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Saturday, May 12, 2012  It's a working weekend for more than 200 volunteers as they put some sweat equity into a local low-income community.

Thursday, February 09, 2012  It is an exciting week for Greccio Housing. The non-profit purchased two additional apartment buildings to benefit low-income community members in the Pikes Peak region.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  About 1,700 children who are living in poverty received holiday gifts in Pueblo Wednesday, all as part of a privately funded operation to help the kids have a Christmas.

Wednesday, September 21, 2011  Comcast says it will be providing low-income families in Colorado with Internet access and laptops at reduced prices to try to close what the company calls a "digital divide."

Friday, July 15, 2011  The Colorado Department of Transportation is interested in buying the property as part of the expansion project on Highway 24.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Low-income tenants living at the Express Inn have to find a new home. The motel is shutting down and that means the homeless non-profit that's renting out rooms at $155 a week have until the 15th to leave.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010  Pueblo County has shifted $124,000 in federal stimulus funds from a job training program to a program that provides weekend lunches for low-income students.

Monday, May 17, 2010  Now the Denver Garden Apartments are ready for occupancy. The apartments will be available for low-income seniors.

Saturday, May 08, 2010  Dozens of Colorado Springs resident dedicate their Saturday to helping the elderly spruce up their homes.

Thursday, May 06, 2010  It was inspired by a study done by a Harvard economist in which children earned $2 for each book they read, with the average student earning $14.

Thursday, April 08, 2010  Some oppose plans to spend $9.4 million to open a solitary confinement unit at the Colorado State Penitentiary. The corrections department says it's needed to house violent inmates now being held in lower-security prisons.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  There's a new plan to house people living in homeless camps in Colorado Springs. And the land is already zoned for camping.

Saturday, February 13, 2010  Tax experts volunteered their time Saturday to help low income people file their taxes.

Thursday, January 07, 2010  A new pharmacy in Colorado springs is helping poor people get the medicine they need.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  Kim Vanrisseghen has spent almost a decade living on the streets. It's been a long time since she's been able to call a place home. But Greccio Housing gave her the opportunity to start her life over.