EDITOR’S NOTE ELISABETH MONAGHAN MANAGING EDITOR this BEFORE ANYONE WHO USES A WHEELCHAIR or has other mobility issues heads to a grocery store, restaurant, office or apartment building, or outdoor venue, they have to plan their approach. Does the establishment have a ramp, elevator, or other wheelchairaccessible entrance? Does the interior layout have enough space for wheelchairs to navigate between doors, tables, or aisles? Can they get in and out of the bathroom with ease? In issue, VOICE contributor Frank DeAngeli introduces our readers to the Roll Mobility app. Roll Mobility is a platform, where people can discover businesses that are accessible to those in wheelchairs or who have other mobility challenges. As DeAngeli explains, the Roll Mobility team launched the app in February of last year. Just a little over a year later, the app now has reviews of more than 100 businesses and attractions in Denver. I suggest our readers keep an eye on this app because I truly believe that Roll Mobility is “going places.” Another highlight I am excited to point out this month is Denver VOICE vendor Raelene Johnson’s latest update on her health. While treatment for her cancer and other health challenges kept her from vending for nearly half of 2024, Johnson is on the mend. Her regular customers will be happy to see her at the Farmer’s Market in Boulder, and all of the vendors, volunteers, and staff at the VOICE are delighted to have her back in action. ■ FRANK DEANGELI is a PNW transplant who has spent six years in Colorado. He has previously spent much of his professional career working in case management at a homeless shelter. He loves movies, making music, and throwing any kind of flying disc. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR James Kay MANAGING EDITOR Elisabeth Monaghan PROGRAM COORDINATOR Connie Gaitan GRAPHIC DESIGNER Hannah Bragg JACOB RICHARDS is a community organizer and writer on the western slope of Colorado. His columns have appeared across the West including The Denver Post, Salt Lake City Tribune, and The Daily Sentinel. When not working in the wilderness, he is working on a project called “A People’s History of the Grand Valley.” VOLUNTEER COPY EDITORS Lanie Lee Cook Aaron Sullivan ARTISTS/PHOTOGRAPHERS Giles Clasen Gigi Galen WRITERS WHAT WE DO The Denver VOICE empowers homeless, impoverished, and transient individuals by creating job opportunities through our vendor program. We give our vendors a job and help them tell their stories; this creates a space for them to be part of a community again. Vendors purchase copies of the VOICE for 50 cents each at our distribution center. This money pays for a portion of our production costs. Vendors can buy as many papers as they want; they then sell those papers to the public for a suggested $2 donation. The difference in cost ($1.50) is theirs to keep. WHO WE ARE The Denver VOICE is a nonprofit that publishes a monthly street newspaper. Our vendors are men and women in the Denver metro area experiencing homelessness and poverty. Since 2007, we have put more than 4,600 vendors to work. Our mission is to facilitate a dialogue addressing the roots of homelessness by telling stories of people whose lives are impacted by poverty and homelessness and to offer economic, educational, and empowerment opportunities for the impoverished community. We are an award-winning publication, a member of the International Network of Street Papers and the Colorado Press Association, and we abide by the Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics. With the money they make selling the VOICE, vendors are able to pay for their basic needs. Our program provides vendors with an immediate income and a support group of dedicated staff members and volunteers. Vendors are independent contractors who receive no base pay. EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT editor@denvervoice.org VENDOR PROGRAM program@denvervoice.org • (720) 320-2155 ADVERTISING ads@denvervoice.org MAILING ADDRESS PO Box 1931, Denver CO 80201 VENDOR OFFICE 989 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, CO 80204 OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Orientation is held every day we are open, but prospective vendors must arrive by 10:00 a.m. Robert Davis Frank DeAngeli Alan Hudson Raelene Johnson Jason Martin Gabriel Pearce Jacob Richards Jerry Rosen Larmarques Smith Charles Spring BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chris Boulanger, Vice President Jeff Cuneo, President Antonio Diaz, Treasurer Michael Burkley Robert Davis Charity Von Guinness Nikki Lawson Cabal Yarne THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS ROBERT DAVIS is an award-winning freelance reporter for the Denver VOICE. His work has also appeared in Colorado Newsline, Business Insider, Westword, the Colorado Sun, and Medium.com. DENVERVOICE.ORG E.ORG @deeOCE 2 DENVER VOICE June 2024 STAFF CONTRIBUTORS BOARD CONTACT US
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