Leaders struggling to fund entirety of Denver Basic Income Project’s second year

Leaders struggling to fund entirety of Denver Basic Income Project's second year

DENVER — In an update Wednesday, leaders of the Denver Basic Income Project said there is currently not enough money to cover participants for the entirety of its second year.

The program provides direct cash payments to people experiencing homelessness without conditions. Leaders addressed the Denver City Council Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee on Wednesday to provide an update, nearly one month after releasing the results from their first year .

"Currently, we’ve extended past where the pilot was originally designed to run for one year," said Gwen Battis, project manager for the Denver Basic Income Project. "Since that year’s […]

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