Denver Uses Funds Designated to Help Homeless People to Harass Them Instead

‘The city of Denver recently got caught with its hand in the cookie jar when an investigative report from local news affiliate CBS4 revealed that thousands of dollars donated by the public to provide assistance to the homeless had been misappropriated by the city. The worst part? The funds were used in March to help cover the costs of a sweep removing homeless people living in Denver’s Ballpark neighborhood.
According to the CBS4 investigation reported by Brian Maass, the redirected funds were originally donated to Denver’s Road Home, a city-instituted homeless assistance program. The program’s website explicitly states donations are used for meals, job training, housing and other programs for those in need. The website makes it clear that “no money at all goes to the City of Denver.”’
Read more: Denver Uses Funds Designated to Help Homeless People to Harass Them Instead