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How Montrose is Addressing Homelessness & Where It Comes Up Short

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Laura Palmisano

Published February 1, 2021 at 12:27 PM MST

Continuous snow covers the trail on the north side of Silver Creek Pass. Both calls came from parties navigating this section of the deep snow. (You can see Capitol Peak in the distance of Photo 2.

Homelessness isn't a new issue for the community of Montrose. Like what's happening nationwide, demand is way up for services to help the homeless because of the coronavirus pandemic. For KVNF News, Laura Palmisano brings us an in-depth report on how Montrose is addressing the needs of this population as well as where it's coming up short. Support for this story came from a grant from Solutions Journalism Network.

Laura Palmisano

Laura joined KVNF in 2014. She was the news director for two years and now works as a freelance reporter covering Colorado's Western Slope. Laura is an award-winning journalist with work recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Broadcasters Association, and RTDNA. In 2015, she was a fellow for the Institute for Justice & Journalism. Her fellowship project, a three-part series on the Karen refugee community in Delta, Colorado, received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

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