As Denver struggles to shelter an increasingly large population of recently arrived migrants, Mayor Michael Hancock has reached out with an 'urgent humanitarian need in our community.' mayorhancock ArchDenver
As the City of Denver struggles to shelter an increasingly large population of recently arrived migrants, Mayor Michael Hancock has turned to thefor help."I’m writing you regarding a matter of urgent humanitarian need in our community," Hancock wrote on December 30 to Samuel Aquila, the Archbishop of Denver.
The Little Sisters of the Poor announced in August that it would be shutting down operations serving and housing elderly individuals at the site on West 29th Avenue at Lowell. The property is owned by the Archdiocese of Denver., who represents this section of Denver."I’m looking everywhere. I’ve been asking anyone and everyone," Sandoval says of trying to find shelter sites.
With resources stretched thin, Hancock declared a state of emergency in Denver on December 15, which will free up more resources to help the migrants.