DENVER (KDVR) — Denver City Council could be looking to change how money is spent to address homelessness in the city.
City Council member-at-large Sarah Parady has started that push, wanting to defund the city’s Street Engagement Team in the next city budget. With support from other council members already secured, that amendment could be made to the city’s budget before a final vote next week.
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“I think we’ve reached the point and time where we should really move that team,” said Parady.
The current role of the SET is to engage with the city’s homeless population and offer outreach solutions. But Parady said it hasn’t been effective.
“They will essentially just tell the person to move along,” she said. “It’s fairly rare for them to make a connection to a resource and when they do, it’s actually usually over to another city team so then you’re just kind of …