Denver Basic Income Project extends direct cash payments to homeless

Mark Donovan, left, executive director of the Denver Basic Income Project — Mark Donovan, left, executive director of Denver Basic Income Project leads supporters in a march outside the state capitol calling for an increase of funding to expand cash assistance allotments to individuals in need, in Denver, CO, September 22, 2023. (Photo by Kevin Mohatt/Special to The Denver Post)

By Joe Rubino | jrubino@denverpost.com | The Denver Post

PUBLISHED: January 23, 2024 at 9:00 AM MST | UPDATED: January 23, 2024 at 12:14 PM MST

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The Denver Basic Income Project will extend its no-strings-attached cash payments to roughly 840 current or formerly homeless people after funders, including the city, committed another $5 million.

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