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Denver auditor finds safety, recordkeeping and nondiscrimination risks at city-contracted shelters
Summary
A Denver Auditor review found gaps in shelter safety, expense documentation and data protection at shelters overseen by the Department of Housing Stability, and flagged a Salvation Army staff policy that could conflict with its city contract.
The Denver Auditor released an audit finding safety, financial and information-protection weaknesses at shelters overseen by the Department of Housing Stability (HOST), the auditor said Oct. 7.
The auditor said reviewers found that HOST funds and monitors organizations that operate shelters and that the department “agreed with all but one” of the audit recommendations. The audit excluded emergency shelters set up for migrants who arrived in Denver after December 2022, the auditor said.
The audit flagged multiple safety concerns tied to a city contract with the Salvation Army to operate a shelter at a converted hotel. The auditor said the city provided the Salvation…
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