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Get Involved is a weekly series pointing readers toward community-oriented events, volunteer opportunities, and good causes in Colorado.

Our Town: Get Involved

Want to help? Find out what items shelters need donated, what services are expanding, and what you can do the next time you see someone holding a sign.

Our Town: At Your Service

When you need a quick paycheck, the fastest solution might be at a family business on Colfax Avenue.

Mental Health Center of Denver

Our Town: Home Visits

If you help homeless people suffering from mental illness, expect your car to become your traveling office.

Fort Lyon

Our Town: The Grand Experiment

Fort Lyon has operated as a fort, infirmary, veterans’ hospital, and prison. Now, the 552-acre campus is a residential substance-abuse center for about 200 homeless people at a time. How long will it last?

Our Town: Big Ideas to Solve Homelessness

The greatest lesson of the past 10 years just might be that there is no perfect solution to end homelessness. Instead, Denver relies on myriad options to address the issue—and some are working better than others.

5 Places to Stargaze Near Denver

The colder months offer some of the best nighttime views of the Colorado sky. Get starry-eyed at these prime lookouts. 

A Luxury Home Goes to Auction—In Reverse

The price on an 11,473-square-foot house in Golden was reduced by $150,000 every three days in an unconventional effort to find a buyer.

How Should You Vote on Measure 2A?

Measure 2A would increase Denver’s sales tax by .08 percent to create a new Denver College Affordability Fund for local students.

Art From Tragedy

This is part of a weekly series published fresh on Thursdays.

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