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Outbreak at homeless shelter in Colorado Springs leads to return of stricter practices
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After bringing back all 107 employees and 180 volunteers in June, Colorado Springs’ largest homeless shelter has a COVID-19 outbreak infecting 17 staff and clients. The most recent confirmed cases at Springs Rescue Mission were detected June 25, and the outbreak remains active, according to El…
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Outbreak at homeless shelter in Colorado Springs leads to return of stricter practices
After bringing back all 107 employees and 180 volunteers in June, Colorado Springs’ largest homeless shelter has a COVID-19 outbreak infecting 17 staff and clients. The most recent confirmed cases at Springs Rescue Mission were detected June 25, and the outbreak remains active, according to El Paso County Public Health data. Springs Rescue Mission since has…
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Steve Handen, the ‘conscience of Colorado Springs’ leaves a legacy of work for the homeless and the poor
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Steve Handen, who founded the city’s first soup kitchen and other long-lasting endeavors to give the homeless and the destitute a chance to succeed, died Monday at age 81. “He was the conscience of Colorado Springs,” said Donna Johnson, a local clinical psychologist. “He was…
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Steve Handen, the ‘conscience of Colorado Springs’ leaves a legacy of work for the homeless and the poor
Steve Handen, who founded the city’s first soup kitchen and other long-lasting endeavors to give the homeless and the destitute a chance to succeed, died Monday at age 81. “He was the conscience of Colorado Springs,” said Donna Johnson, a local clinical psychologist. “He was a natural to do the work he did in social…