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It is said that necessity is the mother of all invention, and the city of Colorado Springs now has a tidy feature on their app that allows community members to click a button to report a homeless camp. Should people use it? Apparently, they already do.
What they might not know is what happens when they do.
That click initiates a visit from the CSPD Homeless Outreach Team, which posts the area with “tags” warning people to vacate the premises. Many people pack up their belongings and relocate their camp. Some stay and receive a camping ticket.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers, right, walks past new outdoor lockers during the opening of the Welcome Center at the Springs Rescue Mission in Colorado Springs on Thursday, April 29, 2021. The Welcome Center serves as the point of entry to the Springs Rescue Mission campus, which will increase safety while creating a space for men and women who are experiencing homelessness and addiction. In addition to the point of entry, the 3,000-square-foot Welcome Center has a mailroom for people to receive mail and a kennel for pets. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
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The Springs Rescue Mission celebrated the completion Thursday of its six-year, $18 million expansion at its campus on West Las Vegas Street. The charity helps give people who are experiencing poverty and homelessness in the community a path to stability.
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