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Nowhere To Go

he hardships of experiencing homelessness are myriad and obvious, but the events of this past spring and summer have only served to exacerbate those difficulties. Set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing social unrest, extreme heat and poor air quality from wildfires arrived in the Mile High City in August, only to be followed by a cold snap in early September. For the nearly 6,000 unhoused people

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