are seeking emergency shelter in Denver, alarming advocates and elected officials who’ve warned about the increasing likelihood that more children are sleeping outdoors.
Why it matters: It’s the latest public crisis developing in a city grappling with severe municipal spending cuts and a deepening emergency over SNAP benefits.
State of play: Rising evictions, eroding social safety nets, including food stamps, and loss in federal and state funding for housing programs are triggering the surge, city deputy director of homelessness resolution Jeff Kositsky tells us…