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February 7, 2019
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City OKs new contracts for program helping renters Assistance depends on situations, income for renters around city BY DONNA BRYSON DENVERITE.COM
Participants learn self-defense moves in a class taught by the Denver Police Department. The department has been offering the classes since 2010. COURTESY OF DENVER POLICE DEPARTMENT
‘Women are especially powerful’ After nearly a decade of offering self-defense, interest still increasing BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
For nearly 10 years, Sgt. Noel Ikeda with the Denver Police Department has been teaching women
the skills they need to protect themselves in the event of an assault. But for Ikeda, it’s also about teaching women to embrace the strength they’ve always had. “Women are especially powerful,” he said. “My hope is that they’re empowered — they’re empowered with the fact that they’re confident, that they know that they are powerful.” SEE DEFENSE, P7
TO LEARN MORE For more information on the classes, follow the Denver Police Department on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/denverpolice/. The department announces the classes on that page. DPD also puts class information on Twitter and NextDoor. The classes are being held in different recreation centers throughout Denver during the year.
Denver is expanding a tenants’ assistance program it hopes will prevent homelessness. Denver City Council voted Jan. 28 to approve new contracts for the Northeast Denver Housing Center and Brothers Redevelopment Inc., which administer the Temporary Rental and Utility Assistance program. The new contracts totaling $2 million bring the city’s total spending on TRUA to nearly $4 million, the Office of Economic Development said in a statement Jan. 29. Renters facing a crisis such as an eviction notice or the loss of a job can apply to TRUA for assistance that can help pay utilities or cover up to 80 percent of their rent. Renters must meet income limits. They do not have to repay the grants. OED said more than 1,100 households have benefited from TRUA since the program began in November 2017. More than 1,000 households have each received an average rental payment of $1,200. In all 77 households have received an average of $378 each in utility payments. Many were female-headed households and most had incomes below 30 percent of the area median income. “Denver’s comprehensive housing strategy includes approaches like TRUA, to help people from losing their homes,” Britta Fisher, OED’s chief housing officer, said in the statement. “By investing resources to stabilize residents at risk of involuntary displacement, we’re doing more to help alleviate homelessness and support residents in need.”
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“As the superintendent and as a DPS parent, I know how much stress this is causing on our entire system.” Susana Cordova, DPS superintendent, on negotiations with teachers | Page 6 INSIDE
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