Homelessness increasing rapidly in Colorado - World Socialist Web Site
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Homelessness increasing rapidly in Colorado
By Douglas Lyons
2 September 2014
The state of Colorado has been experiencing a rapid rise in homelessness. The homeless rate in the city of Pueblo has ballooned by 75 percent since January 2014. Before January 2014, there were 1,720 homeless people; as of August 21, more than 3,000 people are reported homeless.
The massive influx has caused a non-profit group named Posada to seek assistance from the City Council, suggesting that free bus tickets be given out to send newly arrived homeless people to any destination they desire. Anne Stattelman, executive director of Posada, told a local news organization about the enormous increase in new homeless. “We see about 100 folks per day,” she said. “Generally we’ve been seeing six new families a day.”
