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As those over 65 are facing increased homelessness, Trump's anti-DEI crap is devastating state's help
This report from Colorado was really devastating to me--despite state and local attempts to help, Trump's HUD is making things worse.
Aging with nowhere to go: Increasing number of people age 65 and older are becoming homeless in Colorado
https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/24/homeless-people-65-colorado-services/
Pamela Marin never imagined losing her home. But after her husband passed away in June 2020, everything seemed to spiral out of control.
Marin, 70, said her doctors diagnosed her with “severe grief” after her husband’s death. Her children began worrying about her health. Then, Marin fell for a romance scam and ended up giving almost all of the $60,000 her husband left her to someone who claimed to be working in the oil and gas industry.
With no money to pay for her home, Marin started couch surfing with friends. After five months, she said her friends stopped offering help because she couldn’t help them pay rent. Then, she lived in her midsize Ford Explorer for about nine months before it gave out on her.
“People don’t understand how hard it is for people when they don’t intentionally lose their house,” Marin told The Colorado Sun. “It’s circumstances that usually are beyond their control.” -snip--
After living in her car, she was given a bed at the Volunteers of America shelter before connecting with The Delores Project, a nonprofit that provides shelter and services for women, transgender, and nonbinary individuals. --snip--
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to dramatically reshape the homeless services landscape by introducing new requirements to receive funding. For instance, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has attempted to institute requirements that grant awardees cannot promote diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The agency has also sought to cap the amount of money local entities can spend on permanent supportive housing at just 30% of their total award.
So far, these efforts have been stopped by the courts.
https://coloradosun.com/2025/10/24/homeless-people-65-colorado-services/
Pamela Marin never imagined losing her home. But after her husband passed away in June 2020, everything seemed to spiral out of control.
Marin, 70, said her doctors diagnosed her with “severe grief” after her husband’s death. Her children began worrying about her health. Then, Marin fell for a romance scam and ended up giving almost all of the $60,000 her husband left her to someone who claimed to be working in the oil and gas industry.
With no money to pay for her home, Marin started couch surfing with friends. After five months, she said her friends stopped offering help because she couldn’t help them pay rent. Then, she lived in her midsize Ford Explorer for about nine months before it gave out on her.
“People don’t understand how hard it is for people when they don’t intentionally lose their house,” Marin told The Colorado Sun. “It’s circumstances that usually are beyond their control.” -snip--
After living in her car, she was given a bed at the Volunteers of America shelter before connecting with The Delores Project, a nonprofit that provides shelter and services for women, transgender, and nonbinary individuals. --snip--
President Donald Trump’s administration wants to dramatically reshape the homeless services landscape by introducing new requirements to receive funding. For instance, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has attempted to institute requirements that grant awardees cannot promote diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The agency has also sought to cap the amount of money local entities can spend on permanent supportive housing at just 30% of their total award.
So far, these efforts have been stopped by the courts.
--worth reading the rest at the link above. This is NOT just a Colorado issue.