On Monday, Denver City Council unanimously voted to spend another $6.7 million on fast fixes to people’s housing problems in an effort to prevent or quickly end bouts of homelessness.

The idea behind the Department of Housing Stability’s rapid resolution and housing programs is that homelessness is easier — and cheaper — to prevent than resolve. And the longer someone is unhoused, the harder it is to get out of homelessness, and the more debilitating trauma they will likely experience.

“We’re sparing the households that we serve a lot of trauma by exiting them so quickly,” said Kevin Kelly, a program officer for the housing department. “We’re keeping them from languishing within the homelessness resolution system.”

The city’s Department of Housing Stability is spreading millions of doll

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