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Week of November 24, 2022
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO
A publication of
SouthPlatteIndependent.net
VOLUME 78 | ISSUE 3
INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 14 | LIFE: PAGE 16 | CALENDAR: PAGE 19 | SPORTS: PAGE 26
Outreach program launched for the unhoused 5-year grant approved BY ROBERT TANN RTANN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Danielle SeeWalker standing beside some of her artwork on display at Koelbel Library in Centennial on Nov. 10.
PHOTOS BY TAYLER SHAW
Native artist and author shares her work, journey Danielle SeeWalker an artist, author and activist BY TAYLER SHAW TSHAW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Whether it be painting captivating murals on a high school’s cafeteria wall or decorating the decks of skateboards, the versatile artwork Danielle SeeWalker creates is representative of what she wishes she had seen growing up as a Native person. SeeWalker, a Denver resident, is Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta , which is the band that stems from Chief Sitting Bull, she said. She is a citizen of SEE ARTIST, P10
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Danielle SeeWalker’s artwork will be on display at Koelbel Library in Centennial throughout November.
AllHealth Network, a mental health nonprofit with locations across the south metro region, recently unveiled a new outreach program to connect unhoused residents with mental care. Funded for five years through a grant from the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, or PATH, the nonprofit said it would be able to provide outreach in Arapahoe County cities such as Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan as well as all of Douglas County. “What we know for our people that experience homelessness is that at the root of that there’s some type of mental health thing that has happened,” said Cayla Steffy, a behavioral health provider for the nonprofit. Mental health, Steffy said, presents a systemic issue for unhoused residents. A University of Denver study, which surveyed 121 people in the Littleton, Englewood and Sheridan area found that 30% said mental health issues were a reason they became homeless. The top five reasons, according to respondents, were all economic. While AllHealth’s PATH grant will not secure any direct funding for housing, Steffy said the nonprofit’s outreach team helps connect area residents with social programs that can lead to housing, education and workforce training. SEE PATH, P3
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