Homeless

Loveland leaders have called for an emergency council meeting Thursday following the closure of the South Railroad Facility. There’s been community pushback on the city’s decision to shut it down.

Fort Collins Rescue Mission is starting work on a Homeless Resolution Center that will have 250 shelter beds and daytime services. It will take about a year to complete. Meanwhile, other overnight shelter options in Northern Colorado are dwindling.

The CEO of the Fort Collins Rescue Mission said a fire on Saturday in the kitchen has closed the shelter.

The absence of Medicaid reimbursements would reduce the STRIDE team’s capacity to serve homeless patients in the Denver area.

The goal is to build permanent, supportive housing for the vulnerable population.

The annual Point in Time count included volunteers in 54 rural and mountain counties who counted people living outside and in shelters. They expect to see higher numbers due to the cold.

The Colorado Safe Parking Initiative has run out of funding sources. The program ended on Dec. 31, 2024.

The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about the migrants arriving in their cities. The Democratic leader want to discuss getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving with little to no coordination, support or resources from the president's administration.

The 2022 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report shows that over the last two years, the overall number of people experiencing homelessness increased by less than 1%.