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Homeless man sleeping in 37°F weather at the Colorado Supreme Court Building. Homelessness is a growing problem in the State of Colorado, as the state's population grows. 0.2–0.3% of Coloradans or people who live there are homeless on a given night. Denver and Colorado Springs have the largest homeless communities.
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, [1] there were 10,857 people who were homeless within the state of Colorado in 2018. The number of homeless people increased from 2016 to 2017 by 1,121. [2]
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(The Center Square) – Colorado has recently seen a spike in the number of families with children experiencing homelessness. Colorado saw a 134% increase (4,878 people to 8,519 people) in the ...
According to the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, the number of people who reported first-time homelessness doubled from 2020 to 2021. Denver7's Rob Harris takes an in-depth look into ...
In 1983, the National Citizens Committee for Food and Shelter was established to meet the emergency needs of the homeless population. In 1987, the Committee determined that a more comprehensive approach was necessary and created the National Alliance to End Homelessness. [ 1 ]
A homeless woman in Washington, D.C., 2006 A homeless man sleeping across the street from the Colorado State Capitol Building in Denver, 2018 In the United States, the number of homeless people on a given night in January 2024 was more than 770,000 according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development . [ 4 ]
Of the people in Pueblo surveyed at the time of the count, 37% reported being chronically homeless. Across all Colorado counties, 35% of participants reported chronic homelessness.