Housing

The prolonged economic fallout from the pandemic means a recent wave of forced displacements could be just the beginning.

From Durango to Lamar, to Steamboat Springs and beyond, businesses, housing and employment remain limited or out of reach for Coloradans with disabilities.

Overall, childhood poverty is trending downward, but a third of Colorado’s black and Latino kids still live in poverty, while child homelessness is increasing dramatically.

Outside of Durango, a couple experiencing homelessness wait for the birth of twins amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coloradans used to being “last hired, first fired” fear for their economic security in the days, weeks and months to come.

With countless Coloradans suddenly unable to pay their rent, advocates say drastic measures are needed to keep people in their homes.

Service providers scramble to assist a particularly vulnerable group of people.

Utility and internet providers have pledged not to shut off service to any Coloradans for the foreseeable future, even when bills don’t get paid—while evictions remain uncertain for some in the long run.

As more is learned about how the built environment can impact mental health and well-being, service providers are taking note.

Fewer than 1% of Colorado housing units are accessible to people with disabilities, so an advocacy group decided to create more of them.