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Finding strength, success in numbers As nonprofits make progress on Englewood homelessness, advocates weigh in on city’s role

This week, Colorado Community Media publishes the third and final part in an ongoing series, “No Place to Call Home,” which explores the reasons behind the rise in homelessness in Englewood and the response from various segments of the community, from city government and police to nonprofits, the faith community and schools. The series also reports on the challenges faced by homeless people trying to regain stability in their lives. To read the first two installments, published in 2018, go to englewoodherald.net/no-place-to-callhome/

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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obert Balukas was one of many people in Englewood living out of sight, without shelter, struggling to survive in a city where he once carried the key to his own residence.

But when he met a man at Cafe 180, a restaurant that provides meals in exchange for volunteer service for those who can’t pay, Balukas started down a path that would eventually bring him a place to call home and purpose back to his life.

“I didn’t trust these guys at first because I didn’t know their angle, but they don’t have an angle,” Balukas, 55, said. “They just want to help people.”

The man is a member of Change the Trend Network, a coalition of nonprofits, the Englewood police, churches and service providers that is attempting to turn lives around, one by one, with a resource pipeline that has already shown results.

In Englewood, a visible homeless population signals a hint of the problem in the suburbs. There, people experience homelessness in motels, along the South Platte River, in alleys and vehicles. Families often live doubled up in homes.

“The suburban community still has a generalized mindset that people experiencing homelessness belong downtown,” said Lynn Ann Huizingh, executive director of a network of shelters in west and south metro Denver. “Many people believe that anyone experiencing homelessness in the SEE HOMELESS, P4

Sandy Nicol, 56, left, helps a client March 17 at the food pantry at Wellspring Anglican Church in Englewood. Nicol is experiencing homelessness but volunteers for others at Wellspring. The client did not want to be named.

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‘If I could do it, anyone could do it’ Once homeless, man grows into advocate for resource system

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Robert Balukas was the man you’d see living amid cardboard on the ground in downtown Denver and panhandling near the EnglewoodLittleton border.

“I was stuck,” said Balukas, 55, who lived for three years in shelters, on the street and near the South Platte River in Englewood and Denver. “I’ve done a lot of things in my life that I’m not proud of.”

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, an abusive household shaped Balukas’ young life, he said — deafness in his left ear is just one lasting mark he bears. Influenced by those around him, he also began selling drugs.

“I’ve seen a lot of things I shouldn’t have seen,” he said. “I had to do things I didn’t want to do.”

In Colorado, Balukas worked as a cook and in construction but said he couldn’t hold jobs because of various mental health challenges — schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder and anger issues.

He was charged with drug crimes and, Balukas said, served many years

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suburbs came from downtown and has moved to the suburbs recently.”

But those on the front lines of fighting homelessness in Englewood say many grew up or worked in the community where they end up on the street. And with some in Englewood coming from out of state — and the homeless population appearing to increase in the last few years, according to local officials — nonprofits and the religious community are shouldering the brunt of the load.

But the cash-strapped city government is hoping to pitch in with a more hands-on role on a recently formed team with Sheridan and Littleton. The plan is to provide better data on the underlying causes of homelessness in the area and to answer the question: How should municipalities best respond?

Mark McIntosh, the Change the Trend member who met Balukas, said he’s learned that making change with homeless individuals hinges on relationships.

“You have to build trust,” McIntosh said. “They have to believe there’s a path.”

‘A void of options’ Although exact numbers are difficult to come by, city officials and advocates agree Englewood’s homeless population has increased in recent years.

From a cleanup on the Platte in 2017,

Robert Balukas, 55, a formerly homeless man and an advocate for Change the Trend Network, sits April 16 at Giving Heart homeless-services center in Englewood. Giving Heart is part of Change the Trend, a coalition of nonprofits, the Englewood police, churches and service providers working to address homelessness in the area.

ELLIS ARNOLD in prison. He got out in his late-40s and landed in the arms of the Arapahoe Douglas Mental Health Network — now called AllHealth — whose program put him in an apartment, covered two-thirds of his rent and provided several case managers to help him back on his feet.

After an altercation with a neighbor got him thrown out, he eventually cycled through several downtown-area shelters.

He often survived on food from passersby and churches, and spent almost a year in a Denver hospital recuperating from frostbite and a bacterial

infection.

He then returned to Englewood, living outdoors and using drugs to cope.

But through a church connection, he met Mark McIntosh and Gale Schrag, two members of Change the Trend Network, a community coalition working to address homelessness.

“They helped me, they checked on me,” Balukas said. “Every day, one of them would come by.”

McIntosh got him into a 72-hour mental health medical stay, and then McIntosh and Schrag found him a room at Littleton’s Essex House Motel on Santa Fe Drive. He attended classes to help manage mental illness at a location of AllHealth, also a Change the Trend member. Pneumonia landed him at Porter Adventist Hospital just outside Englewood, and connections through the hospital found him a spot at Pearl Street Health and Rehabilitation Center, just steps away from the apartment he was kicked out of years ago.

These days, Balukus is a Change the Trend advocate who strives to give a “hand up” to anyone who needs it. A big motivation is building a relationship with his son and grandchildren, who live nearby in Denver.

“Me and (my son) just talking is a miracle,” he said.

Schrag is proud of Balukas and how — despite all the obstacles — he continues to work toward positive change.

“If I could do it,” Balukas said, “anyone could do it.”

STATISTICS FROM LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS • Wellspring Anglican Church’s twice-monthly food pantry program sees an average of seven new clients per week. About 45 to 50 people use it per week. Not all are experiencing homelessness. Many are struggling with food insecurity. The majority of clients are staying in motels, “couch surfing” with friends, or living in cars or similar circumstances. A smaller number sleep on the streets each night.

• Family Tree House of Hope, a shelter for women and children in Englewood — from July 2017 to June 2018 — served 44 from Aurora, 36 from Denver, 31 from Englewood, 10 from Littleton, nine from Arvada, seven from other Colorado areas, four from when Englewood police counted about 30 people living on its east banks, to new faces showing up at the local Wellspring church — where about a dozen new faces per month arrive at a food pantry and medical clinic program — the community has its hands full trying to stem the tide.

Many parts of the Denver metro area lack crisis-response systems to deal with visible homelessness, said Cathy Alderman, spokeswoman for the Denver-based Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

“A lot of people live in Englewood, and they might have to come to Denver to shelter or to services, when it would be more productive for them to stay in the community they’re connected with,” said Alderman, whose organization provides housing, health care and other supportive services.

Lakewood, two from Wheat Ridge and one from Boulder.

