Best Rockies Parking  Colorado Coalition for the Homeless  Tired
of paying more for LoDo parking than you did for Rockies
tickets? Pull into the fifty-space lot tucked into the
intersection of 22nd and Stout streets, and you'll feel a little
more energized. A mere six blocks from Coors Field and only $3,
it's loads cheaper than many of the spots located a few blocks
closer, and the money goes to a good cause: the Colorado
Coalition for the Homeless, which owns the lot. As part of a
program called Stout Street Works!, which encourages the
homeless to work for money, self-esteem and a sense of
community, the lot is staffed during night and weekend games by
two or three workers, who are later paid with the money they
collect. "It worked out so well, and the people who worked it
were so happy with it," says coalition boardmember Eileen
Pappas. "It was easy and outdoors, and they felt like they were
a part of something fun."  My Voice Nation Help ©2013 Denver
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