'We Know It Works': Denver Piloting Program To Provide Some Of City's Poorest Direct Cash Assistance

By Conor McCue, CBS Denver:

A new effort to address both affordability and homelessness in Denver will soon start.

Monday, Denver's City Council approved using $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to partner with the Denver Basic Income Project and Impact Charitable. Much like programs already installed in other North American cities, the project aims to help people in need by issuing them direct cash payments.

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