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Does Colorado Springs attract an inordinate share of homelessness? What exacerbates the problem, what do the homeless need, and how is our city doing on this? Homelessness, always an important issue, is frequently front page news these days in Colorado Springs. In this episode we get detail about the issue and what's being done to address it. In the know are guest co-hosts Beth Roalstad, executive director of Homeward Pikes Peak and chair of the Pikes Peak Continuum of Care, and Andy Phelps, Homelessness Prevention and Response Coordinator for the City of Colorado Springs. They do some myth-busting and offer fascinating information. Visit http://studio809radio.com/town-square-homeless-not-alone/ for more information and links mentioned in this episode. (Episode 4, Recorded 2/27/18)