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“I’d rather freeze than spend the night in a shelter,” Peters said, noting the threat of theft or assault in traditional shelter facilities. ....

United States , Las Cruces , New Mexico , Cole Chandler , Nan Roman , Gary Peters , National Alliance To End Homelessness , Colorado Village Collaborative , National Alliance , End Homelessness , Ap News , Colorado News , Colorado Turns To Ice Fishing Tents House Homeless , Gary Peters Spent Seven Years Camping Outsidea Denver Golf Course To Avoid Sleeping Ina Public Shelter Until Last Summer When He Moved Intoa New Homeless Community Where Hes Been Given His Own Ice Fishing Tent Featuring Electrical Outlets , A Cot Anda Zero Degree Rated Sleeping Bag The 75 Year Old Is Among Benefactors Of Denvers Nearly 4 Million Investment Aimed At Providing Homeless People With Safe Outdoor Spaces As An Alternative To Public Shelters , Hich Many Have Chosen To Avoid Due Safety Concerns Or Restrictive Rules Including Curfews And Bans On Pets The Need For Alternatives Shelters Increased During Pandemic As More People Moved Outdoors Over Risk Of Covid 19 Transmission In Such Indoor Facilities Id Rather Freeze Than Spend Night Ina Shelter , Peters Said , Oting The Threat Of Theft Or Assault In Traditional Shelter Facilities Cities Across United States Have Been Struggling To Deal Witha Surge Homelessness That Has Part Blamed Ona Nationwide Housing Shortage Situation Colorado Where Home Prices Already Were At Record Highs Was Made Worse December When Hundreds Homes Just Northwest Denver Destroyed By Fire , Ending Victims In Search Of Temporary Housing Some Cities Such As Seattle And Portland , Ave Experimented With Constructing Tiny Homes , Ome Just Big Enough To Sleep Inside And Others With Kitchens Indoor Plumbing , Ut Such Tiny Homes Can Cost Nearly 25 , 000 Per Unit To Build , Hereas Denvers Ice Fishing Tents Run By The Colorado Village Collaborative Come Ata Price Of Less Than 400 Each Last Year , He Denver Program Served Nearly 240 People Across Three Locations And This Year The Collaborative Estimates It Will Help About 370 Witha Fourth Location Fenced Off Key Code Entrance , He Almost 42 Square Foot 3 9 Meter Insulated Tents Sit On Leased Land And Are Available To People Who Agree Toa Set Of Rules Including No Weapons ,