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Denver homeless camp has decked-out open-air BAR that also rents out tents for prostitution
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  • A pop-up bar has been set up in Denver on sidewalk at 23rd and Champa streets which the city's growing homeless population has turned into an encampment

  • It features lounge chairs and umbrellas and one of the the tents looks to have been transformed into a streetside bar with reports of alcohol being sold

  • The camp has been decorated with couches, rugs and tables and dozens of liquor bottles have been proudly put on display

Meghan Shay, an executive at homeless aid group Step Denver, said serving alcohol to vulnerable people would worsen the city's homeless issue and pointed to a report which shows over 80 percent of homeless people have experienced lifetime alcohol and, or drug problems.

Shay added that a report on street mortality showed drugs and alcohol caused 60 percent of homeless deaths in 2022.

Her organization Step Denver helps homeless men deal with mental health issues and recover from addiction.

The Denver metropolitan area has seen a 32 percent rise in homelessness this year compared to 2022.

It had 9,065 unhoused people in January compared to 6,884 the year before, according to data collected by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative.
Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-16
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