Sam Peña is a multimedia journalist at Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — Four tiny walls hold everything that Christina Hopkins needs. An art book, some clothes and a dozen medications.
However, just over a month ago, Hopkins received good news when she was given a spot at Elati Village, which is Denver’s only micro-community for women, transgender, and non-binary individuals.Elati Village started construction in 2023 and opened in April of 2024. The micro-community is operated by The Gathering Place, a nonprofit that previously ran a similar shelter at the Rodeway Inn. The Gathering Place has a one-year contract with the city.
Each resident at Elati is given a welcome package, which contains blankets and hygiene items. The village also has laundry facilities, a community kitchen and showers. "We need safety, we need numbers, we need community and we need visibility," said Ixora Cook, a new resident at Elati Village."People see us on the street and they hate us, they just want us gone," said Cook.Although residents normally stay around six months at Elati, Powell said they won't kick them out until they find a permanent home. So far, seven Elati residents have been placed in permanent housing.
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