• The Severe Weather Shelter Network of churches throughout Jefferson County and the Littleton-Englewood area this year will likely have more than 450 people registered for service, an increase from two or three years ago, when the total hovered around 300. About half of this year’s clients are new to the network, but not necessarily new to homelessness, with about 5 percent saying they’re new to homelessness.

Sources: Wellspring church, Family Tree House of Hope, Severe Weather Shelter Network Huizingh, who runs the Severe Weather Shelter Network of churches throughout Jefferson County and the Littleton-Englewood area, said transportation challenges can keep homeless individuals from the help they need.

“A simple gap measure that would make a huge difference for our guests is storage space for personal possessions. When a guest has a locker in which to store their belongings, it frees them up to think of other things, like a job, treatment for substance use or abuse, or medical needs,” Huizingh said. Showers and laundry, she added, are critical to finding employment, too.

In the absence of much funding from Englewood city government, Change the Trend has stepped into that gap, creating a resource-navigation program geared to putting individuals on

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a path to housing and employment.

“We’ll have 18 new lockers for people in the program, for a total of 24,” said Mike Sandgren, a coordinator at Wellspring church and a leader at Change the Trend. “Access to a locker will kind of be the incentive for folks to meet with a mentor on a regular basis.”

The lockers are hosted by Giving Heart homeless-services center on South Broadway, a place where crowds gather each week to eat a hot meal and use a small computer lab.

Program participants link up with a mentor from one of Change the Trend’s member organizations — including Giving Heart, The Sacred Grace Englewood church and the Severe Weather Shelter Network — as they take steps to stabilize their lives.

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‘Graduating’ from homelessness Coalition of faith, health care, nonprofit entities offers path

WHO IS INVOLVED? Change the Trend Network, a coalition in Englewood working to address homelessness, includes representatives from: • Cafe 180, 3315 S. Broadway, a restaurant that provides meals in exchange for volunteer service for those who can’t pay; 303-7614510

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A 52-year-old man held out a hand while a young medical student applied pressure — the man lost a plastic cast a week ago, he explained, and he was supposed to see an orthopedic specialist.

But this would have to do: A makeshift clinic — on any other day, a laundry room — in a basement at a church on a modest block in Englewood.

It’s free, and it doesn’t cover all kinds of medical care. But for dozens, every two weeks, it’s salvation.

“I’ve got a broken hand, broken elbow,” said the man, who goes by Danny, on a day in mid-March.

Danny is among the lowincome individuals and those experiencing homelessness who have come to Wellness at the Well, Wellspring Anglican Church’s twice-monthly food pantry and clinic program, to get free food and care.

Most of the handful of

Steve Whitcomb, 64, left, soaks his feet and speaks to Dr. Ann SmithRudnick on March 17 at Wellspring Anglican Church’s Wellness at the Well medical care program, which is held two Sundays per month.

Whitcomb, who has lived in Englewood all his life, isn’t homeless — he “just needed help with his feet,” he said.

ELLIS ARNOLD people who run Wellness at the Well are medical student volunteers, said David Malouf, the clinic’s volunteer coordinator. A key area of focus are the well-worn feet of the homeless population.

They often have ailing feet because “a lot of these folks never take off their shoes,” Malouf, 47, said. “We wash their feet, do toe(nail)-trimming, go after callouses, ingrown toenails, use medicated lotions.

“And then we just talk,” Malouf said, and “treat them

like humans.”

The church at 4300 S. Lincoln St. is one in a patchwork of resources that keeps homeless individuals afloat in the south metro area. Just down the street and a block west, Giving Heart, a faith-minded services center, offers a hot meal and a place to belong.

The nonprofit Severe Weather Shelter Network works to shelter homeless individuals in cold conditions at local churches in Jefferson County and the Littleton-Englewood

• The Englewood Police Department, 3615 S. Elati St., which wants to ensure homelessness isn’t criminalized and help formulate a response, city officials say; 303-761-7410 (non-emergency) • Giving Heart, 4358 S. Broadway, a resource center where guests can get a hot meal, help with obtaining documentation and birth certificates, and use a computer lab; 720-460-0953 • The Severe Weather Shelter Network, a nonprofit that works to shelter homeless individuals at local churches in inclement conditions; 720-515-9313 area. And Englewood police, in a partnership with AllHealth Network, a south-metro behavioral health service provider, can connect people in crisis to mental health help.

• The Sacred Grace Englewood, 3220 S. Acoma St., a church just outside the Englewood downtown area; www.thesacredgrace. com • AllHealth Network, a nonprofit that provides behavioral health services and has locations in the south metro area; 303-730-8858 • A Stronger Cord, an organization that helps people recover from addiction through exercise; 303667-5957

• Wellspring Anglican Church, 4300 S. Lincoln St., which gives food, medical and social resources to low-income and homeless individuals; 303-789-2878.

Change the Trend is holding monthly events this year with different member organizations to help local residents get involved in volunteering or mentorship for people experiencing homelessness. For more information, go to www.changethetrend.org.

They all add up to Change the Trend Network, a community coalition that’s bringing SEE COALITION, P9

School districts help shoulder load Large concentration of homeless students in Englewood area

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Every week in Englewood, Sheridan and Denver, hundreds of students sit in class, turn in their work, walk out of their schools in the afternoon and return to a life of sleeping in shelters, cars or motels.

Homelessness affects students’ education in so many ways, “it’s hard to say which is the biggest challenge,” said Becky Manning, Englewood Schools’ homelessness liaison, who works with families and students experiencing homelessness and those at risk of becoming homeless.

“In general, lack of stability can lead to social-emotional issues like anxiety, which can itself lead to nonattendance, which can lead to gaps in learning and achievement,” Manning said.

In Englewood Schools, 92 students fell under the district’s definition of homeless in March, though more than half are likely “doubled up” — sleeping at a family member’s or friend’s home, unable to afford their own housing.

The 92 students make up about 4 per-

The front of the Roscoe L. Davidson Administration Building, the district office building for Englewood Schools.

ELLIS ARNOLD cent of the district’s total 2,600 kids.

Denver Public Schools counted about 1,760 homeless students in the 2017-18 school year, or 2 percent of its 93,000 kids. More than half were doubled up, with about a quarter in shelters, 13 percent in hotels or motels, and 2 percent without shelter, meaning in places such as cars or outside.

That’s a decline from the district’s 10-year peak in 2015-16, when the count hit about 2,500 after years of steady increase.But the district said it’s not necessarily reason to celebrate.

