Marchers Call for Funding for Denver’s Program of Giving Cash to Unhoused People

Marchers Call for Funding for Denver’s Program of Giving Cash to Unhoused People

Nearly 100 people marched around Civic Center Park September 22 in support of expanding Denver’s basic income pilot program, which provides varying amounts of no-strings-attached cash to unhoused people.

The rally was hosted by the Denver Basic Income Project (DBIP), a nonprofit that has distributed no-strings-attached cash payments to over 800 unhoused people in Denver. Attendees included advocacy organizations like Servicios De La Raza, a 51-year-old advocacy organization that provides services for low-income earning households, as well as state lawmakers, local residents, and activists. It was held at the end of so-called the Denver City Council’s “Budget Week,” when the […]

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