot warmers
to wear in the middle of your chest. Consider placing hand warmers
or foot warmers in the middle of your back between the layers. (Use a
safety pin to keep them in place. These warmers should never come
into contact with your skin.)
Step 2: Tuck in your shirt to keep outside air from coming in through
your open shirttails.
Step 3: To keep your legs warm, wear two pairs of pants, or one pair
made of thicker fabric, like corduroy.
Step 4: Always wear two pairs of socks, plus foot warmers. One pair
of socks is to keep your feet warm and the second protects your skin
from getting burned by your foot warmers.
Also, if your shoes arenâ€™t waterproof, or the snow is deep enough to
seep into your shoes, wear something like an empty bread bag as a
layer over your socks.
Step 5: For your hands, wear a pair of gloves, and a layer of hand
warmers. (This is the only place itâ€™s safe to have the warmers next
to your skin but place them next to your palms.) Even better, put the
hand warmers and gloves inside a mitten. (Keep an open package
of hand warmers in your coat pockets. If your hands get cold, it will
be much easier to warm them in your pockets than to warm cold
hands in pockets that arenâ€™t already warm.
Step 6: Keeping your head warm is important, so you need a good
hat. Hoodies work well when you pull them snug around your face
and head. Wear earmuffs or an ear warmer headband to keep your
ears and the lower part of your neck warm.
Step 7: This last step is very important: Whenever you go to a store,
restaurant, or anywhere else inside for more than 10 minutes, take
off your jacket and loosen your shirt â€” or whatever upper layers
youâ€™re wearing to cool down your body. You do not want to go back
outside with perspiration from being hot indoors, because no matter
how many layers you have on, when the persperation on your skin
cools down, it will make you cold.
What do YOU want to ask?
If you have a question or issue you would like vendors to discuss, please email community@denvervoice.org.
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MORE THAN JUST A JOB: STABILITY
AND DIGNITY WITCONSOLIDATED
SERVICES GROUP
BY HAVEN ENTERMAN
TAMMY VAUGHNâ€™S MORNINGS begin at the intersection of
Colfax Ave. and Broadway St. Each workday, she sweeps the
sidewalk, empties the garbage cans, and does her part to keep
the Capitol Hill neighborhood clean and tidy. Her purple
uniform is easy to spot, even amongst the hustle and bustle.
Vaughn is employed by Consolidated Services Group
(CSG), a
fair-chance
hiring
organization
providing
employment to those facing significant life challenges. Some
employees, like Vaughn, are experiencing homelessness.
Others are in transitional living spaces or are trying to reenter
the community after incarceration.
A former night shift nurse, Vaughn could no longer afford
Denverâ€™s rising housing costs.
â€œAfter spending my life here, I felt resentful about being
priced out of a place Iâ€™d dedicated my life to,â€ Vaughn
explained. â€œI consider myself a happy person, so that was out
of character. [Working at CSG] has helped me feel less angry.
I was happy to get the job, and it feels like forward progress.â€
Since 2014, the organization has partnered with local
business improvement districts to help maintain Denverâ€™s
public spaces. CSG employees assist with services like trash
removal, custodial maintenance, pressure washing, holiday
decoration installation, and lighting repairs.
â€œClean is serious business,â€ said CSG Finance Director
Linda Lengyel. â€œStudies have shown that cleaning has a great
deal of power behind it. It creates not only an aesthetic, but
the image of a community that cares for its own.â€
For employees like Vaughn, employment at CSG is a
meaningful way to contribute to the greater good of the city.
â€œI fancy myself somewhat of an ambassador,â€ Vaughn
added. â€œI feel like Iâ€™m helping to keep the popular part of
Denver, the part thatâ€™s shown to tourists, healthy and safe.â€
Lengyel stressed that CSGâ€™s mission isnâ€™t just about
helping individuals find employment â€” itâ€™s about giving
them the tools for continued success. Like traditional
employers, the organization offers a full benefits package
including health insurance and paid time off. But, to help
employees navigate their unique challenges, CSG provides
additional support through on-site laundry machines,
lockers, work phones, and EcoPasses for unlimited free rides
on RTD buses and trains. Recently, theyâ€™ve hired a part-time
social worker to supplement pre-existing training for life
skills like time management and conflict de-escalation.
This approach has proven to be effective. Those who have
been with CSG for an extended period of time â€” in many
cases, three years or longer â€” are dubbed â€œcore employees.â€
Nelda Green, personnel and human resources
director,
estimates that the number of core employees is as high as 58%.
Though they assist their team members however they
can, CSG doesnâ€™t provide overnight shelter. Partners like
the Colorado Village Collaborative (CVC), which oversees
a variety of Safe Outdoor Spaces and tiny home villages, add
the final piece of the puzzle â€” a safe, warm place for CSG
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employees to rest after a long dayâ€™s work.
Cuica Montoya, director of the Safe Outdoor Spaces
program, understands CSGâ€™s mission better than most.