“I do not believe this is due to a decline in the number of children experiencing homelessness, but many families are leaving Denver/DPS for more affordable housing,” said Anna

Theisen, program manager for the DPS Homeless Education Network, the district’s office for assisting homeless students.

In the Sheridan School District, more than 300 students are homeless — 22 percent of the district’s roughly 1,400 students. That’s also Sheridan’s three-year average, the third-highest average rate of homeless students in the state, aside from the Moffat and Mountain Valley districts in mountainous, southwest Colorado. In neighboring Englewood, it’s difficult to say whether more or fewer students are homeless in recent years because the district’s recording process has improved, said Kristy Koken, spokeswoman for Englewood Schools.

About three-fourths of the Sheridan district’s homeless are doubled up, according to district spokesman Mark Stevens. About 18 percent are in shelters or transitional housing, and the rest are nearly evenly split among unsheltered, unaccompanied, or in hotels or motels.

While the racial breakdown of homeless in the Sheridan district roughly mirrors the district’s overall demographics, differences are starker in Englewood, where black students make up 2 percent of the district and Native Americans make up 1 percent, but the groups constitute 16 percent of its homeless population — 8 percent each. Those patterns are similar in Denver, and white and Hispanic students represent a smaller proportion of the homeless counts than their proportion of the total student body in Englewood and Denver.

A need Englewood Schools deals with most frequently is for transportation but, sometimes, food and clothing are primary needs for families, Manning said.

All district staff participate in annual training on recognizing signs that a student or family may be experiencing homelessness, she added.

Sheridan’s district provides connections to district resources and outside help, such as to temporary housing SEE SCHOOL, P8

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South metro cities search for role on homeless Englewood, Littleton, Sheridan in first steps of response

Statistics on homelessness

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Winding through the south metro area is the South Platte River, an informal thoroughfare for people experiencing homeless, where campers are common along Englewood’s west edge. With a homeless population that appears to be on the rise in recent years, the city has joined Littleton and Sheridan — its neighbors along the river and major roads — in searching for a solution.

The Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Group is made up of city officials, police and community organizations and began in the fall, Englewood Mayor Linda Olson said.

“Currently, the group is concerned about whether we all have the information and data we need to be competent in our policy decision suggestions,” Olson said.

Take a drive to the north through downtown Denver and on North Broadway — where street musicians and encampments are part of the fabric of life — and it won’t be all that apparent that in 2005, Denver set out on a “Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness.”

Though it wasn’t for lack of trying, Denver didn’t hit that mark — and the city did not consistently gather data from the service providers it funds or adequately analyze the information to identify progress or inform its strategy, a 2015 review by the city auditor said.

“In fact, only in year ten of Denver’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness has (the program) begun to focus on analyzing the data it receives,” the

audit read.

Olson and Englewood’s staff members are aware of the Ten-Year Plan, a gargantuan effort that invested $72 million in public and private funds, housed more than 2,500 people, and pulled more than 6,400 back from the edge with eviction assistance, according to a report by Denver’s Road Home, the city agency created to implement the plan. Another 1,200 were mentored and sponsored out of homelessness under the plan, according to the report.

Road Home enlisted the help of advocates, nonprofits, businesses, foundations and faith-based organizations as part of the push. Denver has worked to fill gaps in services to the homeless, particularly around behavioral health — mental health and substance-use issues, the report said.

Despite the city’s efforts, about 3,400 homeless individuals were counted in Denver County on one night in January 2018 as part of the Point-in-Time survey that takes place in metro areas across the country.

Collaboration is key Olson couldn’t say whether Englewood’s homelessness appears to have increased or lessened within the last year, hesitant to speak on anecdotal information. The annual Point-in-Time count gathers numbers by county, not city.

“We’d all like to be in a better datadriven place in considering policies and decisions,” Olson said.

Cathy Alderman, vice president of communications and public policy for Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, said housing the homeless saves money in health care and emergency services.

A study of nearly 900 individuals in a supportive housing program by Los Angeles County in California concluded that it produced a savings of $1.20 for every $1 spent, including by reducing emergency room visits and hospitalizations. The 2017 study by RAND Corporation considered costs across health and social services in county departments.

A smaller 2006 study by the Colorado Coalition also suggested housing the homeless saves money.

Colorado could need a region-wide system of resources to ensure people outside of downtown Denver have access to safe places, said Alderman, whose organization provides housing, health care and other supportive services.

“We’ve actually started conversations with the governor, his office, saying maybe we need a state investment,” said Alderman, wondering if potential cost savings to the criminal justice and health care systems could be used for a state fund.

Englewood, a city that must address steep infrastructure costs, can’t put up millions like Denver or other governments.

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‘A lot of us just had a hard time’

What some people wish we all knew about homelessness:

“Not all the people who are homeless are vandals and criminals. A lot of us just had a hard time, and we went through some stuff, and we lost what we lost and we need help getting back up on our feet. Don’t ignore us; help us. Give us more resources, give us a place to go, and you’ll see this whole thing stop.”

— Robert Balukas, formerly homeless man, Change the Trend Network advocate

“We have to deal with the elements.

Mother nature … We love that they feed us and all that, but a living quarters is mandatory. That’s all any of us ask. We’re not all drug addicts. Talk to us. A lot of us are very educated.”

— Terry Johnson, south metro-area man experiencing homelessness

“In our difficult housing market, most people know someone who has experienced homelessness or who is at

risk of housing instability. While we don’t keep specific statistics on this, some of the reasons you may hear in your community are sudden illness and/or excessive medical bills, few opportunities for advancement even in a steady job, change in relationship status or family crisis.”

— Keith Singer, shelter director, Family Tree House of Hope “The human element of it. And the fact that a lot of them are native. I think everyone assumes they come from everywhere but here … a fair percentage do, are born and raised here and get priced out of some of these markets … (Keep in mind) mental health and substance abuse struggles and what it takes to be successful over that.”

— Joe Jefferson, Englewood municipal judge and former mayor “I wish they saw them as individual people rather than a group. It’s unfortunate that they’re categorized by their living situation rather than the

Joe Jefferson, Englewood’s municipal judge, is often on the front lines of offering resources to Englewood’s homeless — in the courtroom.

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There are so many underlying reasons why they are where they are.”

— Donna Zimmerman, director of Giving Heart homeless-services center

Terry Johnson, 44, stands March 17 in front of Wellspring Anglican Church at 4300 S. Lincoln St. in Englewood.

Johnson, born and raised in Long Beach, California, has lived in Colorado for about 20 years and came here to escape gang violence. Once a “functioning addict,” he became homeless after losing an apartment in Aurora in 2009.

