The Place, an organization that runs Colorado Springs’ only homeless teen shelter and a drop-in center for youths, has reopened after a 15-day shutdown due to a glitch with insurance
The Place Youth Shelter in downtown Colorado Springs and the organization’s daytime drop-in center at 2708 E. Fountain Blvd. are temporarily closed due to an insurance snafu, according to Executive
Over the last year, more and more youth in our area have become homeless. As of August, 452 youth were living homeless in El Paso County. That's up 21% from just the year before.
I want to send a sincere thank you to those who work directly with people who are unhoused, and who are also coping with mental illness or drug addiction.
They adapted nicely to change for the traditional sunrise Off the Street and under the bridge fundraiser for The Place programs to support homeless young people.