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Yahoo
23-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Colorado Springs housing for homeless youth opens soon
(COLORADO SPRINGS)— The controversial supportive housing project, The Launchpad, which has been in the works for over two years, will officially open with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, May 27. The Launchpad, located at 846 North 19th St., is a four-story, 50-unit permanent supportive apartment home community for young adults aged 18 to 24. Local nonprofit The PLACE is behind the idea. Staff said it's not a shelter; instead, residents commit to a one-year lease. Organizers said there will be strict oversight, including on-site management with 24-hour program staff and security measures, as well as tenant support with education, jobs, and self-sufficiency life skills. Through this new community, The PLACE will also provide support and foster connections at one accessible and single location for residents, including job placement assistance, life skills coaching, access to healthcare, and more. Multi-million dollar Colorado Springs supportive housing project approved El Paso County tracked 568 homeless youth and young adults through age 24 last year, according to the inaugural State of Homelessness Report in Colorado that was released last month by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. Staff tell FOX21 News that The Launchpad is conceived through the lens of trauma-informed design (TID), integrating trauma-informed care principles into design to fashion physical spaces promoting safety, well-being, and healing. This design will provide small reading nooks adjoining a spacious common area, a laundry space featuring windows overlooking the TV lounge, and a community kitchen transitioning to an outdoor space. The multi-million dollar project is funded through a public-private partnership and various grants. FOX21 will update this article after speaking with nearby neighbors and businesses in the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Earth Day cleanup at The PLACE
(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The PLACE in Downtown Colorado Springs is a nonprofit that shelters youth. This year for Earth Day, they got some help from ENT Credit Union to make sure the kids at The PLACE have a nice space to enjoy outside. The PLACE serves roughly 400-500 youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Since its funding goes toward supporting the kids, things like cleanup and landscaping often require volunteers. The work done on Earth Day will allow them to host barbecues, pickup basketball games, and more in their courtyard throughout the summer. 'The age range that we can serve is 15 to 21. So, if you can imagine teenagers, young adults, all in one space together all the time… this courtyard becomes their respite from being stuck inside, and it is springtime; it's time for a regeneration,' said Becky Treece, The PLACE's CEO. 'So, having ENT here to help us clean up and get ready for this space to be utilized in the spring, summer, and fall, is really going to help the youth have that new energy as well.' As a nonprofit, The PLACE is always looking for donations. You can donate by clicking here. 'Young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness have suffered some form of trauma. You don't end up homeless under the age of 25 without having experienced something significant,' said Treece. 'So we're doing our best to come alongside them, and meet them where they're at, and figure out what their needs are, and do our best to connect them with the resources they need on their own journey.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