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One of those organizations is All-Health Network, a behavioral-health service provider that has locations in Littleton and other south metro areas. Along with being a consequence of mental illness and substance abuse, homelessness can also cause and perpetuate those problems, which make finding and keeping housing more difficult, national research notes.

“What’s cool about Change the yTrend is it costs nothing,” said McIntosh, who leads A Stronger Cord, an organization that helps people recover from addiction through exercise.

“It’s just been a collaborative effort.

By everyone coming together, we’re becoming more successful at lessening the impact of homelessness in this community. None of us are out begging for people’s money — we’re out begging for people’s time.”

Six people have found permanent housing through the program, which began in spring 2018. And 16 people total have enrolled in the program — two of them were set to sign a lease April 19, Sandgren said.

Some participants have been housed through permanent supportive housing programs — others have found unsubsidized housing — around the metro area. Mentors still check in with them, and some volunteer with the member organizations to give back, Sandgren said.

All the collaboration adds up to

what are often called wraparound services, resources that address different areas of a person’s life rather than focusing on just one.

“In the past, it was we got them housing and that was it,” McIntosh said. “But now, get them housing and get them the wraparound services that understand what’s going on emotionally and behaviorally for them, and make it easy for them to stay involved in what’s good for them.”

But the end goal — housing — is a piece of the puzzle that doesn’t easily jibe in Englewood. Housing is a gap in resources “pretty much across the board,” Sandgren said.

A one-bedroom apartment’s rent in Denver, which has been rising steadily for several years, topped $1,060 in March, according to Apartment List, a site that researches rental industry trends.

“Speaking from the perspective of more on the outskirts of the metro area, there just seems to be a void of options,” said Sandgren, who said both transitional and permanent housing — along with non-weatherrelated shelter — are lacking in the region.

‘Might be the server in your restaurants’ Sleeping in cars, storing survival gear outdoors, fending off fights and fearing belongings will be stolen in shelters are some of the roadblocks homeless individuals face when waiting for housing, advocates say.

Because the path to housing can often be years long, nonprofits and other organizations form the crucial cushioning in that gap, said Donna

Zimmerman, Giving Heart’s director.

“It’s usually two to three yearsplus, even five,” Zimmerman said.

Her organization helped some of its clients apply for housing three years ago. “It wasn’t until like a year ago when we started seeing our guys on the list.”

Even then, those who are homeless must make sure to have identification and birth certificates ready — a challenge when having belongings stolen is common on the streets, Zimmerman said. About three in four people who come to Giving Heart need an ID or birth certificate.

Having a place like Giving Heart, where guests can access a slew of resources, including help with obtaining IDs and birth certificates, is imperative for someone on a housing waitlist, Zimmerman said.

Tackling housing first is important to getting homeless individuals back on their feet, despite the mental and substance-use disorders they often face, said Alderman, of Colorado Coalition. And requiring sobriety or participation in religious activities or substance-use classes can lead to people staying outside rather than choosing shelter.

“Operating on that ‘housing first’ philosophy,” the coalition wants to get people into a safe space first and then address substance use, Alderman said. “That’s going to be much more effective than leaving them outside on their own.”

There isn’t a 100 percent success rate with the “housing first” philosophy. But although some homeless individuals may not successfully move to self-sufficiency, Zimmerman said

they — as a group — don’t deserve a stigma about their willingness to get back on their feet.

“We’ve seen the unsuccessful (and) the successful, but it’s an individual choice,” Zimmerman said.

The City of Denver’s social-impact bonds program, which uses funds to provide housing and other support to about 300 chronically homeless — those who frequently use the city’s emergency services, such as police, jail, courts and emergency rooms — housed 285 people, a city news release said in November. About 240 remained in housing. The program, which involves the Colorado Coalition, was launched in 2016.

“When we reached out to the first 100 individuals, only one person refused housing,” Alderman said. “So that tells us that when you make appropriate housing options available to people, they are more than likely going to accept them.”

Colorado Coalition hears from law enforcement agencies in the Denver metro area who say they need better connection to services for the homeless, Alderman said, and the organization hears from voices in other regions.

“Frankly, throughout the state, Grand Junction, Durango, Fort Collins — people are contacting us from everywhere saying there are more people experiencing homeless in our communities, what can we do?”

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But when Colorado Coalition says it plans to build homes for the homeless, it faces backlash from communities that don’t want them in their neighborhoods, Alderman said.

“The fact of the matter is they’re already there,” she said. “So you can choose to let them languish on the streets and be visible, or you can build housing for them.”

People forget there’s a class of people experiencing homelessness who are sleeping in cars, couch surfing or living with multiple families in one home, she added.

“They might be working in that community, they might be teaching in that community, they might be the server in the restaurants you like to go to,” Alderman said.

“It looks so different for so many people.”

‘Bring all resources to the table’ Along with the complexity of what does work, organizations fighting homelessness call out a few practices as examples of what wellmeaning people should avoid.

Nonprofits should avoid a “fix-it” mentality but be there to support homeless individuals, Zimmerman said.

“I think if we go into it with a ‘fixit’ attitude, we’re setting ourselves

up for something we can’t do. I think creating those healthy boundaries around our guests, that’s important,” Zimmerman added. “And holding those boundaries — how close and emotionally invested we get. Be cautious in what you promise, because you can’t deliver some of those things.”

Groups who want to help also have to contend with a common criticism: When does help become a counterproductive handout?

“I think if you create a model that they’re contributing, and it’s not just the handout,” it’s productive, Zimmerman said. “Our guests do a lot of our chores here, but in return they get their needs met, the sleeping bags and hygiene. We’re creating a sense of ownership that this is their safe place.”

Enforcing laws that make illegal certain experiences of homelessness, such as camping outside, aren’t helpful, Alderman said.

They “don’t end up in people being stably housed,” said Alderman, who has criticized Denver’s urban camping ban as a policy that pushes homeless into surrounding cities but doesn’t address underlying issues.

For Huizingh, cities, counties and nonprofits need to be in harmony to address homelessness.

“The biggest challenge is the silo mentality or the unwillingness to bring all resources to the table,” Huizingh said. “If any one sector refuses to work with the others and embrace the diversity that is naturally there, then we fail as a community.”

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“Widespread homelessness has become a fact of life in many metro areas throughout the country, but cities are still searching for the best answers,” Arnold said. “In the Denver suburbs, non-governmental organizations often take the lead. This final part of the series examines what works for them and what pitfalls to avoid if communities want to successfully get more people off the street and into homes.”