Once unhoused herself, Montoya is acutely aware of the allencompassing
instability homelessness can create.
â€œWhen I was experiencing homelessness, there was so
much going on in my life that employment seemed so far
away,â€ Montoya said. â€œBy providing people with a place to
call home, knowing that their stuff isnâ€™t going to get thrown
away and swept, they can start planning for the future. With
partners like CSG, it makes that so much easier. We know
theyâ€™re not going to be judged for their living situation or for
their gaps in employment.â€
Vaughn herself is a CVC resident. Since December of
2020, she has been a mainstay at the womenâ€™s tiny home
village. With money in her pocket and a roof over her head,
Vaughn is excited for what the coming years may hold. Sheâ€™s
currently laying the groundwork for a business of her own.
â€œI want to revamp an old herbal products line my first
husband and I started,â€ she said. â€œI made salves, hair and scalp
tonics, medicinals, that sort of thing. Now, what I want to do
is something more along the lines of health and beauty aids.
Itâ€™s a retirement business, and I want to make it fun.â€ â– 
PHOTO COURTESY OF CSG
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IN HIS NEW BOOK FACES OF
HOMELESSNESS, JEFFREY A. WOLIN
WANTS TO GIVE VOICES TO THE
PEOPLE HE PHOTOGRAPHS
BY JEFFREY A. WOLIN
Homelessness takes many forms beyond living on the streets.
Factors besides mental illness and addiction contribute to the
problem. There are homeless veterans; families who were evicted
when their residences were foreclosed on; people with sudden
medical expenses that insurance didnâ€™t cover. Job loss, divorce,
death of a spouse or parent, domestic violence, discrimination
based on sexual orientation, lack of affordable housing, etc., all
drive homelessness. There are working poor who live in vehicles
or tents and work full-time jobs. Most people experiencing
homelessness are invisible, living doubled up with friends or family,
in shelters, hospitals, or Single Room Occupancy hotels.
Jeffrey A. Wolin photographs and interviews a wide swath of this
vulnerable population and includes their own words directly on their
portraits to dispel our firmly-held stereotypes. Below, he shares
what this project means to him.
MY CURRENT PHOTO/TEXT SERIES, Faces of Homelessness,
endeavors to show a wide range of individuals who are
currently experiencing homelessness or have experienced
it in the past. Thereâ€™s been a considerable increase
in awareness of this crisis as our society is moving in the
direction of shredding our social safety net, making the
lives of our most vulnerable fellow citizens that much
harder. Like my previous long-term projects, I interview my
subjects and include their stories in their own words directly
on their portraits. This strategy gives voice to the people I
photograph and allows audiences to directly connect stories
with faces.
Given the sensitive nature of this subject, I donâ€™t just
wander the streets to photograph. We donâ€™t need more
images of people sleeping on heating grates. Instead, I work
with organizations that deal with homelessness every day.
Iâ€™ve been partnering with the Chicago Coalition for the
Homeless, one of the nationâ€™s most respected non-profits
dealing with this crisis. CCH helped introduce me to
individuals to photograph and interview, which helps with
the issue of informed consent, an essential component of all
my work. I strive to establish a relationship of trust with the
people I photograph and to portray them with dignity.
Iâ€™ve learned from CCH and other organizations such as
Venice Community Housing and Safe Place for Youth in
L.A., that homelessness takes many more forms than living
on the streets and that the popular image of all homeless
as mentally ill and/or drug addicts is simplistic and often
incorrect. Itâ€™s important to dispel these stereotypes if
solutions to this widespread problem are to be found.
In fact, most people experiencing homelessness are
invisible: living doubled up with friends and family (around
16,000 kids in Chicago Public Schools lack a permanent
address); in short or long-term shelters; in hospitals or
SROâ€™s (Single Room Occupancy hotels). There are homeless
veterans; individuals and families who were evicted when
their residences were foreclosed on; people who had sudden
medical expenses that insurance didnâ€™t cover. Job loss,
divorce, death of a spouse or parent, domestic violence,
coming out as gay, leaving foster care, lack of affordable
housing, etc., all drive homelessness. Several individuals
Iâ€™ve photographed are working poor, living in their vehicles
or in tents, and working full-time jobs.
While I was engaged in this long-term series, the
COVID-19 pandemic hit. Needless to say, it had a rather
negative impact on this vulnerable population. Accordingly,
I added portraits and stories of several homeless individuals
who came down with the virus and lived to tell the tale.
I hope my images can contribute to the public discourse
about causes and possible solutions to some of the difficult
issues surrounding the worldwide homelessness crisis.
For more information about Faces of Homelessness, visit
https://www.kehrerverlag.com/en/jeffrey-a-wolin-facesof-homelessness-978-3-96900-057-1
â– 
Courtesy of International Network of Street Papers
I left home at 15 and was brought into Mercy Home
for Boys & Girls. They had a rigid structure which
has helped me. I take my academics more seriously.
