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"Denver Mayor Mike Johnston's administration opened the city's first
“micro-community” on New Year’s Eve Sunday, a day after the mayor claimed the
city reached his promise of housing 1,000 homeless people by Dec. 31.
The "micro-community," located at 12033 E. 38th Ave in northeast Denver, is
poised to house 54 homeless people in pallet shelters before the New Year's
ball drops on Sunday night.
It took the city 45 days and 10 different organizations to complete
construction, which, the mayor said, “should have taken 18 months.”
“That is the spirit of what these folks put in,” the mayor said. “Not just
because they believed in the mission, but because they believe in the neighbors
that they needed them to deliver these sites on time so no one had to go into
New Year’s and stay outside in the cold.”
“This is such a symbol of what we wanted to create,” Cole Chandler, the mayor’s
homeless czar, told
The Denver Gazette while surveying the site. “It wasn't
just about getting people indoors, but it's about bringing people back to life
and helping people thrive. And you see that in this space.”"
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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