Arnold, 24, graduated from University of Colorado-Boulder in 2017 with degrees in journalism and political science. He can be reached at earnold@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4109.

Change the Trend’s efforts in Englewood aren’t housing large numbers of people housed the way deeply funded programs in Denver can, but Zimmerman said sticking with people experiencing homeless is rewarding nonetheless.

“When you walk with someone for six years and get them housed, that is a success,” Zimmerman said.

“Because I know what I’ve done for a person. That counts to me.”

or food banks, Stevens said. The district also can purchase school supplies, pay student fees and provide public transportation passes.

“Sheridan also has built partnerships to provide resources to throughout the year, such as food baskets, holiday toys and gifts, coats, supplies, medical and mental health services,” Stevens said.

Englewood Schools partners with the Tri-County Health Department — which serves Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties — along with Communities That Care, a national organization. Its local arm in the Englewood area is called South Platte Communities United, which works to address issues regarding youth substance use, housing, early childcare and employment.

The nonprofit Integrated Family Community Services, located near Sheridan, partners with Englewood Schools to provide school supplies, meals and other assistance for homeless families, Koken said.

DPS’ Homeless Education Network partners with The Salvation Army, community agencies and donors, and offers assistance with school supplies and backpacks, clothing, hygiene, and food and housing resources, along with many other services, according to the district.

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results for a small group of homeless individuals the group called “graduates” of its resource-navigation program. Started last spring, six people have found permanent housing through the program, and 16 people total have participated in or are making their way through it.

Help with getting jobs is also part of the process.

Participants link up with a mentor from one of Change the Trend’s member organizations to walk with them through the process of stabilizing their lives.

The organizations themselves make up a wide web of resources. Giving Heart partners with Tri-County Health Department of Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas counties; AllHealth; the nonprofit STRIDE Community Health Center; a mobile dental center; and a voucher program for identification cards and birth certificates, said Donna Zimmerman, director of Giving Heart. A laundry service is coming soon.

Change the Trend’s members were already pulling a heavy load in assisting the suburban homeless community before they came together last spring.

Mike Sandgren, the group’s leader, isn’t aware of any other emergency shelter other than Severe Weather Shelter Network in west Arapahoe County. But the group wants to go further, working with the newly formed Tri-Cities Homelessness Policy Group,

But the Tri-Cities group, which meets monthly, will study resources and federal, state and regional funding that may be available to help tackle the issue.

The group is considering a proposal from the University of Denver’s Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness — under its Graduate School of Social Work — to interview people experiencing homelessness in the area to understand the underlying causes of homelessness and barriers that prevent people from getting back in housing, according to a February/ March Littleton newsletter.

The “Tri-Cities group in its nascent form is searching for regional solutions,” Olson said. “But we also need to engage with other cities such as Denver and Aurora. The director of the City of Aurora’s programs addressing homelessness spoke to the group in February, providing more networking connections for us to explore and learn from.”

Danny, 52, left, holds out a broken hand March 17 for Ross Tanick, 31, to examine at Wellspring Anglican Church in Englewood. Tanick is a medical student and volunteer for the church’s Wellness at the Well medical care program, which is held two Sundays per month. Danny is homeless and stays in the Littleton area.

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a team of city officials, police and community organizations in Englewood, Littleton and Sheridan.

“That group’s first big initiative is to help gather some data around who it is specifically that’s experiencing homelessness,” Sandgren said. “Before we develop any strategic plan, we want to have that data.”

Zimmerman said the key to success for nonprofits helping the homeless is the level of collaboration.

“At Giving Heart, we have the onsite agencies in their specialties.

They are the ones doing work that we can’t,” Zimmerman said. “Giving Heart is the hub for those agencies to all work together on the issues. I see a huge network growing.”

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‘Empower organizations’ One move Englewood has taken was to add a mental health co-responder program to its police force last June.

A counselor with AllHealth Network, which provides behavioral health services and has locations in the south metro area, rides along with officers, making contact with individuals who may face health issues to provide assistance. Littleton police also use the

co-responder program.

“As a city that depends on county and state resources for social services, this is the closest our city comes in providing coordinated care from trained professionals,” Olson said.

Lynn Ann Huizingh, director of the Severe Weather Shelter Network of churches in Jefferson and Arapahoe counties, said the wisest thing cities and counties could do is “empower those organizations who are already serving” the homeless.

That could mean “supporting them financially as well as with other resources, like volunteers from their offices, purchasing material items needed by those organizations, helping organizations and agencies to identify building space, and making it easier for them to utilize” it, Huizingh said.

Collaboration among service providers, state and regional players is mentioned as a priority in the 2015 report on Denver’s decade-long plan, Olson points out. Sharing information within Change the Trend Network — a coalition of nonprofits, churches and others seeking to address homelessness in Englewood — has helped service providers and first responders better coordinate efforts to move individuals into holistic care and possible housing, Olson said.

To Englewood residents wanting to help, Olson suggested getting involved with Change the Trend.

“Become informed,” Olson said.

“Read studies and join CTT on their monthly forum meetings. CTT and their affiliates are one of the best ways to engage and volunteer at this point.”

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The week of April 14-19 is set aside to celebrate and promote professionalism among animal care and control professionals. During the week, the Englewood Police Department gave special recognition to its code enforcement officers, according to a news release.

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“The best thing about working with the Englewood Code Enforcement team is their willingness to always be available,” Stephanie Arms, operations director of the Humane Society of the South Platte Valley, said in the release. “Their strong commitment to the wellbeing of animals along with the health and safety of the community is a huge benefit to Englewood.”

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VOICES

There’s a lot to be said for running out of coffee

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lease don’t squeeze the shaman.

As someone once said, “When you come to the fork in the road, take it.”

QUIET Never say never.

Where there’s a will, DESPERATION there’s a relative.

Life’s a horse race, and Bubble Gum is sticking to the rail.

It’s a dogma eat dogma world out there. It’s time to take Edgar Allan Poe by the tale and face the music. Make mine Brahms and wake me Craig Marshall up when it’s all over.

Smith “Never answer an anonymous letter,” and never splits tens unless you know what you’re doing.

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is reach for some motivation: “You’re never fully

dressed without a smile,” and “There’s a sucker born every minute, and two people to wait on him.”

I’d give my right hand to be ambidextrous. If tin whistles are made of tin, what do they make foghorns out of ?

Who wrote, “The fog comes on little cat feet.”? Answer at the end.

Some men and women are good at telling other people how to live their lives, and some people are good at doing what they’re told. It’s a little like having a humidifier and a dehumidifier in the same room.