Kate, my advocate, always cheered me up; could turn
my frown upside down. I had bad self-worth. I was
overweight; didnâ€™t want to change as a person; kept to
myself; didnâ€™t trust anyone. On May 19, 2018, I began
my hormone treatment to transition from female to
male and moved out of the group home. I came out
in 2017 and everyone was supportive but wouldnâ€™t
allow me to get a legal name change or move to a boysâ€™
home. I want to be a classical pop musician and be on
Broadway. I enrolled in voice classes to develop my vocal
range. Iâ€™m currently in Triton College as a freshman
studying Arts & Music. My goal is to get a Bachelorâ€™s in
Musical Theatre and minor in Voice. Iâ€™m currently living
at El Rascate, a transitional living shelter in the Puerto
Rican Cultural Center. The residents range from 18-24;
Iâ€™m the baby. Since moving there, I got to connect with
really good case managers who helped with my legal
name change and gender transition.
I am a single mom of 2 boys. My oldest, his name is
Juan; he is 4 years old and autistic, but not severe.
My other sonâ€™s name is Francisco and he is 2. They
are my world. I was living in a domestic violence
relationship. I was unhappy for 5 or 6 years. I thank
God for my kids and for opening my eyes to help me
leave that life. Nothing is easy. I became homeless
January 2, 2020. Me and my 2 kids sleep in the living
room at my momâ€™s house; we donâ€™t have anywhere
else to go. My dad gave me an air mattress. Every
night I have to pump it up; I have to put the covers
and sheets on, give the kids pillows. Every morning I
have to take the air out, fold it back up. My goal now
is to go back to work and back to school to study child
development. I want to work at day care , save money
and get an apartment of my own. Itâ€™s been 2 months
since I left my husband and moved to my parentsâ€™
house. Set new goals for your life, especially if you
have kids, to show yourself and your kids that Mommy
is able to do it.
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drugs, hanging with the wrong crowd. I hid it from
my parents but my mom caught on. The night I left
we had an argument. â€œWhat if you get us killed?â€ I
didnâ€™t want to cause any more damage to my family
I love my mom and dad. Everyone got along but me.
I was gonna commit suicide. I was hanging myself
from a bedpost when my younger brother, Danny,
came in, stopped me and hugged me. He said, â€œDonâ€™t
go!â€ I cried with him; took him back to his room. I
packed up my stuff in the middle of the night. From
that time I was homeless. I was 9. I chose to be a real
gangbanger and street person. At the age of 18, I had
a kid. I got out of the gang the next year. I told them,
â€œIâ€™m a family man. Iâ€™m done with gangbanging.â€ They
whipped my ass. Pistol-whipped me, broke my nose,
left me with scars. Most people think homeless live on
the streets and are dirty. It doesnâ€™t last forever unless
you want it to. Itâ€™s beauty and struggle. Itâ€™s human. I
want to become an advocate for the homeless.
After working as an auto and bus mechanic for 20
years, 10 as a union mechanic, I returned to writing.
I worked in the family business until it failed in 1992.
I was 37. I started living in my car. 80% of my meals
the past 20 years have come from dumpsters in part
because I refuse to take money from the government
because conservatives are always accusing poor
people of taking handouts. So I only eat food that
society throws away. I also organize 4 different â€œFood
Not Bombsâ€ collectives. They are a global anarchist
movement. When I was a working class bus mechanic
and a typical American consumer, I would go to a
market and buy foods advertisers wanted us to eat
and my health was not good. I wasnâ€™t eating healthy
food and my budget didnâ€™t allow me to buy more
nutritious organic foods rich people could afford.
But as a homeless person I discovered eating form
dumpsters of wealthy peopleâ€™s markets like Whole
Foods was healthier than the food marketed to the
average American consumer.
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BEING
BEING
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BEING
HOMELESS
DOESNâ€™T
DEFINE ME,
SURVIVING
IT DOES.
HOMELESS
DOESNâ€™T
DEFINE ME,
SURVIVING
IT DOES.
HOMELESS
DOESNâ€™T
DEFINE ME,
SURVIVING
IT DOES.
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First time I was homeless I was 14 years old. I was
kicked out of the house. There were 7 of us kids. I was
the oldest. My dad died when I was 6, my mom when
I was 12. My momâ€™s brother took us in but I wouldnâ€™t
obey the rules. Iâ€™ve had housing on and off since then.
Iâ€™d heard about Uptown Tent City and I wanted to get
totally involved. I got a propane stove and tank and I
started cooking for the community. There were about
25 of us under Lawrence viaduct and about 20 under
Wilson. We help each other. I got elected mayor of Tent
City. Iâ€™m homeless but Iâ€™m happy. Iâ€™m doing what I
enjoy doing: helping people.
