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Delores Project helps homeless find housing, supports them long after they get keys [denverpost.com]

 

By Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, October 25, 2020

Sandi Barros once hung dreamcatchers above her cot in a Denver shelter to ward off the nightmares that accompanied years of homelessness and mental health struggles.

Now, a picture of Barros’ icon Marilyn Monroe graces the crown of her bed in her own apartment secured with the help of the Delores Project Steps to Stability program. Marilyn Monroe has been a source of inspiration and strength for Barros while she lived out of her truck and then sought refuge at the Delores Project’s homeless shelter for women and transgender people who don’t have access to services elsewhere.

“No more nightmares,” said Barros, pointing to her dreamcatchers that only serve as decorations in her bright, one-bedroom apartment. “Marilyn never got to be home much, either. Now I got to take Marilyn home, and we can both rest.”

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