Twenty-year-old Ashton Starcher hasn’t had a solid living space since he moved to Jefferson County in 2023.
As of April, Starcher is staying with his friend and his friend’s girlfriend in a parent’s basement in Lakewood.
Starcher said the ever-rising price of living in the area, even in the suburbs of Denver, has caused him to fight for his life, working two jobs and accepting assistance from Jefferson County programs like the Arvada Community Table for food and rent help…