It’s been two months since Aurora’s Regional Navigation Campus opened. It was designed to be a fresh start, a safe place for people experiencing homelessness to sleep and connect with services. Now, there are concerns about the conditions inside the facility located at 15500 E. 40th Avenue, which used to be a hotel and convention center.
The Aurora City Council approved two items this week to support campus operations, providing $140,868 in grant funds to Advanced Pathways, the nonprofit operating the campus. The funding will be used for staffing, including case management, and public safety support, such as security.
Aurora resident, Kristin Mallory, spoke at the council meeting on Monday. She says photos shared with her by a guest inside the facility show conditions that fall short of what the city promised…