January 18, 2012Gabby Gourmet's New Places for Pizza7News Gabby Gourmet - Pat MillerPat Miller, the Gabby Gourmet, introduces viewers to new restaurants specializing in pizza including the Coalition's Pizza Fusion.View the VideoJanuary 16, 2012Fox Dining Guide: Downtown and Around the CapitolThe Colorado Statesman - Jay FoxPizza Fusion: If saving the Earth is important to you, probably better start eating here regularly. If it isn’t important, try it anyway.Online ArticleJanuary, 2012155 Things to Do This Year5280: The Denver Magazine - Lindsey B. Koehler5280 Magazine names Colorado Coalition for the Homeless's Home for the Holidays Dine Out event one of the top things every Denverite must do.View PDFDecember 22, 2011Guest Commentary: Sad Display at Vigil for Homeless Who DiedThe Denver Post - John M. KefalasTuesday evening, I shed tears three times while attending the Homeless Persons' Memorial Vigil in front of the Denver City and County Building.Online Article
The Denver Post - Joey BunchA traditionally solemn candlelight vigil for people who died on Denver's streets was disrupted tonight by a loud, angry Occupy Denver group.Online Article
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October 17, 2011Child Care Center for Homeless Coalition Gets New Play AreaDenverPost.com/Your Hub - Joe Vaccarelli The children at the Renaissance Children's Center have a plethora of new toys after construction on a new natural classroom was recently completed.Online Article
September 28, 2011Renewing the American Dream – Investing in Our Communities’ Well-BeingWhite House Blog - Mercedes M. Márquez (Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)By investing in communities and building their capacity to address neighborhood needs, Community Planning and Development, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development works every day to help communities promote integrated approaches that provide decent housing, a suitable living environment, and expanded economic opportunities for low and moderate income persons.Read the Blog
September 21, 2011West Colfax HUD Project Likely to Benefit Area EconomyThe Denver Post - Caitlin GibbonsThe Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is partnering with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program to bring increased home values and revitalization to the area.Online Article
September 3, 2011Restaurant Aims To End Homelessness 1 Pizza At A TimeKCNC - TV, Jane MonrealWhen he was mayor, John Hickenlooper launched the city’s campaign to end homelessness. Now more businesses are getting involved.View the Video
August 16, 2011Health Centers Deserve SupportThe Boulder Daily Camera - Marguerite SalazarBuilding on the concepts of community-oriented primary care, these neighborhood health centers were designed to deliver comprehensive primary health care in communities where health care providers were scarce, residents were poor, and other essential social services were non-existent.Online Article
August 10, 2011Colorado's K-12 Homeless Student Population Growing FastThe Huffington Post - Andrea RealOver the past six years the state's K-12 classrooms have seen an 84.3 percent increase in homelessness among its students, according to data from the Colorado School Finance Project.Online Article
July 19, 2011Homeless Coalition Clients Staff RestaurantCPR.org - Colorado Public Radio - Ryan WarnerThere’s a new restaurant on Colfax Avenue in Denver—a place called Pizza Fusion—and it has an unusual staff, including people like Alfreda Anderson.Listen to the Story
June 24, 2011Colorado Advocates Push for Greater Penalties for Crimes Against the HomelessNational Low-Income Housing Coalition Memo to Members - From the FieldDuring the 2011 state legislative session, the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, a National Low-Income Housing Coalition state coalition partner, led advocates in support of SB11-004, the Hate Crimes Against the Homeless bill sponsored by Senator Lucia Guzman and Representative Dan Pabon.Online Article (pg 6)
June 22, 2011Ex-Homeless Get New Slice of Hope at Pizza FusionThe Denver Post - Weston PhippenOn a rainy day on East Colfax Avenue, Anthony Taylor carefully walks a black tray over to a couple sitting in swanky lime-green chairs in the dining room. He holds it with both hands, eyeing the balanced water glasses as if they were frogs set to spring off the tray at any minute. He smiles.Online Article
June 10, 2011Denver Pizzeria’s Impact Far Beyond Environmental KGMH-TV – Doug Schepman Its new slogan is “Saving the Earth, one pizza at time,” but a new Denver pizzeria’s impact is far beyond environmental. 7News reporter Doug Schepman found it’s providing a life-changing opportunity for some of our area’s most disadvantaged workers.View the Video
