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Brad Smith with Home Smart Realty Group shows off his bare ankles for No Socks To Work Day. (credit: CBS)

‘No Socks To Work Day’ Encourages Clothing Donation To Homeless

Wednesday is “No Socks To Work Day” which encourages everyone to see how it feels to go a day without socks and donate new socks to the homeless.

2012/12/12

Colorado Coalition For The Homeless (credit: CBS)

VA Boss Says Number Of Homeless Vets Declining

The number of homeless veterans is declining as the Veterans Affairs Department works to eliminate the problem by 2015, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki said Tuesday.

2012/09/25

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Big Cities’ People-in-Power Don’t Understand Crime And Murder

For America’s big cities: the people who are supposed to have, need to have, and claim to have all the answers simply don’t have a clue.

2012/07/11

Wheat Ridge police spokeswoman Lisa Spinder (credit: CBS)

Wheat Ridge Has Plan For Helping Homeless

Denver’s new unauthorized camping ordinance intended to get homeless people and others from sleeping on the streets at night could mean more trouble for nearby cities.

2012/06/07

Homeless people sleeping on the 16th Street Mall (credit: CBS)

Homeless Expect Police Sweep As Camping Ban Goes Into Effect

Denver’s ban on urban camping went into effect on Tuesday. Business leaders say it will make city streets safer, but homeless advocates say it unfairly targets people with nowhere to go.

2012/05/29

Controversial Camping Ban In Denver Will Affect How Homeless Live

The controversial camping ban in Denver officially takes effect next week. It’s seen by some as criminalizing the homeless but police claim that’s not true.

2012/05/25

Denver Poised To Make Urban Camping Illegal

Seven years after embracing an ambitious plan to provide housing and job training for Denver’s homeless, the city is poised Monday to impose restrictions that opponents – including Occupy protesters – say will make it illegal to have no home.

2012/05/14