I was a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class in the U.S. Navy and a 5th generation Native veteran. My
great-grandfather served in â€œBig Red Oneâ€, 1st Infantry Division in WWI; he was from Turtle
Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribe in Belcourt, ND. He wasnâ€™t considered a citizen. The U.S. didnâ€™t
grant citizenship to Native Americans until 1924. My great-aunt was a WAC in WWII. My greatuncle
served in Vietnam. I served at the tail end of Desert Storm/Desert Shield. I served in a
confl ict zone in Haiti in 1998. Our family has been in every war since the Revolutionary War. I was
sexually assaulted at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego after being roofi ed. I was taken back
to my room and endured a trauma that changed my life forever. Everyone on the base started
pointing at meâ€” â€œSheâ€™s a liar! She deserved it!â€ I convinced them to transfer me to a different
base. There was an altercation at a bar that triggered my PTSD, and I was wrongfully charged.
The Innocence Project intervened, and the case was overturned. I got pregnant with my fi rst son
right after I got home. I stayed in San Diego for 6 years after that. My husband was an abusive
drunk who tried to kill me on multiple occasions. I moved back to Chicago in 2006. I got into
another abusive relationship. Since 2008, weâ€™ve had small bouts of homelessness. I wound up
staying with my abusive boyfriend. When we were homeless, we stayed doubled up with friends
and family. When I couldnâ€™t stay with friends, Iâ€™d call my ex and ask for help with rent, food, rides.
I know I shouldnâ€™t have called himâ€”he beat me, stalked me, and tried to kill me. I still have the
scars as a reminder that I am not a victim but a survivor. I felt at the time I had no choice. I am
a single mom of 3, and my son has special needs and required multiple therapies and tutoring. I
fi nally got into the VA system last year. My family was placed in housing by Volunteers of America.
Being homeless doesnâ€™t defi ne me, surviving it does.
I left New York when 9/11 happened. I wanted to see
America. Went from NY to Vegas, started painting on
the walls there with Magic Markers. A friend suggested
I come to Venice Beach. Iâ€™ve drawn my whole life. Got into
tattoos. Started to paint here in Venice. An oil painter
on the boardwalk taught me painting techniques. I
learned different techniques from different artists who
shared brush strokes. Iâ€™ve slept everywhere from alleys
to parking garages to sidewalks. Iâ€™ve stayed on friendsâ€™
sofas. The community takes care of me. They look at me
as a resident who lives outside. Homeless has become
a dirty word. It should be a hate crime to use that word.
I donâ€™t like the stereotype; weâ€™re not all the same. Iâ€™m
not a shitty homeless person. Iâ€™m an artist. Iâ€™ve earned
that right. I have my art supplies and my bass guitar
and thatâ€™s it. I donâ€™t have piles of stuff. Iâ€™m not a
hoarder. I get canvasses donated and I just paint over
them. I paint a lot of clowns. They scare the shit out of
kids. Scared me when I was a kid. If I had my own place
Iâ€™d fi ll every square inch with murals because thatâ€™s
what my life is: one big painting.
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THE YOUTH
IS ON
RECORD
BY CAT EVANS
CREATIVE OUTLETS, ART, EXPRESSION, AND SOUL are a few
underemphasized, necessary elements of our existence that
not everyone has access to. Many are unfamiliar with how
to engage with those elements of themselves whatsoever,
as our society does not directly cater to or encourage those
extracurriculars. Founded in 2008, Denver-based Youth on
Record (YOR), a small nonprofit located at 1301 W. 10th
Ave., is here to change that.
There is little debate regarding the impact creativity has
on the youth. In their â€œAbout Usâ€ section on youthonrecord.
org, YOR immediately informs visitors that â€œeducation
and art, when integrated under the right framework, are
powerful tools toward liberation and equity.â€
The mission is bigger than a moment. According to
their website, YOR offers programs that are â€œintended to
equip young people from historically under-resourced
communities with the skills needed to find success in life by
advancing their academic success, increasing their economic
10 DENVER VOICE March 2022
opportunities and career skills, and strengthening their
community connections and networks.â€
At Youth on Record, social justice and music production
come hand in hand. They teach things like creative writing,
alongside historical classes. All classes are integrated into
programs for schools with underprivileged students. When
YOR started, there were only three staff members. Today,
there are about 18.
YOR also offers programs outside of school. â€œFEMpowerâ€
is a program for femme-identifying or non-identifying
people. â€œIt has a lot to do with social justice issues, how to be
heard,â€ said Jelie Jones, a teacher at YOR.
An artist and musician herself, Jonesâ€™ work is splashed all
over the Denver music scene â€” performing live sets with
collaborators, producing beats, running an educational
YouTube channel on beat making â€” going so far as to
have performed her own TedTalk. She is a specific type of
creative who has found success in her own journey through
collaboration and outreach.
â€œOpen Labâ€ is another of the many programs Youth on
Record offers. As Jones explained, â€œYouth can get studio
sessions, first come, first served. They really learn what itâ€™s
like to be in the booth.â€
According to Jones, self-mastery and control are key
components in production rates and ability. The program
teaches students how to mix and master their songs.
