This 71-year-old US mayor goes to a homeless shelter every Friday night, sleeps, serves breakfast Saturday morning. In 2021, he called 'homelessness' a choice

Mayor Mike Coffman of Aurora, Colorado, spends every Friday night at the Aurora Regional Navigation Center homeless shelter, sleeping on a cot and serving breakfast on Saturday morning.

Coffman started the routine to evaluate the shelter's tiered system firsthand: Tier One offers basic services, Tier Two requires engagement with case managers, and Tier Three offers long-term independent living with a full-time job requirement.

In 2021, Coffman called homelessness 'a lifestyle choice' during a CBS4 segment where he posed as 'HomelessMike' for seven days, but later clarified he meant people choose between shelters or outdoors.