June 7, 2011Homeless Shelters Help Indians by Using Native Wisdom and SpiritualityIndianCountryTodayMediaNetwork.com - Adrian JawortRichard Martel, a Canadian Cree and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Program Coordinator, says the idea seemed easy enough to incorporate. Every Monday at noon, Native homeless would gather in downtown Denver to talk about what was on their minds in the Native American Talking Circle.Online Article
June 7, 2011Michael Hancock Serves Pizza Monday to Visiting Government Officials at Pizza FusionThe Denver Post - Photo - Helen RichardsonMichael Hancock serves pizza Monday to visiting government officials from Mongolia at Pizza Fusion on Colfax Avenue. With him are Jantsan Batbayasgalan, left, and James Wagenlander, Mongolia's honorary consul in Denver.Online Article
May 12, 2011Pizza Fusion Gets Great Yelp ReviewsYelp.com ReviewThe food was delicious and the pricing was very reasonable, especially for a menu that has fresh and sustainable ingredients. Among all of these great attributes, the building and franchise is owned and run by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. It's hard not to feel great about supporting this business!Yelp.com
April 29, 2011Pizza Fusion Rolls into Renaissance Uptown LoftsThe Denver Business Journal - Boots GiffordThe mixed-use, affordable-housing development, Renaissance Uptown Lofts, gets one of its first retail residents as Pizza Fusion is slated to open to the public later in May. Pizza Fusion Denver will be operated by Renaissance Pizza LLC, a subsidiary of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.Online Article
March 16, 2011Mobile Clinic for the Homeless ReturnsPBS NewsHour - Rebecca JacobsonLast year, the NewsHour profiled a mobile clinic for the homeless that was about to close due to budget cuts. Now, after months of searching for funding, the clinic is back on the streets.Online Article
January 30, 2011Making Denver's East Colfax Avenue Better (But Not Too Much Better)The Denver Post - Ray Mark RinaldiThe new Renaissance Uptown Lofts continue to redefine our notions of what affordable housing can look like. The 98-unit apartment complex at Pearl Street, financed with $17 million in public and private funds, is the latest addition to the portfolio of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.Online Article
January 28, 2011Parvensky Directs Low-income DevelopmentsDenver Business Journal - Paula MooreThe Colorado Coalition for the Homeless of Denver is best known for providing social services to the state’s homeless, and less so as a developer of affordable housing. In the nonprofit group’s 25 years of operation, it’s developed 15 properties with more than 1,400 housing units for homeless and low-income residents.Online Article
January 28, 2011Reclaiming West ColfaxDenver Business Journal - Paula MooreTo enhance new development, the West Colfax Business Improvement District is working to make the street more user-friendly and sustainable within its boundaries, between Federal and Sheridan, through a $1.2 million street-improvement project.Online Article
January 10, 2011Coalition Staffers Reach Out, Warmly, to the HomelessThe Denver Post - Colleen O'ConnorThe temperature was nine degrees as Kevin Raleigh knelt in the snow Monday, talking to a homeless man named J.D., who had spent Sunday night sleeping under the bridges of Speer Boulevard.Online Article
January 5, 2011Revitalization Project Aims to Provide Housing for Homeless Families9News - Matt CloughA project to revitalize a Colfax Avenue eyesore will bring a fresh start to homeless families across the metro area. The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless plans to build a 101 apartment housing complex that will provide homes for homeless and low-income families.Online Article
January 5, 2011Biker Bar Demolished for Family HousingKWGN-TV , Chris JoseIt was once a rundown biker bar, but soon more than a hundred families will call it home. The Shuffle Inn closed years ago, and neighbors say the former bar at Colfax Avenue and Zenobia Street has been an eyesore ever since.Online Article
January 4, 2011Housing for Homeless to Replace Biker BarBizjournals.com - Paula MooreDemolition of the old Shuffle Inn bar and restaurant, on West Colfax Avenue at Zenobia Street in Denver, is scheduled to start January 5, to make way for a new $17 million housing development for homeless and low-income families.Online Article
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