Denver opens new homeless micro-community in Overland neighborhood

Mayor Mike Johnson walks up a wheelchair ramp to check out one of the tiny homes at the new Overland Park micro-community — Denver Mayor Mike Johnston walks up a wheelchair ramp to check out one of the tiny homes at the new Overland Park micro-community in Denver on March 11, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

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

PUBLISHED: March 12, 2024 at 5:45 AM MDT | UPDATED: March 12, 2024 at 7:13 AM MDT

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Denver's homelessness initiative on Tuesday will move more than 45 people who are living in an encampment near Empower Field into a new micro-community, marking the program's first big milestone in 2024.

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Denver’s second micro-community for homeless people is ready to open in a southern neighborhood

Third site near downtown will follow as Mayor Mike Johnston’s homelessness initiative continues

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