Denver Street Stories

Meet Lennie! She loves a good bike ride, and she always has great advice to offer from her life experiences and through her challanges getting housing.

Season two of Denver Street Stories starts with a special interview with Terese of House Keys Action Network. In this interview Terese tells us about a survey given out to over 1000 unhoused folks in the Denver area about their thoughts on the housing crisis and ways in which we can best support our unhoused neighbors.

Below is a link to the survey as well as House Keys Action Network's website:

https://housekeysactionnetwork.com/pipe-dreams-and-picket-fences/

Thank you all for listening to and watching season 1 of Denver Street Stories. Your continued support has allowed us to pursue our mission of amplifying unhoused voices. We look forward to making new kinds of content and hosting new events and we'll hope you'll join us in season 2. Thank you so much and see you soon!

-Denver Street Stories

For our season 1 finale we sat down for a special interview with Denver's very own Lisa Calderón. After coming in third for Denver's 2023 mayoral race Lisa was not deterred in her mission to make Denver a safe space for all. She goes over her critiques with mayor Mike Johnston's homeless polices and what she would like to see being done to help better support our unhoused neighbors.

If you would like to learn more about Lisa, check out her website below:

Lisa Calderón for Denver (lisafordenver.com)

Meet Piere who tells us about his thoughts and feelings on being unhoused, the mistreatment that comes with it, and that if "you can't help us, then don't harm us!"

Meet Shelly, a Latina transwoman from Texas who tells us about her struggles with family and abusive partners while finding happiness in her transition as she looks onwards towards achieving her dreams.

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of drug use, rape, and prostitution. Listener discretion is advised.

Meet Rose, an incredibly creative and intelligent friend and activist! Rose shares some of their hobbies and creative outlets like crochet and cooking while discussing how peoples preconceived feelings towards homeless folks affect them. They've found a sense of community and support being un-housed but there are still a lot difficulties that deserve to be understood.

Meet Rose, an incredibly creative and intelligent friend and activist! Rose shares some of their hobbies and creative outlets like crochet and cooking while discussing how peoples preconceived feelings towards homeless folks affect them. They've found a sense of community and support being un-housed but there are still a lot difficulties that deserve to be understood.

Meet Tina, a charismatic "auntie" of the community staying on the west side of Denver near Colfax and Sheridan. Tina talks about her connection to family while highlighting some of her fears and hopes for the future.

Today we meet Carla who tells us about her experience being unhoused and dealing with an abusive partner while trying to find work after graduating from college.

Disclaimer: This episode contains talks of domestic violence among other potentially adult themes. Listener discretion is advised.