Tag: homeless
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‘The program’: Medicaid for home health in Colorado is complex setup
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how “the program” exploits Colorado’s homeless using housing and cash and about the group On Going HHC. Read the other articles here. Home health care in Colorado is a complicated business. To provide the service, agencies must be certified and licensed through the Department…
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Free housing, cash and a catch: Investigation finds Colorado program targeting homeless clients, billing millions to Medicaid
Editor’s Note: This story is part of a series. Read about how home health in Colorado is a complex setup and about the group On Going HHC. They call it “the program.” For the past four years, dozens of homeless people in the Denver metro area have been recruited to live rent-free in suburban houses…
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Homeless population decreased in Colorado Springs in January count
Results released Wednesday from the annual Point-in-Time and Housing Inventory census of the homeless population in El Paso County for the night of Jan. 25 show marked decreases in the numbers this year, demonstrating the community’s wildly fluctuating statistics. Last year’s record high of 1,745 people living on the streets or in temporary housing fell…
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Medical street outreach program holds summer supply drive on Sunday: How you can help
Ascending to Health Respite Care is holding a summer supply drive on Sunday. The Colorado Springs nonprofit provides medical care for people who live on the streets and in encampments, respite care in participating motels for people who are homeless and also runs a community primary care clinic open to anyone at its offices at…
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Clean & Safe program showing improved safety, cleanliness and homeless assistance in downtown Colorado Springs
Logging 15,000 steps over a 3½- to 4-hour shift is one of the many perks of Paul Kavanaugh’s job as an ambassador in downtown Colorado Springs. Others he ticks off are being appreciated, feeling helpful, encountering something different every day and having fun. “It includes all my skills of talking to people and communicating and…
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New report: Homelessness growing in El Paso County, No. 1 rate in Colorado
Homelessness in El Paso County grew between 2024 and 2025 at a rate faster than any other part of Colorado, according to a new statewide report released Monday. The second annual, industry-produced Colorado’s State of Homelessness Report 2025 shows 7,078 people countywide were counted as homeless at some point last year. That’s a 4.3% jump…
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GUEST OPINION: Continue the Homeless Contribution Tax Credit
The Colorado State Legislature is currently deliberating a measure with significant implications for organizations like Catholic Charities that work daily to serve the most vulnerable members of our community. The Homeless Contribution Tax Credit (HCTC), established during the 2022 legislative session, provides a 25% tax credit for individuals who make charitable contributions to eligible organizations…
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Federally funded homelessness agency changes hands, to be led by Colorado Springs and United Way
Two well-known entities will assume oversight and administration of a regional homelessness agency as of July 1, the board of the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care voted on March 18. The membership of the federally funded agency ratified the decision on Tuesday. Pikes Peak United Way and the city of Colorado Springs will become leaders…
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LETTERS: Solution doesn’t fit the problem; in the real world
The solution doesn’t fit the problem Vince Bzdek is right about one thing: Colorado’s caucus and assembly system is deeply flawed. But his proposed solution—allowing unaffiliated voters to participate in caucuses—doesn’t fix the problem. It expands it. Colorado doesn’t need a bigger caucus system. It needs to move beyond it. The caucus and assembly system…
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LETTERS: Subsidizing homelessness; “I just had a feeling”
Stop subsidizing homelessness Homelessness is a misnomer. These street people are bums and vagrants who are spongeing off of the working class. The only way to reduce homelessness is to stop subsidizing it. The state of California spends $billions on the problem of homelessness. While the state has about 13% of the total population of…