Aleka Bolden 9, looks up from her problems during time set aside for homework in her after-school program at the Colfax Community Network in Aurora. Aleka and her family were featured in a 2014 Denver Post report about homeless students. (Joe Amon, Denver Post file)
Re: When school is a child s home, Feb. 14 Dottie Lamm column.
We have stood by silently while the number of homeless students in Denver Public Schools has almost tripled in the last eight years. Perhaps it s time for DPS and the city to brainstorm on how we might reverse this trend. We must reduce homelessness and improve educational outcomes. Several ideas come to mind:
Group homes, run by house parents, for homeless teens, linked to high schools.
Tiny homes, in pocket neighborhoods, linked to highly transient elementary/middle schools.
Workforce housing, with units reserved for families, with services provided.
I m sure there are even better ideas out there, if we just had the willpower to tackle poverty and education together.
Cyndi Kahn, Denver
This letter was published in the Feb. 21 edition.
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