The program also offers guitar lessons and access to
Ableton, a complex, pricey tool considered a staple software
in music production. Ableton Live retails at a base price of
$749 for six months. â€œWe do Ableton live workshops, how to
make your drums bounce etc.,â€ said Jones.
YOR also allows and encourages people to collaborate
while they are working on their own forms of art. â€œThey can
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sit anywhere in the space and be cozy while they chill, vibe
and get feedback from us directly,â€ said Jones. â€œThere are
always activities running simultaneously.â€
Schools initiate the contract with Youth on Record, and
then they send a teaching artist out to middle schools or
high schools two to three times per week.
YOR has structures focused on podcasting, as well.
Podcasting is a lot of different components, and Youth on
Record helps with production, release, and recording, along
with mixing/mastering the podcast audio. That is one of
Jonesâ€™ specialties with the organization.
There is a major internship focus through Denver Public
Schools. Currently, there are four interns from CU Denver
that work for Youth on Record. These are paid internships,
and UCD interns are given a $500 stipend per month.
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â€œMaking sure everyone gets paid is what is important to
having young people show up,â€ Jones emphasized. â€œWhen
they hit 14, theyâ€™re able to go to work. Itâ€™s important that they
can leave that job and contribute with us at Youth on Record
as there is an opportunity to get paid there.â€ YOR pays young
producers to use their beats non-exclusively on podcasts.
Speaking about the staff, Jones noted there is little room
for fault-finding or underwhelming passion with the
curated lineup of staff members. â€œWe have great teachers. A
lot of teachers. We all learn from each other, and thatâ€™s the
best part about a team. Sometimes thereâ€™s a weak link on the
team â€“ thatâ€™s not the case here. There are no weak links.â€
There is heavy emphasis on communication with children.
Jones believes that to bridge gaps, adults need to work to
engage with the youth. â€œA lot of teachers lose their cool, and
the kids look at them funny for that. Itâ€™s a problem I noticed
in school. The teachers didnâ€™t know how to communicate
with us. They showed their emotions in a negative way, and
we knew they were there only for the money.â€ Jones is firm in
her approach with the students and their need for genuine
connection and comfort to create high-impact dynamics
between teachers and students.
Before they even begin any class, the teachers check in with
the students to see where they are mentally and emotionally â€”
using universally identifiable signs like emojis to show where
they are emotionally on any given day. There are various
tactics used by teachers to simply check on students to say
how are you doing? A strategy YOR deems vital.
A lot of times, the trust barrier between student and
teacher is ignored. Youth on Record prioritizes transparency
and ease to ensure each student is comfortable with the level
of engagement for their chosen program. A student needs
to be able to feel like they can express themselves. Shining
a light on that barrier that can exist between students and
authority figures, Jones explained, â€œItâ€™s important for them
to know [they can express themselves] because often, they
are targets.â€
Jones teaches audio and anything to do with beat making.
â€œI float around a lot. You want to learn to make beats? I can
show you to make beats. Ableton, Pro Tools, Fruity Loops,
and so on.â€
Additionally, she teaches podcasting, which involves
mixing vocals. â€œItâ€™s similar to hip hop but without the beat,â€
said Jones. She also teaches students how to record, edit, and
distribute it.
These programs exist, like any other regular class inside
of schools, and are worth credits for graduation. YOR has
found much success in integrating into these spaces filled
with the next generation. To learn more about YOR, or
their successes and motivations moving forward, visit their
website youthonrecord.org. â– 
HABEEL HARNEY
EMPTY FRUSTRATION
Fill me up with your hate to what consumes you
Picking out the size of magnitude you want me to injest
You place me infront of you like a prize
possession you about to accomplish
Find the right size hose to make sure no hate leaks out
Connect them why dont you and fasten those bolts nice and tight
Does everything look right in your line of sight
Now double check and make sure I am the right one before you begin
Conspire with all that will help keeping your obsession contained
There you are ready turn your valves of succession on
Fill my space with your hatred you adapted
The hissing sound makes approval to your ears itâ€™s working
But the silence soon brings your disapproval
That my space is filled with your hatred to soon for me to be you
WRITING THROUGH
HARD TIMES
COURTESY OF DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND LIGHTHOUSE WRITERS WORKSHOP
STACY BOOKER
HAIKU
iâ€™ve no emotions
not sure why this is the case
oops! some just slipped thru.
The Hard Times Writing Workshop is a collaboration between Denver Public Library and Lighthouse
Writers Workshop. Itâ€™s open to all members of the public, especially those experiencing homelessness.
Each month, the Denver VOICE publishes a selection of writing from these workshops.
Virtual workshops: lighthousewriters.org/workshop/denver-public-library-hard-times
More writing by these featured poets: writedenver.org
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SELF, WHY DO THEY
HOLD YOUR PAST
AGAINST YOU?
BY RAELENE JOHNSON, VOICE VENDOR
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RAELENE JOHNSON. CREDIT: CORTNEY TABERNA
SELF, why do they hold onto your past, just to make you look bad?