Some people know all the answers, and I am one of them.

Here they are: True, false, true, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Shecky Greene.

This column is wandering between drivel and complete drivel. I have an excuse.

I ran out of coffee. And I have to wait until 5 a.m. for the store to open. I vow it won’t happen again.

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I am so relieved to see there is finally a plan to deal with climate change. I hope it passes quickly and that Colorado can lead the way and other states follow so we can leave our kids a world that hasn’t been damaged beyond repair. Our kids deserve a bright future and we are the ones that are responsible for shaping it. Vote yes on 1261.

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Emo Phillips said, “How many people here tonight are telekinetic?

Raise my hand.”

Judge Learned Hand said, “Words are not pebbles in alien juxtaposition.” I’ll have the English translation of that for you tomorrow.

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was recorded on October 17, 1963. It was released in the United States that year on the day after Christmas.

David Allen Coe said, “You can’t shake hands with a fist.”

The “Monument to Joe Louis,” known as “The Fist”, was created by sculptor Robert Graham, and it is a 24-foot-long arm with a fisted hand.

These meanderings are the side effects of not experiencing the side effects of my morning coffee.

I know, I know. I could go to an allnight convenience store, and get some of their hot, brown water. But I would regret it.

One of Gary Larson’s best cartoons showed a customer trying to reach an

item on an impossibly high shelf. The punch line: “Inconvenience store.”

If I don’t get some coffee into my veins soon I will start to lose sight of what I am doing, repeat myself, and confuse my thinking. But it hasn’t happened yet.

And never say never is my motto.

The word “motto” is Latin for “to mumble, mutter, murmur,” and that’s what I am doing right now.

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” was recorded on October 17, 1963, by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

I am almost sure that Gerry didn’t know the name of his group would become the name of a device to control heart rhythms.

Oh, look: It’s 4:45 am. Get in the car, Harry, it’s time to take care of my heart rhythms.

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Teach yourself to speak the language of success

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ave you ever had a desire to learn to speak a foreign language? Some, if not many of you are already bilingual or multilingual, if that is you, you have my deepest respect as you can communicate with others in this WINNING world in a way WORDS that many of us simply cannot. Not without Google Translate or some other app.

Learning to speak Spanish, French, German, Italian, Hebrew, Chinese, JapaMichael Norton nese or any other foreign language is an asset to be valued for sure. But what about learning to speak and communicate in ways that lead us to the mutual success of ourselves and others? The value found in learning to speak words that lift others up instead of tearing them down is found in learning the language of success.

And for some, learning the language of success is as foreign as learning Arabic or Russian. Whether it is because this is the way we were talked to all of our lives or because

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we try and use words to show our dominance or superiority, or for a host of many other reasons, it is never too late to learn a new and foreign language, the language of success.

While participating in a meeting with an executive who I had just met that day, I was caught off guard by his consistent use of profanity and in the way that he talked down to his team during the meeting. The executive had left the session a few minutes early and as I was packing up and saying my goodbyes, one of the team members apologized on behalf of her boss. She must have sensed that I had taken exception to the tone of the meeting and her boss’s apparent lack of self-awareness about what he said and how he said it. She offered, “That is just the way it is around here.”

Asking a few more questions I found out that morale was low, employee turnover was high, collaboration didn’t exist, and it was his way or the highway. Her next statement inspired this column, “Having him learn to speak to us differently would be like teaching him a foreign language.”

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What does that foreign language sound like? What is the language of success? Well, I am glad you asked. It sounds like hope and encouragement, it sounds like firm but fair, it sounds like gratitude and appreciation, it sounds like coaching, mentoring and guidance, and it sounds like silence and listening.

What does this foreign language look like? What does the language of success look like? Again, I am glad you asked. It looks like eye contact, it looks like engaged body language, it looks like belief, it looks like confidence, it looks like abundance and it looks like support.

What will I gain by learning this foreign language? What will I gain by learning the language of success? Wow, you really do ask great questions. The gains will be important to you and your organization, and they will change the lives of everyone you speak this new language to. You will gain respect,

stronger relationships, greater morale, lower employee turnover, buy-in to new ideas, higher productivity, and recognition as a company that people want to work for, a friend that anyone would want to be a friend of, and a family that others wish they belonged to.

The world is hard enough, we do not have to make it harder by speaking words of dysfunction and hurt.

Instead, we can learn a new language, and we can become the difference maker in our family, in our social circles, and at work by speaking the language of success.

So how about you? Are you someone who already speaks words of hope and encouragement? Or do you need a new talk track and learn how to lift others up? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com and when we can learn how to succeed by changing our language, it really will be a better than good week.

Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the chief revenue officer at Eventus Solutions Group, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Stanley Dawicki

12/8/1920 - 4/20/2019

Our dad grew up in Northbridge, Massachusetts. His parents were Polish immigrants. He and his siblings earned money during the Great Depression by selling rags, picking and selling blueberries, and other odd jobs. For fun, they fished and swam in the ponds near their home.

During World War II, Dad joined the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC). He was a cook, and later boxed to entertain the troops. He traveled to bases across the United States. A high point in his career was a fight that was refereed by the great Jack Dempsey.

After the military, he moved to Colorado, where he met Frances Jean Gay. They were married in 1953. He adopted Fran’s son, John Cunningham.

They had a daughter, Jil, in 1959. Dad, a proud union member, worked at Gates Rubber Company for 30 years.

After retiring, he made some memorable fishing trips to Alaska, Canada, and Galveston, Texas.

Mom passed away in 1992. A couple of years later, Dad began baking cookies, cakes, and pies, and gave them away everywhere he went. He became known as “Stan the Cookie Man.” He approached this hobby with love and intensity, baking thousands of cookies, and hundreds of cakes and pies.

Our Dad was a good, hard working man who always took care of us, and gave us everything he could, but most of all, he loved us. And we loved him.

He will be greatly missed.

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celebrates history, culture Denver is home to one of the largest festivals in the country

On May 4 and 5, Civic Center Park in downtown Denver turns into a mini Mexico for the annual Cinco de Mayo Festival. The two-day event celebrates the country’s culture and history. COURTESY

BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

M

argaritas. Sombreros. Cervezas. Tequila.

Across cities and college campuses in the United States, these tend to be the staples of Cinco de Mayo. Popular Mexican American restaurants and rooftop bars in the Denver metro area typically overflow on this party holiday.

This year Cinco de Mayo, the fifth of May, falls on a Sunday. Aside from the fun it brings, the holiday is rich with history, a celebration of triumph and culture.

