Books and stories can reflect kids' experiences of shelter instability and they can also introduce kids to the experiences of others. Here’s a list of recommended readings about homelessness and community.

Colorado Village Collaborative Statement on Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman’s Experience on the Streets of Metro Denver

This article is written in response to Mike Coffman’s recent remarks regarding the week he spent on the streets. View press here.

In his important work on the systemic nature of racial injustice, Bryan Stevenson effectively explains that in order to deeply understand a problem, we must “get proximate” to that problem. We must get up close and engage deeply from the ground level in order to understand something and ultimately transform the very thing we hope to understand. While we applaud Mayor Mike Coffman’s willingness to get proximate, deeply engage with, and seek to understand the problem of mass homelessness in America through his recent immersion experience, we remain critical of his reductionistic conclusions drawn from seven days on the streets of Metro Denver.

Did you miss our Digital Women’s Village Launch Party?

You can watch the full event here. We told stories from the village, celebrated the partnerships that brought this project to life, released the findings of a recent evaluation study done by The University of Denver’s Center for Housing and Homelessness Research, and got ready for the work ahead!

Did you miss our Digital Women’s Village Launch Party?

You can watch the full event here. We told stories from the village, celebrated the partnerships that brought this project to life, released the findings of a recent evaluation study done by The University of Denver’s Center for Housing and Homelessness Research, and got ready for the work ahead!