Aurora leaders hope to apply lessons learned in Houston, San Antonio to Colorado homelessness crisis

The goal of the trips was to research how Houston and San Antonio use their resources to address homelessness, including housing, addiction treatment programs and access to job training. via AmyWadas

AURORA, Colo. — It's been one week since leaders from Aurora traveled to San Antonio on a fact-finding mission to understand how the city approaches homelessness. This trip came just a few weeks after leaders from Aurora, Denver, Adams and Arapahoe counties went to Houston for the same reason.

While in San Antonio, Denver metro leaders toured Haven for Hope, which Marcano described as a campus for around 1,500 people experiencing homelessness. Those in need can access addiction, mental health and job training resources. “San Antonio has only reduced about 9% over the last decade, while Houston has reduced about 63%,” said Marcano.

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