For Andrea Barela — who heads the largest two-day Cinco de Mayo celebration in the state, held May 4 and 5 this year — it’s a weekend for cultures to blend. In today’s political climate, she explains, that can otherwise be a challenge.

“With the turmoil and racism our country is experiencing, this is the weekend we forget all of that and come together as a community to celebrate,” said Barela, the president of NEWSED Community Development, which promotes economic success of underserved populations in the Denver metro area.

“These are cultural events, they are

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significant and they should be maintained.”

History Cinco de Mayo — sometimes mistaken for Mexico’s Independence Day — is celebrated by a population of residents in the Mexican state of Puebla, southeast of Mexico City.

The day honors May 5, 1862, when the Mexican Army defeated European invaders at the Battle of Puebla. The triumph was unexpected — Texasborn General Ignacio Zaragoza led the outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans, according to the History Channel. Nonetheless they triumphed and maintained their land.

Cinco de Mayo traditions in Puebla include military parades, recreations of the battle and other festive events.

But because it isn’t a federal holiday, Cinco de Mayo is just like any other day for many Mexicans.

“Puebla is actually the only place in Mexico that celebrates this day,” said Highlands Ranch resident Lola Wiarco Dweck, who is of Mexican heritage, adding, “and in the U.S., it’s a holiday that’s observed more by Mexican-Americans and Americans than Mexicans.”

Dweck was raised in California.

Growing up, her family didn’t celebrate the holiday but she did perform ballet folklórico at some Cinco de Mayo festivals in Los Angeles, she said.

MAKE YOUR PLANS

Stop by the Cinco De Mayo Festival at Civic Center Park, 101 W. 14th Ave, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 4 and 5. A parade starts at 11 a.m.

May 4, followed by Chihuahua races at 2 p.m. On May 5, a taco eating contest begins at 2 p.m. Both days feature music, food, rides and games.

If you’re in southern end of the Denver metro area, check out the Outlets at Castle Rock, 5050 Factory Shops Blvd. On May 4, local food trucks will be selling Mexican food and sweet treats, with Mexican beers available for purchase. On May 5, a mariachi band will play in the food court from noon to 1 p.m.

If you live in or near Golden, head to El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, 720 Arapahoe St., for all-day food and beer specials and giveaways.

For those in the northern area, try Longmont’s Cinco De Mayo celebration at Roosevelt Park, 700 Longs Peak Ave., from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 4. Festivities include music and dance entertainment, vendor booths, activities for kids, a car show, a Chihuahua contest and food. To purchase tickets, visit https://bit.ly/2uR7I5z.

Today Dweck, a professional chef, celebrates by making foods that commemorate the colors of the Mexican flag: red, white and green, and cooking mole poblano, one of Puebla’s best-known dishes.

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Active Minds: Japan: 10-11 a.m. Friday, April 26 at Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. Call 303-762-2660 to RSVP. Community Trail Clean-up and Restoration Project: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 27 at Centennial Park in Englewood. South Platte Water Renewal Partners project. Volunteers will receive breakfast, snacks, discount coupons to local businesses and a free drink at Breckenridge Brewery Farmhouse. Register by contacting Deb Parker at 303-762-2638 or dparker@englewoodco.org.

Youth Sport Sampler: 10:45-11:30 a.m. Saturdays through April 27 at Jason Park, 4299 S. Jason St., Englewood. Children ages 3-5 experience a new sport each week including soccer, t-ball, basketball, and flag football. Parents must participate.

Visit englewoodrec.org to register.

Natura Obscura: on display through April 28 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts, 1000 Englewood s Parkway, Englewood. Features more than 30 Colorado-based artists and creatives. Go to http://www.naturaobscura.org/

Intuitive Painting Workshop: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Saturday, May 4 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Led by Victoria Kwasinski. Registration required. Go to http:// www.heritage-guild.com

Spiritual Project Choir: 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at First Presbyterian Church Littleton, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Directed by Roger Holland of Lamont School of Music. Call 303798-1389.

Foothills Colorado Crop Hunger Walk: 1:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 5 at Clement Park, Littleton, Shelter Q. Registration begins at 1 p.m. Register or donate at www.crophungerwalk.org/ littletonco

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink.coloradocommunitymedia.com.

“The World Goes ‘Round”: on stage through Sunday, April 28 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. (and 2 p.m.

April 13) and Sundays at 2 p.m. (and 6:30 p.m.

April 21). Get tickets in person at the box office, by calling 303-794-2787 ext. 5, or online at townhallartscenter.org.

Your care may be super, but you’re only human.

Free April Community Dinner: 6-7 p.m. April 30 at First Presbyterian Church, 1609 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Dinner served on the last Tuesday of every month. This month, volunteers will serve ham, baked potatoes, confetti corn, fruit salad, fresh fruit and desserts. All are welcome; no reservations required. Call 303-798-1389 or go to fpcl.org/dinner.

Active Minds presents: Railroads: 2-4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 1 at Brookdale Meridian Englewood, 3455 S. Corona St., Englewood. Active Minds program review the history of railroads in the United States. RSVP: 303-761-0300. Go to www.activeminds.com

Littleton

Ballroom Dance Sampler: 7 p.m. Fridays through April 26 at Adventures in Dance, 1500 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton. Call 720-276-0562 or email info@adventuresindance.com. Go to https:// www.adventuresindance.com

Paint Box Guild Juried Show: on display May 5-31 at Bemis Public Library, 6014 S. Datura St., Littleton. Open house and reception with juror Rick Brogan, a local artist and instructor at Art Students League and Curtis Arts Center, is from 2-4 p.m. Sunda, May 5. Go to https://www. paintboxguildlittleton.org/

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Watercolor Painting with Artist Steve Griggs: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 25-26 at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., Littleton. Registration required. Go to heritage-

Active Adult Health and Resource Expo: 9-11:30 a.m. Friday, May 3 at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave., Littleton. Experience more than 60 local resources and health screenings.

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The Bible Speaks – Ascension

The ascension of Jesus Christ 40 days after His resurrection was the appropriate & necessary end of His earthly ministry. He returned to heaven in His glorified body to sit at the Father’s right hand & begin His ascension ministries. He is now interceding for, defending & gifting believers (Rom 8:34, 1 John 2:1, Eph 4:7,8). He heads His church (Col1:18; 2:19) & is preparing a heavenly home for us (John 14:2,3). He is “hiding” us in the Father where we are secure, protected & precious (Col 3:3). From heaven He gives us abundant life, physical, soul & spiritual & from there He will return in glory (Col 3:4). As a result we have assurance, peace, joy, service, hope & stability.

