Every Friday night, the Republican mayor of Aurora, Colo. trades his office for a cot at the local homeless shelter — and he’s been doing it for months. Mike Coffman, 71, sleeps at the Aurora Regional ...

The first state-funded homelessness report to look at the crisis across Colorado came out on Monday, April 28, with an estimate that nearly 53,000 people are experiencing homelessness statewide. The ...

Shane K. packs a bag with some of his belongings as Sgt. Jaime Lucero, the head of Denver Police Department’s Homeless Outreach Team, left, talks with a man that was directing the barricades being ...

Most elected officials end their workweek by heading home. Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Mike Coffman grabs a sleeping bag and heads to a homeless shelter.

Denver recorded more people experiencing homelessness in its 2025 point-in-time count but fewer people living on the streets, according to the mayor's office and officials with the Metro Denver ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They call it a "ghost tax" and say it could unlock badly needed rental units while raising funds for more affordable housing. But ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The eight chairs used for dental services at the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless’ Stout Street Health Center have ample space for dentists to swivel ...

NBC News' Gadi Schwartz speaks to Aurora, Colorado, Mayor Mike Coffman about his experience sleeping at a shelter with people ...

Former case managers have spoken out about working conditions in Denver's homeless shelters. Now, city council members are rejecting a new contract with the Salvation Army. "I'm thankful I left when I ...

Editor’s note: The Denver Gazette in recent months talked to several homeless people who tried the city’s programs. Some are in shelters, others expect to be back in the streets. Here’s a glimpse of ...

Worried about violence and poor service at Denver’s largest homeless shelters, local activists are questioning whether the city should keep signing million-dollar contracts with the Salvation Army.