Homelessness in Colorado

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

Last year, Forbes magazine released statistics on the cities where home values have grown the most over the past twenty years. Four out of 20 were in Colorado, and the number one spot went to Carbondale. Located downvalley of Aspen, Carbondale is home to fewer than 7,000 people and has become increasingly associated with affluence and leisure. However, this is not the whole picture. Many people who have lived here for years now find themselves floundering in the face of rising living costs.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The City of Boulder has until the end of this week to respond to a lawsuit filed against it by the ACLU of Colorado. The lawsuit alleges that the city's camping ban violates people's civil rights by ticketing them for sleeping outside with a blanket when they have nowhere else to go.

Earlier this month, Denver City Council approved a contribution of $2 million to the Denver Basic Income Project, a community collaboration that's studying the effect of cash payments to those experiencing homelessness.

A new center hoping to meet the basic needs of the homeless in Montrose is now open. As Laura Palmisano reports for KVNF, the center offers everything…

A homeless camp on private land east of Walmart in Glenwood Springs has come to the attention of county officials. KDNK's Amy Hadden Marsh has this report.

Demand for services to help the homeless is way up in Montrose because of the pandemic. For KVNF News, Laura Palmisano's in-depth report takes a look at…