Now, with eviction filings and first-time homelessness at all-time highs, we’ve reached a tipping point.
Unless we tackle eviction and displacement while simultaneously addressing sheltered and unsheltered homelessness, we will continue to see the number of people without a home increase.
Twelve City Council members voted to increase rental assistance by $17.5 million dollars because it’s clear that if the city wants to prevent more homelessness and displacement, we must significantly fund rental assistance programs that stabilize families in their homes. This anxiety is real, especially when one emergency expense — an unexpected tow, flat tire, or sick kid — can leave so many households unable to make rent, leading to eviction, displacement, homelessness, and debt. Research shows nearly 70% of Coloradans who faced eviction filings pre-pandemic were ultimately ordered to leave their homes.
New data indicates that children under 5 are most at risk of eviction. Families with children are more likely to be evicted than other types of renters; the risk of eviction is most acute for Black children and families. If we do nothing, thousands of children in Denver will lose their homes. Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez is a newly elected member of the Denver City Council and Elina Rodriguez is the manager of policy, advocacy, and organizing for the Community Economic Defense Project a Denver-based program that provides rental assistance, legal assistance/representation, and resource navigation for clients facing eviction, housing insecurity, and other types of economic hardship.
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