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Bennito L. Kelty

Bennito L. Kelty was a staff writer at Westword from April 2023 to April 2026. Before joining Westword, Bennito worked for publications such as the Columbia Missourian, the St. Louis American, Vox Magazine, the Yuma Sun and the online Tucson Sentinel. He’s received awards from the Arizona Press Club, including first place for Spanish-language feature reporting and second place for social issues reporting. Bennito was a member of the Report for America Corps and is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia.

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Mayor Mike Johnston declares an emergency to tackle the issue of homelessness in Denver.

Denver City Council Pushes Back on Mayor Johnston’s Rush to Reach House1000 Goal

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 12, 2023

Denver City Council members feel left in the dark as Mayor Mike Johnston races to the finish line of his House1000 plan.

Two residents vote for the RNO president and vice president.

The Silver Lining to Hosting Micro-Communities: A Spark of Civic Engagement

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 11, 2023

Neighborhoods where the city is putting micro-communities for homeless residents have seen a huge spike in civic engagement over the past few months.

Homeless residents prepare to board a bus bound for housing.

Sweep of Homeless Encampment in Ballpark District Gets 145 People Off the Streets in One Day

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 7, 2023

The City of Denver got nearly 150 people off the streets and into housing after clearing out a homeless encampment in the Ballpark District.

Mayor Mike Johnston speaks to Overland neighborhood residents.

Overland Residents Split on Micro-Community, but Like Mayor’s Compromises

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 7, 2023

They worked together on the Superfund cleanup decades ago, but worry about housing the homeless on the same site.

A group of migrants waiting in line for food at the 5th Street Garage on the Auraria Campus in Denver, Colorado.

One Year Later, the Denver Migrant Crisis Is Still a Nightmare

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 7, 2023

Denver opened its first emergency migrant shelter last December after buses began showing up from Texas. Not much has changed, except the city’s readiness.

Megan Devenport is the CEO of the Gathering Place, a nonprofit that serves the homeless community.

The Gathering Place Gets Nod to Run Gender-Specific Micro-Community in Golden Triangle

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 6, 2023

The nonprofit is taking on the duty of running a Denver micro-community at crunch time, with less than four weeks left in Mayor Johnston’s House1000 plan.

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A homeless resident stands outside her tent.

City Cleans Up Another Homeless Encampment in Ballpark District, Marking Second Sweep in a Month

By Bennito L. KeltyDecember 5, 2023

Homeless residents in Denver’s Ballpark District are expecting to be swept again this month after city outreach workers came by last week to offer housing.

Hector Morales has temporary protected status

Denver Migrants Enjoying Life Outside Shelters With Street Barbecues, Community Bonding

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 30, 2023

Venezuelan migrants camping near Speer Boulevard and Zuni Street have formed a community, bonding over food and where they send their kids to school.

Mayor Mike Johnston speaks to Overland neighborhood residents.

Meet the Man Trying to Make Denver Residents Like Micro-Communities

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 29, 2023

Denver has been looking to longtime city liaison Steve Charbonneau to negotiate agreements between residents and homeless micro-community providers.

The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless will offer a mobile clinic at micro-communities.

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless to Offer Clinic on Wheels at Each Micro-Community

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 27, 2023

The HOP mobile clinic will provide health-care services as part of Mayor Mike Johnston’s House1000 program.

Mayor Mike Johnston speaks with Cole Chandler on his side.

Mayor Johnston Poaches From City Departments for Help Housing Denver’s Homeless

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 21, 2023

Mayor Mike Johnston has been asking city department officials to send him their best and brightest for one last “Hail Mary” at his House1000 initiative.

Cole Chandler is the senior advisor to Mayor Mike Johnston on homelessness resolution.

Denver Homelessness Advisor Cole Chandler Reacts to CVC Contract Delay: “I Was Disappointed”

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 17, 2023

The mayor’s senior homelessness advisor spoke to Westword about the decision to delay a contract with his former employer, Colorado Village Collaborative.

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Two Venezuelan migrants cut hair.

Highlands Mommies Group Says Denver Is Failing Local Migrants, Steps In to Help

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 17, 2023

Denver’s “Highland Mafia” is doing all it can to help migrants in need – something the city should be doing more of, the group says.

The Villanueva family is struggling with the frustrations of the complex U.S. immigration system.

Denver Grandma Does the Right Thing, Returns to Mexico for U.S. Citizenship Interview – Now Stuck There

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 16, 2023

Maria Casillas’s decision to go back to Mexico for a U.S. citizenship interview has cost the Denver grandmother a year with her family.

The Beloved Village is run by Colorado Village Collaborative.

Biggest Micro-Community in Denver Being Run by Nonprofit Behind “Toxic” Tiny Home Villages

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 13, 2023

Residents and former staffers at Colorado Village Collaborative sites in Denver say the city’s new micro-community manager is “awful” and “disorganized.”

Mayor Mike Johnston and Will Goodale from Housing Connector speak at a press conference.

Zillow for the Homeless: Denver Partners With Tech Company to Get People off the Streets

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 10, 2023

Mayor Johnston has enlisted the help of Housing Connector, a nonprofit, to find permanent living spaces for Denver’s homeless and meet his House1000 goal.

Excavation is underway at the former 1375 Elati Street parking lot.

City Tears Up Popular Parking Lot in Golden Triangle Where Homeless Micro-Community Is Going

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 9, 2023

Asphalt has come out at the 1375 Elati Street micro-community site, leaving people to wonder just how “temporary” the homeless communities really are.

Mike Johnston wants to house 1,000 homeless residents by the end of the year.

Virginia Village Landowner Pulls Out of Micro-Community Deal With City

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 8, 2023

The Krisana Group, a real-estate developer based in Centennial, has pulled out of its contract to turn 1380 South Birch Street into a micro-community.

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A tent in front of the U.S. Post Office has a makeshift stove pipe sticking out.

Denver Homeless Residents Unfazed by Latest City Sweep: “We’ll Just Move Down the Block”

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 7, 2023

The city conducted a homeless sweep in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood that put dozens into housing, while simply sending others down the street.

The Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center is a notable landmark in Aurora.

Ten Things About Aurora That People Need to Know

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 7, 2023

There’s a lot people don’t know (or have forgotten) about Colorado’s third largest city.

elephant outside at zoo

The Denver Zoo Has Become Very Big in the Elephant Sperm Business

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 7, 2023

“There are a lot of genetics being lost every time a male elephant passes away and hasn’t had his samples taken from him.”

Mayor Mike Johnston nixed a micro-community on 5500 E Yale Avenue.

Holly Hills Residents “Thrilled” About Micro-Community Being Canceled

By Bennito L. KeltyNovember 3, 2023

People living in Denver’s Holly Hills area are happy Mayor Mike Johnston nixed plans for an incoming micro-community, but their fight is not yet over.

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