Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — Hundreds of unhoused people could be moved directly into permanent leased housing under a new program the city is considering.
Most of the money, about $4.2 million, would be used to pay their rent and utilities for up to a year, city officials said. “They're able to really be a strong liaison. And if there are challenges that are coming up with an individual in the housing unit, they're able to work through those and sort through those with the landlord,” Chandler said.
But she and others were concerned about how the city plans to pay for the program long-term, given that pandemic funding is running out and city agencies having to cut their budgets due to the immigration crisis.Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore told Chandler there was not a lot of time left to figure out how the city would pay for this program and others that depend on pandemic funding.
“We're still actively working on that,” Chandler replied. “We have a presentation for on June 18 where we're planning to bring those items forward,” Chandler said.
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