Colorado Springs Homeless Union

05/27/2026

Please try to Stay Cool. Find Shade as often as you Can.

As summer heat rises, people living in vehicles face dangerous conditions, highlighting how gaps in housing systems leave too many at risk.

05/27/2026

Most people on the Streets, DID NOT Do Drugs when they were in Housing. They Do the Drugs Now, to Cope with being in an UnSafe Environment.

05/27/2026

Here's Why there are So Many Houseless.

05/27/2026

Here are some Ideas, if you would Like to Help

05/27/2026

Shelters are NOT the Answer to Homelessness. We Hope She gets All of her Wishes to come true.

05/23/2026

Why do you think they have Election Day during the week? They Know Most people are too busy working. Voting Should be a National Holiday.

New voting restrictions could further limit access to the ballot for low-income and homeless individuals, deepening existing barriers.

05/23/2026

Exactly!!!

05/17/2026

Government Could Easily Fix This! But Politicians Don't get Anything for doing it. Sure they would get Praise from the Community, but that doesn't put any money in their pocket. Which is All they Care About.

When Brittany, a special education paraprofessional, moved back to Colorado Springs from Denver a decade ago, a main driver was the rising cost of living in the Mile High City.

The 53-year-old, who declined to give her last name, relocated with hopes the move would improve her financial freedom and quality of life.

While the cost of living was lower in the Springs, wages were, too. And over the years, as the cost of living rose across the state and the nation — driven by inflation, housing shortages, increased construction costs, a pandemic, rising tax burdens, new tariffs and global conflict — Brittany and other residents in El Paso County were not immune to the crunch.

Read more from The Gazette's affordability series: https://buff.ly/cMhcEfG

05/17/2026

Between Data Centers & War, Expect the Energy Bills to SkyRocket Out of the Known Universe.

Three-quarters of U.S. adults say their home energy costs have gone up in recent years, including 42% who say these costs have gone up a lot.