Denver Hired Homeless People To Do Some Basic Labor Jobs And Helped Turn Their Lives Around

No Jobs Lost…

DENVER, CO -MARCH 01: Rita Robledo, left, is now a full time employee at Denver Parks and Recreation after being part of Denver’s Day Workers program when she was homeless, March 01, 2017. Robledo, working a the City of Denver’s greenhouse, is now back on her feet and enjoys working to make the Denver parks look their best. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

Much of the work in question is currently being done by full-time city staffers or volunteers. No one is going to lose their job because of this pilot which makes it even more amazing. The city has put aside $400,000 for the first year to go towards the program.