They make you the joke of the party, but let me tell you,
Self, they are the only ones to really suffer!
Self, if you have truly changed, then you have your power.
The power to know your higher power, who sees all. Self,
you donâ€™t have to argue with someone who just wants to hurt
you. Other people in pain like to pass it on. So, Self, just pray
for them when they attack you.
Self, it doesnâ€™t matter if it is family or a close friend. If you
know Selfâ€™s true worth and work hard to find Self, then you
will not let your past be used as a weapon against you. Let
the knowledge of self-change be your strength.
Self can choose how much time to spend around them.
Self must always choose Self first.
When others TRY and hurt you, you should become the
bigger person and know they are just in pain.
Donâ€™t take on their pain, Self, you are stronger and better
than that!
So, Self, please think about it before you take on their
ways of hurting you. Only you have the power to stop others
from holding your past against you! Donâ€™t let others stop
you from your truth! You have changed, so claim it. â– 
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ACROSS
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5. Accomplishment
9. Buckâ€™s mate
12. Chops fi nely, as potatoes
14. Knightâ€™s â€œsuitâ€
16. Down with the fl u
17. Magic word
19. ___ City (computer
game)
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LECTURE: INNOVATIVE PRINTS BY VIENNESE ARTISTS
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20. On-call device
21. Scoundrels
23. Carbon compound
25. Lifesaver
26. Tear-secreting
30. Manatee
33. Have ___ at
34. Beast of burden
36. Steal
37. Zeals
39. Had a meal
40. Behind schedule
41. â€œSmartâ€ ones
43. Glove material
46. Roofi ng material
47. ___ and Rescue
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51. Medical breakthrough
52. â€œNo problem!â€
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Nothingâ€
62. ___ concertos
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65. English exam
component, oft en
66. Forbidden
67. Mime pair
68. Cassette contents
69. More or ___
DOWN
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2. Be in accord
3. Farm division
4. Th e Grim ___
5. Beanie Babies, e.g.
6. Notable times
7. Early pulpit
8. Synagogue scrolls
9. Become detached from
oneâ€™s surroundings
10. Assortment
11. Shade trees
13. Picturesque
15. Indian queens (Var.)
18. Fragrance
22. Southern speech feature
24. Spiritual leaders
26. Volcanic outfl ows
27. Catlike
28. Stumble upon
29. Abate
31. Kind of nerve
32. Tiny
35. Lecherous looks
38. Use elbow grease
42. Manuscript copyist
44. Extinguish
45. Digital copy of
a document
48. Newspaper publisher
William Raldoph ___
50. Kind of tea
53. Stuffi ng ingredient
54. Wax-coated cheese
55. Astronautâ€™s org.
56. Ginger cookie
58. Bumpkin
59. God of love
60. Th eyâ€™re infl atable
63. Turn red, perhaps
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YOUR INVOLVEMENT WILL HELP HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING POSITIVE ACTION TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS
AND IMPOVERISHMENT. AS A SPONSOR, YOU HAVE A WAY TO REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GIVE SOMETHING BACK
AT THE SAME TIME.
ANNUAL SPONSORSHIPS BENEFITS INCLUDE YOUR LOGO LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE HOMEPAGE, MONTHLY AD SPACE IN
OUR PAPER, AND SPECIAL EVENT PERKS FOR YOU AND YOUR EMPLOYEES ALL YEAR LONG. ITâ€™S A GOOD DEAL FOR A GOOD
CAUSE, AND YOUR GIFT IS 100% TAX-DEDUCTIBLE!
ABOVE THE FOLD: $5,000
â€¢ One complimentary full page ad in the newspaper ($1,000 value)
â€¢ Table of 10 and Sponsor recognition at annual Rise and Thrive Breakfast (200 attendees)
â€¢ Sponsorship recognition at our annual Pints Fighting Poverty event (200 attendees)
â€¢ Business logo highlighted on website homepage, and in the Above the Fold Sponsorship list
â€¢ Logo highlighted in our annual report, along with logo in quarterly support feature of the paper
GALLEY: $2,500
â€¢ One complimentary half page ad in the newspaper ($600 value)
â€¢ Table of 10 and Sponsor recognition at annual Rise and Thrive Breakfast (200 attendees)
â€¢ Sponsorship recognition at our annual Pints Fighting Poverty event (200 attendees)
â€¢ Business logo highlighted on website homepage, and in the Galley Sponsorship list
â€¢ Logo highlighted in our annual report, along with logo in quarterly support feature of the paper
HONOR BOX: $1,000
â€¢ Table of 10 and Sponsor recognition at annual Rise and Thrive Breakfast (200 attendees)
â€¢ Sponsorship recognition at our annual Pints Fighting Poverty event (200 attendees)
â€¢ Business logo highlighted on website homepage, and in the Honor Box Sponsorship list
â€¢ Logo highlighted in our annual report, along with logo in quarterly support feature of the paper
FLY SHEET: $500
â€¢ Two complimentary tickets to our annual Pints Fighting Poverty event ($50 value)
â€¢ Business logo highlighted on website homepage, and in the Fly Sheet Sponsorship list
â€¢ Logo highlighted in our annual report, along with logo in quarterly support feature of the paper
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FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS IN DENVER
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DIAL 211 FOR A MORE COMPLETE LIST OF RESOURCES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR FOOD, MEDICAL CARE, SENIOR SERVICES, YOUTH PROGRAMS,
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FREE MEALS
AGAPE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2501 California St., Sat., 11am
CAPITOL HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1100 Fillmore St., Sat. lunch at 11:30am capitolheightspresbyterian.org
CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY SERVICES Go to mealsforpoor.org for meal locations
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 1530 Logan St.; sandwiches & coffee Mon.-Fri. 8:30am
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. christsbody.org
CHRIST IN THE CITY Home-cooked meal; Civic Center Park at Colfax & Lincoln at 1pm every Wed. & 2nd Sat.
