Christmas in this shelter for Denver’s young homeless provokes mixed feelings
Shelter staff and volunteers at Urban Peak try to recreate those familiar holiday sensations, but joy isn't always straightforward here.
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Two new Denver homeless shelters set to open in Northeast Park Hill
The two new shelters will collectively have room for several hundred people. They'll serve as a replacement for a current "overflow" shelter further east.
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How a Salvation Army homeless shelter became a potential deathtrap in Denver’s trendiest neighborhood
Denver fire officials say the shelter was so overcrowded and ill-maintained that it was primed for catastrophe: “There would have been major loss of life."
Man charged with murder at Denver’s New Genesis homeless shelter
Timothy Lovelace is accused of murdering Gordon Everts, 45, at the New Genesis shelter on May 11.
Denver gives Salvation Army deadline to improve fire safety, sanitation at Crossroads homeless shelter
The nonprofit estimates that it could cost $300,000 to replace temporary bathrooms, establish proper escape routes and install new fire sprinklers.
Fifteen homeless children took photos of their hopes in Denver
With a little bit of instruction and some help from local mentors, 14 children took digital cameras out into Denver to document what they hoped to achieve. Here's what they saw.