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Special Education Teacher who will work at the Strasburg School District providing inclusive special education services.

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Americans know the significance of the holiday,” Dweck said of Cinco de Mayo. “To those who celebrate, it’s a reason to get together, eat Mexican food, and drink beer and tequila.”

A celebration of culture In the 1960s, MexicanAmerican activists — who identified with the indigenous Mexicans who defeated the French Empire in the Battle of Puebla — raised awareness of the holiday, the History Channel reports. In areas with large Mexican-American populations, the holiday would mark a celebration of Mexican culture and heritage.

In 1987, Denver’s first Cinco de Mayo festival took place in the La Alma-Lincoln Park neighborhood, off Santa Fe Drive. Until recently, nearly 90 percent of the neighborhood’s population was Hispanic, according to Barela, whose mother helped start the festival.

“It really started as a street event made to highlight the Santa Fe corridor and the west Denver neighborhood, to

boost economic development,” Barela said. “It became very popular very quickly.”

It became so popular that it outgrew its original location and moved to Civic Center Park, near the Colorado Capitol in downtown Denver. One of the largest in the nation, Denver’s Cinco de Mayo festival attracts about 400,000 people a year, depending on the weather.

The two-day extravaganza

features three stages — one with bands from Mexico, one with local bands and one featuring dancers — more than 200 vendors, a parade, Chihuahua races, kids’ activities, folklórico dancers and a lowrider car show — what Barela calls a Chicano tradition.

“It’s so cultural,” Barela said of the festival, “that it’s like visiting Mexico in the city of Denver for a weekend.”

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City and County Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

The regular meeting of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals is scheduled for May 8, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Community Room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, Colorado 80110.

Case # VAR2019-004. APPLICANT: Elizabeth Meade & Kathy Jones. The applicant is requesting a variance for a 0-foot setback to construct a detached garage for a proposed triplex in the R-2-B zone district. This is a variance to Table 16-6-1.2 of the Englewood Municipal Code.

PREMISES: 3063 S. Fox St. Copies of the application are on file in the Community Development Department and may be reviewed upon request. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing at the previously cited location, date, and time.

By Order of the City Board of Adjustment and Appeals /s/ Shelly Worek Shelly Worek, Recording Secretary Legal Notice No.: 30013 First Publication: April 25, 2019 Last Publication: April 25, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on May 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 to hear the following matter.

Case ZON2017-004 Planned Unit

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado will hold a Public Hearing on May 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Council Chambers, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110 to hear the following matter.

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Case ZON2017-004 Planned Unit Development (PUD): The issue to be heard before City Council is a proposed PUD District Plan that will allow a four-story, 316-unit apartment complex with a self-contained five-story parking structure.

Address: 1070 West Hampden Avenue Interested parties may express opinions in person at the Public Hearing, a sign-up sheet will be available at the door, or in writing, to be received by the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on May 6, 2019.

By Order of the Englewood City Council Stephanie Carlile City Clerk, City of Englewood 1000 Englewood Parkway Englewood, Colorado 80110 Legal Notice No.: 30011 First Publication: April 25, 2019 Last Publication: April 25, 2019 Publisher: Englewood Herald

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF LIENED PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held on or after May 7, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental.

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Notice is hereby given that a public sale will be held on or after May 7, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, City of Englewood, County of Arapahoe, Colorado. BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE will sell to satisfy the lien on the property stored at 101 E. Centennial Avenue, Englewood, CO 80113 by the following persons. The inventories listed below were notated by the tenants at the time of rental.

BROOKRIDGE SELF-STORAGE makes no representation or warranty that the units contain said inventories.

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E204: ROBERT L. MEESE 340 Charleston St. S.E. #4 Albuquerque, NM 87108 Furniture, Luggage, Tubs, Toys, Clothes, Misc.

Bags E326: DARLENE MARIE PATMORE 4597 S. Acoma, Englewood, CO 80110 Steam Vacuum, Furniture, Electronics, Bed, Bedding, Appliance, Tubs, Misc. Boxes G020: ROBERT C. SCHWABAUER 6537 S. Lee Ct. Centennial, CO 80121 Furniture, Electronics, Clothes, Misc. Boxes I005: PAUL F. KERN 4801 So. Acoma #59 Englewood, CO 80110 Furniture, Tubs, Luggage, Misc. Boxes Purchases must be made with cash and paid for at the time of purchase. No one under the age of 18 is allowed to attend the sale. The landlord reserves the right to bid at the sale. All purchased goods are sold “as is” and must be removed by 6:00 PM on the day of the sale. Buyers must provide a current original or a photocopy of their original resale permit at time of sale in lieu of sales tax. This sale is subject to prior cancellation in the event of settlement between landlord and obligated party.

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Public Notice

Notice To Creditors Public Notice CITY OF ENGLEWOOD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held on May 7, 2019 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Englewood Community Room, 1000 Englewood Parkway, Englewood, CO 80110.

Case ZON2017-005 Planned Unit Development (PUD): The issue to be heard before the Commission is to consider the change of zoning from MUB-2 to PUD, Planned Unit Development. The proposed PUD includes the addition of 60,000 square feet of self-storage space in addition to the retail/restaurant/fitness uses allowed in the MU-B-2 district.

Address: 200 West Belleview Avenue A copy of the proposed PUD District Plan may be reviewed in the Community Development Department. Anyone interested in this matter may be heard at the Public Hearing at the previously cited location, date, and time.

By Order of the City Planning and Zoning Commission /s/ Nancy G. Fenton Nancy G. Fenton, Recording Secretary Legal Notice No.: 30012 First Publication: April 25, 2019 Last Publication: April 25, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rex Turner Bourne, a/k/a Rex T. Bourne, a/k/a Rex Bourne, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30370 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rex Turner Bourne, a/k/a Rex T. Bourne, a/k/a Rex Bourne, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30370

Notice To Creditors

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before August 26, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra Gail Bourne-Cavender Personal Representative 642 Blackbeard Road Summerland Key, Florida 33042 Legal Notice No.: 30014 First Publication: April 25, 2019 Last Publication: May 9, 2019 Publisher: The Englewood Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles S. Hardeman, a/k/a Charles S. “Duke” Hardeman, a/k/a Duke Hardeman, a/k/a Charles Hardeman, a/k/a Charles Stanley Hardeman, a/k/a Charles S. Hardeman, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 19PR30319

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before August 26, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles S. Hardeman, Jr. Personal Representatove 792 Rowland Blvd.

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