{"id":1982669,"date":"2023-07-25T20:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T00:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-homeless-population-spiked-over-30-in-one-year-annual-count-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-07-25T20:38:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T00:38:27","slug":"denvers-homeless-population-spiked-over-30-in-one-year-annual-count-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-homeless-population-spiked-over-30-in-one-year-annual-count-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Denver&#8217;s homeless population surged by over 30% in just one year, according to the latest annual count."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdenvers-homeless-population-spiked-over-30-in-one-year-annual-count-finds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1982669&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Denver&#8217;s Homeless Population Soars by Over 30%<\/h2>\n<p>Denver&#8217;s homeless \u200dpopulation has experienced a staggering increase \u200dof \u200cmore\u200b than 30% this year, according to the\u2064 city&#8217;s\u200b annual count. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-resettles-40k-afghans-across-american-communities-in-four-months\/\" title=\"Biden Resettles 40K Afghans Across American Communities in Four Months\">latest figures reveal<\/a> that Denver\u2062 now has a total of 9,065 homeless\u2064 individuals, marking a 31.7% surge from the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The Metro \u200cDenver Homeless Initiative&#8217;s 2023 &#8220;Point\u2062 in Time&#8221; count, released on Monday,\u200b includes both \u2064individuals \u2063staying at\u200d shelters and \u2064those\u2064 sleeping on the streets. The\u200b count, conducted on\u200d January 30, also highlights a significant \u200drise\u200c of over 50% in\u200c the number of \u200dpeople experiencing \u2062homelessness for\u2064 the \u200dfirst time. Out of\u2063 the total \u2063homeless population, 3,996 individuals are facing homelessness for the first time this \u200byear, \u200dcompared\u2063 to 2,634 individuals \u200blast \u2064year.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064number of first-time homeless families has also seen a dramatic increase, with \u20621,316 families affected this year, up from 597 families in\u200c the\u200b previous year, representing a more than 120% surge.<\/p>\n<h3>Gender Disparity Among the Homeless<\/h3>\n<p>Men are disproportionately represented among the \u200dhomeless population in Denver, accounting for approximately 62% \u2064of the total, while women make up just \u200bunder 37%, as per this year&#8217;s count.<\/p>\n<p>The Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, designated by the\u2064 federal Department of Housing \u2062and Urban Development, plays a \u2063crucial role in coordinating the\u2062 municipal response to homelessness in Denver.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1690368573946000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0SC9MF9lhNsKkAePnLU71p\">CLICK\u2063 HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While \u2064the &#8220;Point in Time&#8221; count only captures just over 9,000 homeless individuals, the\u200c actual number throughout the year is estimated to be close to \u206328,000, according to Dr. Jamie Rife,\u2063 the executive\u2062 director for the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Rife emphasizes the \u200bneed to\u200b understand the real-time experiences of those facing \u200bhomelessness and to respond effectively. He attributes the dismal results of\u2062 the homelessness count to \u2064the lingering effects \u2064of the\u2062 pandemic \u2062and inflation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the world is no longer in a pandemic, we\u200c are beginning to feel the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denvers-homeless-population-spiked-over-30-in-one-year-annual-count-finds\/\" title=\"Denver's homeless population surged by over 30% in just one year, according to the latest annual count.\">full\u200b economic fallout<\/a> of the\u200d COVID-19 era,&#8221; said Dr. Rife. &#8220;With COVID-19 relief\u200b funds for \u200dthe \u200bprevention of homelessness coming to an end, as well as many other COVID-era protections, we&#8217;ve seen a sharp increase in the number of\u2063 eviction\u200c filings \u2063as more\u2062 households struggle to pay rent. \u2063This, paired with inflation and the increased cost of \u200dhousing, is resulting in many people\u200d falling into\u2064 homelessness and many being unable to obtain housing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Last \u200bweek, Denver&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-cities-responses-to-homelessness-actually-enable-even-more-homelessness\/\" title=\"Most Cities\u2019 Responses To Homelessness Actually Enable Even More Homelessness\">newly elected mayor<\/a>, Mike Johnston,\u2064 declared a state\u2062 of emergency on homelessness within 24 \u200chours \u200bof taking \u2063office.\u200b The mayor unveiled a plan to house 1,000 homeless individuals by the end of the year, which includes constructing more tiny homes on city property.<\/p>\n<p>Denver is \u200bnot the only \u2062city grappling with a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calif-mayors-request-state-funding-to-fight-homelessness-ask-for-20b-over-next-5-years\/\" title=\"Calif. mayors request state funding to fight homelessness, ask for B over next 5 years\">worsening homelessness crisis<\/a>. San Francisco has been plagued by a homelessness and drug crisis, accompanied by rampant crime, for\u2063 years. The situation has only deteriorated further since \u200dbefore the pandemic, with approximately\u2064 38,000\u2063 homeless individuals in the Bay Area on any \u2063given night, marking a 35% increase since 2019. San Francisco itself\u2064 is\u200b home to over 7,000 homeless individuals.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Los Angeles has witnessed a 10% rise in homelessness, with Los Angeles County&#8217;s\u200d homeless\u200b population reaching about 75,518 people, up from \u206369,144 in \u200d2022. In the city of Los Angeles alone, the number of homeless\u200c individuals has surged to approximately 46,260 people, \u2064compared to\u2064 41,980 people in \u2063the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denver&#8217;s homeless population surged by over 30% this year, reaching a total of 9,065 individuals, as per the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative&#8217;s 2023 count. This represents a 31.7% increase compared to 2022. 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