Donation Meter Program - Denver, CO - Permanent Charity Donation Locations on Waymarking.com

These meters were installed throughout the Denver metro are as a way to funnel individual people's charity into formal programs to deal with homelessness. Instead of giving money to panhandlers, the donation meters funnel money to effective programs that deal with homelessness.

"The idea is to encourage people to put the money into the parking meters instead of giving to panhandlers. Money raised from the meters will go to organizations fighting homelessness.

Mayor John Hickenlooper said the city's 10 year plan to end homelessness is working.

"Denver's 10 year plan to end homelessness, what we call Denver's road home, has really become a national model," Hickelooper said. "I think we've had the greatest success in getting the whole community to buy in, to believe this is something we can tackle as a community." (Excerpted from (visit link) )

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Continuously at this location for six months or more.: yes Structure does NOT have wheels.: no Charity name: Denver's Road Home How does this organization help others?: A variety of services are offered for both short and long term assistance, including services to prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place as well as employment, substance treatment, mental health and permanent housing. Items accepted: Coins Address or location description: 16th Street Mall near Wynkoop Website of charity: [Web Link]

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