COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Nearly 3,000 applicants were entered into the Colorado Springs Housing Authority’s lottery this year for Housing Choice Vouchers, formerly known as Section 8 vouchers.
But due to a directive from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the housing authority will not be issuing the vouchers any time soon.
Salty, a 49‑year‑old woman who has lived on the streets of Colorado Springs for the past two years, received the news July 16…