Side Streets: Furor Over Home for Drug Addicts, Ex-Cons No Surprise to Ruby, Bennie

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › November 16, 2011

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Ruby and Bennie Belton are not surprised by the furor that erupted in Ivywild recently around a proposal to house 30 men with histories of substance abuse - ex-convicts released on parole, men sentenced to probation, homeless vets and other self-referrals - in the Unida House sober-living facility on Cheyenne Boulevard.

A similar storm of public outcry enveloped Ruby and Bennie in 2008 when they proposed converting a halfway house for women, also in Ivywild, into a faith-based facility for men.

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Side Streets: Furor Over Home for Drug Addicts, Ex-Cons No Surprise to Ruby, Bennie

Bennie, a former prison minister, wanted to open Restoration House Ministries because he felt a spiritual cal...

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