christinthecity.org
CITYSQUARE DENVER 303-783-3777, 2575 S. Broadway; Food pantry Tues. 10am-6pm citysquare.org
CAPITOL HILL COMMUNITY SERVICES Hot meals served at 1820 Broadway (in front of Trinity United Methodist
Church), Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 11:45-12:15 mealsforpoor.org
DENVER INNER CITY PARISH 303-322-5733, 1212 Mariposa St., VOA Dining Center for Seniors, free 60 yrs and
older, Wed.-Sat. 9am-12pm. Food Bank, Wed.-Fri., tickets at 9am, food bank open 10am-12pm. dicp.org
DENVER RESCUE MISSION 1130 Park Avenue West, 3 meals 7 days/week: 5:30am, 12pm, 6pm 303-294-0157
denverrescuemission.org
FATHER WOODYâ€™S HAVEN OF HOPE 1101 W. 7th Ave. 303-607-0855. Mon.-Fri. 7am-1pm. Not open weekends.
Breakfast is at 8am, and lunch is served at 11am frwoodyshavenofhope.org
FEEDING DENVERâ€™S HUNGRY Food service on the second and fourth Thurs. of each month; locations found at
feedingdenvershungry.org/events.html
FOOD NOT BOMBS Wed. 4pm/Civic Center Park facebook.com/ThePeoplesPicnic
HARE KRISHNA TEMPLE 1400 Cherry St., free vegetarian feast on Sun., 6:45-7:30pm krishnadenver.com
HIS LOVE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 910 Kalamath, community dinner on Thurs., 6-6:45pm, menâ€™s breakfast 1st Sat.
of the Month, 8-10am, womenâ€™s breakfast 2nd Sat., 9-11am. hislovefellowship.org
HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC CHURCH 1900 California St., sandwiches, Mon.-Sat., 10-10:30am holyghostchurch.org
JORDAN AME CHURCH 29th and Milwaukee St., Tues. lunch 11:30am-1:00pm jordanamedenver.churchfoyer.com
OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES 1567 Marion St., Sat. morning breakfast: 8am, Sun. dinner (required church
attendance at 4:30pm) meal served at 6pm. 303-830-2201 odmdenver.org/home
ST. CLAREâ€™S MINISTRY AT ST. PETER AND ST. MARY 126 W. 2nd Ave., dinner at 4pm on Tues. Also offer a change of
clothes, toiletries and sleeping bags when available. 303-722-8781 stpeterandmary.org
ST. ELIZABETHâ€™S Speer Blvd. & Arapahoe St. on Auraria campus, 7 days/week, 11:00am; food, coffee.
stelizabethdenver.org
ST. FRANCIS CENTER 2323 Curtis St., Wed. & Fri. 3-4:30pm (except third Wed. of each month). sfcdenver.org
ST. PAULâ€™S LUTHERAN 1600 Grant St., Street Reach meal Mon. 1-4:30pm. Grocery room open at 11:30am every
Mon. saintpauldenver.com
SAME CAFÃ‰ 2023 E. Colfax Ave. 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, 720-530-6853
soallmayeat.org
SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES 846 E. 18th Ave. 3 meals, Mon.a-Fri. 7am-7pm; Sun. 11am-4pm. 55+
seniorsupportservices.org/programs
URBAN OUTREACH DENVER 608 26th St., Thurs. dinners, 6pm-7pm lovedenver.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.
voacolorado.org/gethelp-denvermetro-foodnutrition-themission
CAREER SERVICES
COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY CENTER Level 4, Denver Central Library, 14th Ave. & Broadway. 720-865-1706.
