Keith, age 29, has been homeless since June 2016 and moved to Colorado several weeks ago in hopes of finding new opportunities. He sits on a bench near the entryway of Union Station on the morning of Tuesday, March 7, 2017, watching passersby and pondering his current living situation. He’s temporarily sleeping in an apartment complex off Colfax Avenue but doesn’t feel like he can stay there much longer.

Seth Thomas stands near the corner of Lawrence Street and Park Avenue in downtown Denver on May 1, 2017. Thomas, age 38, was homeless when he moved to the city in April 2016 and has since been accepted into Denver Rescue Mission’s New Life Program. He dreams of earning a living by writing and selling poetry.

Terra Raines sits on a bench behind her current residence on May 2, 2017. After years of homelessness, Raines, age 39, lives in the transitional housing offered at The Crossing. The structure and resources offered there have helped bring stability to her and her two sons, Raines says.

 

Olivia Grace Hahn spends time with her parents at Parker Adventist after her birth on Jan. 20, 2017.

 

Jared Sterkel, age 27, acts as co-pilot of a Cessna 182RG on a flight from Northern Colorado Regional Airport to Colorado Springs on the morning of April 12, 2017. Sterkel is a Colorado native but flies full-time for Grant Aviation, an Alaska-based company. "The Last Frontier" has six times as many pilots per capita and 16 times as many aircraft per capita when compared to the rest of the United States.

Michael Casey, 17, poses with his cello on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colo., on Nov. 18, 2017. Casey, who has Treacher Collins Syndrome, hopes to earn enough money from his weekend performances to fund a trip to Hawaii, where he plans to complete his senior capstone course. Treacher Collins Syndrome affects 1 in 50,000 people, according to estimates from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

Jared Platzer sits at Banded Oak Brewing Company in Denver, Colo., on a Friday evening in September 2016. Platzer moved to Denver and started nursing school in January 2016 after serving in the Marine Corps for four years.