Glenwood Springs community activist Debbie Wilde said she is hoping to get the community educated and involved in more conversations regarding homelessness.
Wilde was hired in spring of 2019 by the city to delve into the complexities of the city’s homelessness issues and work on providing resources and support in a more robust manner.
During an April 15 city council work session, Wilde provided council members with an update on how she hopes to make those conversations and education happen.
“There’s much to learn and much to do. Now that things are about to open up again we’re ready to go.” Wilde said. “One of the critical pieces is to do some education and listening and have an opportunity for citizens to come together and be intentional about what we want to do about homelessness.”
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A recent encounter with one of the many area teenagers YouthZone has taken under its wing was affirmation for Lori Mueller that, 44 years strong, the youth services organization she has led for the past nine years has an impact.
“I was in the Rifle office just before Christmas, and there was a young man in the corner on his laptop doing his homework,” Mueller recalled. “He said, ‘this is the best place I can go, because I know I can get help if I need it. And, you have internet.’”
It was one of those “ah-ha” moments that come every so often working with youth, she said.