Nonprofit purchases Colorado motel, expands homeless services: “The most expensive thing we can do is nothing”
Cross post from Karen Morfitt, CBS Colorado
From the article…
“They purchased the former motel- as they work to build a continuum of services in the area and is just a piece of the strategic plan the county has been shaping for years.
“When people are left languishing on the street, they are kind of in survival mode. It’s hard to pull yourself out of that homelessness,” Ginsburg said.
The location, which is close to RTD, and other services is why many already struggling to find affordable housing were paying weekly to live in the motel.
Amos Apencer has a month or so before it will no longer be an option.”
Read more from the original posting: Recovery Works Secures Former Motel in Lakewood