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Homelessness is most visible sign of the affordable housing crisis in metro Denver, study finds

Metro Denver’s homeless rate among top 10 in U.S. — despite greater prosperity

Attendees raise their hands to ask questions during a meeting at The Savoy Denver on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston discussed homelessness during an open house in Five Points, answering questions alongside Denver councilman Darrell Watson. With the Denver Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center, Johnston emphasized the goal to house 1,000 unsheltered people while ending encampments by the end of 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
Attendees raise their hands to ask questions during a meeting at The Savoy Denver on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston discussed homelessness during an open house in Five Points, answering questions alongside Denver councilman Darrell Watson. With the Denver Emergency Operations Center and Joint Information Center, Johnston emphasized the goal to house 1,000 unsheltered people while ending encampments by the end of 2023. (Photo by Grace Smith/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8: Aldo Svaldi - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | asvaldi@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Mike Johnston, Denver's new mayor, declared a homelessness emergency on his first day in office and set a goal of housing 1,000 people living without shelter in the city by the end of the year.
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