Hours: Mon. & Tues. 10am-8pm; Wed., Thurs., Fri. 10am-6pm; Sat. 9am-5pm & Sun. 1-5pm; FREE services
include computer/internet use, wifi, computer classes, job search/resume classes and one-on-one tech help
appointments. denverlibrary.org/ctc
THE WESTSIDE ONE-STOP CAREER CENTER Denver Department of Human Services, 1200 Federal Blvd., Mon.Fri.,
7:30am-4:30pm; Services include: employment counseling, assisted job search, rÃ©sumÃ© preparation,
job/applicant matching, phone bank for calling employers, access to computers, copiers, fax, etc.
careercenteroffices.com/center/231/denver-westside-workforce-center
MEDICAL & DENTAL SERVICES
ACS COMMUNITY L.I.F.T. CareVan at Open Door Ministries, 1567 Marion St., Tues. 9am-12:30pm
DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER 303-436-6000, 777 Bannock St. denverhealth.org
HARM REDUCTION ACTION CENTER 303-572-7800; 112 E. 8th Ave.; Mon.-Fri., 9am-12pm. HIV/Hep C/
Gonorrhea/ Chlamydia testing available. Our services are restricted to active IV Drug Users. Offers clean
syringes to active users, as well as safety training on how to properly dispose of dirty syringes.
harmreductionactioncenter.org
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, info@hepc-connection.org, liverhealthconnection.org
INNER CITY HEALTH CENTER 303-296-1767, 3800 York St. Mon., Wed.-Fri. 8am-5pm; Tues. 9am-5pm;
Sat. 8am-2pm. Emergency walk-ins.
SALUD CLINIC 6075 Parkway Drive, Ste. 160, Commerce City; Dental 303-286-6755. Medical 303-286-8900.
Medical Hours: Mon.-Wed. 8am-9pm, Thurs.-Fri. 8am-5pm; Sat. (Urgent Care only) 8am-5pm;
Dental Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8am-5pm; Pharmacy Hours: Mon.-Fri. 1-5pm; After Office Hours: 1-800-283-3221
saludclinic.org/commerce-city
STOUT STREET CLINIC 303-293-2220, 2130 Stout St. Clinic hours for new and established patients: 7am-4pm
Mon., Tues., Thurs., & Fri. The clinic is open Wed. 11am-7pm. coloradocoalition.org/healthcare
SUNSHINE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (YOUTH SERVICES) Services for youth facing substance abuse, addiction, mental
health disorders, or a combination of these conditions. 833-931-2484 sunshinebehavioralhealth.com
VA MEDICAL CENTER 303-399-8020, 1700 N Wheeling St., Aurora va.gov/find-locations/facility/vha_554A5
WORKNOW 720-389-0999; job recruitment, skills training, and job placement work-now.org
DROP-IN & DAYTIME CENTERS
ATTENTION HOMES 303-447-1207; 3080 Broadway, Boulder; contactah@attentionhomes.org. Offers safe shelter,
supportive programming, and other services to youth up to age 24 attentionhomes.org
CITYSQUARE DENVER 303-783-3777; 2575 S. Broadway; Mon.-Thurs. 10am-2pm, Denver Works helps with
employment, IDs, birth certs; mail services and lockers citysquare.org
FATHER WOODYâ€™S HAVEN OF HOPE 303-607-0855; 1101 W. 7th Ave.; Mon.-Fri. 7am-1pm. Six private showers &
bathrooms, laundry, lunch & more thoh.org
THE GATHERING PLACE 303-321-4198; 1535 High St.; 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, and more. tgpdenver.org
HARM REDUCTION ACTION CENTER 303-572-7800, 231 East Colfax; Mon.-Fri. 9am-12pm. Provides clean
syringes, syringe disposal, harm-reduction counseling, safe materials, Hep C/HIV education, and health
education classes. harmreductionactioncenter.org
HOLY GHOST CATHOLIC CHURCH 1900 California St., help with lost IDs and birth certificates holyghostchurch.org
HOPE PROGRAM 303-832-3354, 1555 Race St.; Mon.-Fri. 8am-4pm. For men and women with HIV.
LAWRENCE STREET COMMUNITY CENTER 2222 Lawrence St.; 303-294-0157; day facility, laundry, showers,
restrooms, access to services homelessassistance.us/li/lawrence-street-community-center
OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES 1567 Marion St.; Mon.-Fri. 7am-5:30pm. Drop-in center: bathrooms, coffee/tea,
snacks, resources, WIFI odmdenver.org
ST. FRANCIS CENTER 303-297-1576; 2323 Curtis St. 6am-6pm daily. Storage for one bag (when space is
available). Satellite Clinic hours- Mon., Tues., Thurs, Fri. 7:30am-3:30pm; Wed. 12:30-4:30pm sfcdenver.org
SENIOR SUPPORT SERVICES 846 E. 18th Ave. For those 55 and older. TV room, bus tokens, mental/physical
health outreach, and more. 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. soxplace.com
THE SPOT AT URBAN PEAK (YOUTH SERVICES) 2100 Stout St. 303-291-0442. Drop-in hours Mon.-Fri. 8-11am. If
you are a youth aged 15-20 in need of immediate overnight shelter services, please contact 303-974-2928
urbanpeak.org/denver/programs-and-services/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 urbanpeak.org
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