By the end of the week, three Denver hotels that served as temporary immigrant shelters will close, leaving only one that can accommodate 800 guests. As the city struggles to manage its resources and has a budget deficit of$ 120 million, the city is still struggling.  ,
The one hotel, which is in northern Denver, as well as a flock sanctuary in a church, you give beds for about 800 people if needed, Denver Human Services spokesman Jon Ewing said on Monday. Additionally, he noted that the town has some “bridge cover” available to assist families with children as they transition from living in hotels to apartments.
” We’re moving along at a pretty good clip, getting people out of shelter, getting them with the nonprofits ‘ assistance, getting them into housing, and so we simply do n’t need the shelters as much”, Ewing said. ” It’s an added expense we do n’t need to keep”.
Closing the three hotel shelters is projected to save Denver$ 60 million, bringing the total cost of housing immigrants in 2024 to$ 120 million.
” We’re still in a budget gap”, Ewing said. ” We’re however in a budget space. The difference is that we know that we wo n’t have any women and children living on Denver’s streets, which is what we are trying to accomplish.
More than 40, 000 refugees,  , mostly from Venezuela,  , arrived in Denver in less than a month in desperate need of basic services and cover. Authorities in the area have been working to assist the new visitors, but they have acknowledged that it has done so at the expense of citizens who are also dealing with a housing shortage and sky-high rents. At its height, thousands of immigrants were residing in seven hotels and three different structures that were funded by the city.  ,
Denver has received more refugees per capita , than any other city in the nation. It organized clinics to assist people applying for work approval, established emergency procedures to welcome newcomers, and opened area buildings as shelters. Participants and philanthropic organizations provided food, clothing, toys, and tents, but some city residents have expressed anger over how many people have arrived. At the beginning of the time, Denver was paying to home nearly 5, 000 people.  ,
Since December 2022, about half of the 40, 000 refugees who have arrived in Denver have sought refuge in hotel rooms.  , Adults are allowed to stay for two weeks, while people have 42 days. Numerous local nonprofit organizations have contributed to the payment of the first month’s security deposit for hire.  ,
Additionally, the city has been constantly urging people from Texas to seek shelter somewhere. The town has purchased 20, 000 one-way bus tickets to another cities and has made it clear to refugees that their problems will only get worse if they remain.  ,
” New York gives you more”, Andres Carrera, political director for Democrat Denver Mayor , Mike Johnston, recently told refugees at one of the city’s homes. ” Chicago gives you more. So I suggest you get it, where there is longer- phrase shelter. There are also more job opportunities there” . ,
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” You do n’t have to walk anywhere. We may get you a free ticket. You can go to any town. We can take you up to the French borders, wherever”, he added.  ,
The governor has had to produce a number of hard decisions in recent weeks regarding the city’s immigration crisis. He has instituted restrictions on how much people can stay in homes and announced budget-balancing cuts to the state’s services.  ,
