‘We know it works’: Denver piloting program to provide some of city’s poorest direct cash assistance

'We know it works': Denver piloting program to provide some of city's poorest direct cash assistance

A new effort to address both affordability and homelessness in Denver will soon start.

Monday, Denver’s City Council approved using $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to partner with the Denver Basic Income Project and Impact Charitable . Much like programs already installed in other North American cities, the project aims to help people in need by issuing them direct cash payments.

"There was this growing evidence that this is an idea that works really well, and we felt we could build upon the successes of others here in Denver," said Mark Donovan, founder of Denver Basic Income […]

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