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Residents tell Denver council shelter providers failed them as families face imminent displacement
Summary
Multiple Denver residents told the City Council on Feb. 2 that shelter providers and the Homelessness Resolution Office left families without help, saying some face imminent eviction or homelessness and urging the city to provide long-term housing solutions.
At the Feb. 2 general public comment session, several Denver residents told City Council members that emergency and case-management providers failed to secure shelter for families facing imminent displacement.
"I will be out on the street with no plan for my family on Friday," said Sydney Brown, who said she has a housing voucher, state benefits and medical limitations that make public transit impractical. Brown said she was working with HOST and Muslim Family Services and that both agencies "have failed my family," adding she has "extensive documentation" of missed services and called for accountability and more…
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