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  • Financial help for renters during COVID slashed Colorado evictions by nearly 60%, new study finds

    Tatiana Flowers

    October 28, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Colorado

    Federal funding for rental assistance and a moratorium on evictions for past-due rent reduced evictions in Colorado by more than half over the past two years.

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  • The San Luis Valley has at least 150 abandoned homes. A nonprofit is fixing them for people who need housing.

    Tatiana Flowers

    July 24, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, San Luis Valley, Colorado

    Organizations in the San Luis Valley are identifying and renovating abandoned homes in an effort to alleviate the affordable housing crisis. Numerous projects are currently in progress to reach a goal of reducing demand by 20 to 30 percent within the next five years.

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  • A new fund seeks to close the racial wealth gap by helping Black families buy homes in metro Denver

    Tatiana Flowers

    February 23, 2022 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Black families that make less than $140,000 a year can qualify for down payment assistance to purchase a home in Denver. The Deerfield for Black Wealth is attempting to close the racial wealth gap that has remained pervasive due to a lack of generational wealth. Owning real estate creates housing stability as well as an increase in family wealth and opportunity, which leads to economic mobility.

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  • Denver's program to house people who were homeless was so successful, the federal government is offering millions more to expand it

    Tatiana Flowers

    November 19, 2021 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    A housing first approach is keeping people housed and off the streets of Denver. The success of the program has brought in an offer of $6 million in federal grants if a similar decrease in Medicare and Medicaid billings can be achieved. Providing stable housing minimizes the cost incurred by the government for multiple services: medical, emergency, criminal justice system, and detox centers.

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