A new playground was built at Creekside Place Apartments thanks to a partnership between Unison, LIFE, KaBOOM!, and Finish Line Youth Foundation. Volunteers from each organization, law enforcement, First Bank, and CHFA assembled the playground and accompanying shade structures. Read more in an article from the Westminster Window. Photo credit: Helen H. Richardson, Denver Post …
Unison Housing Partners was awarded $158,665 in budget authority for a 12-month term to support 14 Mainstream Housing Choice Vouchers from the 2017 Mainstream Voucher Program. Unison will be Partnering with the Center for Persons with Disabilities to fill these vouchers that will help provide non-elderly persons with disabilities immediate access to permanent housing.
National Night Out was celebrated at Unison communities on August 7th as part of the nation-wide community building event celebrating neighborhood camaraderie and police-community partnerships. Ashley, Community Manager at Aztec Villa, chatted with me about NNO and what it means to residents and staff: What did Aztec do for National Night Out? We cooked out …
At about 2 a.m. on Sunday, July 22nd, the Westbury Apartment Complex in Westminster caught fire forcing 140 people out of their homes. The fire was so quick that some residents jumped from second and third story windows to escape the blaze. Two women died of fire-related injuries. For Unison, it was all-hands on deck …
We are extremely excited to share Unison’s 2017 Annual Report. There is a webpage version on our website and a link to download a copy as well. Check it out!
THORNTON, CO. – Wednesday, August 8, 2018, elected officials; community leaders; and senior, housing, and health advocates came together today to celebrate the groundbreaking of Crossing Pointe North at 104th and Colorado in Thornton. City of Thornton Mayor Heidi Williams; Cris White, Executive Director and CEO of Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA); Eric Montoya, …
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The RTD Board of Directors approved significant changes to fares across the whole transit system. Previously, discounted fares were only available on a limited basis through human service providers. Starting July 1st, 2019, there will be an unlimited number of “low-income” discounted tickets and passes at 40% off for people living at or below 185% …
On Monday, July 23rd, Westminster City Council approved a moratorium on new development for two-thirds of the city while improvements are made to its sewage system. The affected area is roughly north of 92nd. This is in response to extremely fast growth in Westminster including a subsequent 40% increase in sewage flows during the past …
Today, three interns from The Denver Foundation’s Nonprofit Internship Program spent the morning at Unison. Josie Martinez, Julia Lomas, and Sydney Paige Pollock are interns at area nonprofits (ACLU, Mile High Youth Corps, Access Gallery) learning more about the field and future career opportunities. They spent the morning shadowing Arrah as part of their program …
As Representative Faith Winter said in a recent post on LinkedIn,”Coloradans should be able to afford to live where they work without working two or three jobs…”, which is why Rep. Winter has introduced legislation three times to establish an affordable housing trust fund to support development of affordable homes. “The housing crisis is growing, …
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