Angeline McCall

2 weeks ago | 9news.com | Angeline McCall

DENVER, Colorado — Proposed federal budget cuts moving through Congress could have significant consequences for approximately 130,000 Coloradans who rely on rental assistance programs, according to housing advocates. The budget proposal would reduce federal funding for rental assistance by around 40% and consolidate various housing programs into a single block grant, as advocates fear it could potentially trigger a wave of evictions across the state.

2 weeks ago | 9news.com | Angeline McCall

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Los posibles recortes a programas de asistencia federales podrían tener consecuencias devastadoras para miles de familias de bajos ingresos en Broomfield, según líderes de una organización sin fines de lucro que se prepara para una mayor demanda de sus servicios. Broomfield FISH, un centro de recursos para familias que distribuyó casi 150,000 libras de comida mensualmente el año pasado, ya está enfrentando un déficit, pues la demanda ahora supera las donaciones.

2 weeks ago | 9news.com | Angeline McCall

BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Potential cuts to federal assistance programs could have devastating consequences for thousands of low-income families in Broomfield, according to local nonprofit leaders who are bracing for increased demand for their services. Broomfield FISH, a family resource center that distributed nearly 150,000 pounds of food monthly last year, is already facing a deficit as demand outpaces donations. The organization now anticipates further strain as federal budget cuts loom.

3 weeks ago | 9news.com | Angeline McCall

DENVER — Immigrants are turning to a small but busy clinic that one nonprofit offers around two times a month. The nonprofit Hope Has No Borders started the asylum clinics last year to help immigrants, largely from Venezuela, fill out their asylum applications correctly. Since then, the small groups have turned much larger, seeking help with so many ongoing changes to the immigration system under President Donald Trump.

1 month ago | 9news.com | Angeline McCall

AURORA, Colo. — A small but growing number of immigrants are, for the first time, considering self-deporting and leaving the country they once fought so hard to enter. Andrea Loya has seen it firsthand. As executive director of Casa de Paz, a Denver-based nonprofit that supports immigrants and asylum seekers, she said she is having more conversations with people considering self-deportation — a process in which individuals voluntarily leave the United States.