Comments (0) Best move by Mayor Wellington Webb - 2000
Homeless shelter for women and families
Wellington Webb's concerned about the legacy that his three terms as Denver mayor will leave for the city, and for much of this year, it looked like that legacy would focus on big buildings and very clean streets. As a result, many of Denver's homeless -- and their advocates -- felt like they were given the bum's rush. In June, however, Webb announced that the city would create a homeless shelter specifically designed for single women and families -- two groups shut out of most of the existing shelters -- that could serve up to 24,000 people a year. In addition, the city will subsidize a residential treatment program for homeless men with substance-abuse problems. We'd drink to that -- if it weren't politically incorrect. Cheers, anyway, to Webb.
