CCLP celebrated our 26th birthday party while reflecting on another year of successes on behalf of Coloradans experiencing poverty.
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Small business displacement and Business Navigators
CCLP partnered with the city and county of Denver to administer a two-year program connecting Denver’s historically underinvested businesses with guides to programs, resources, and services available to them.
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Colorado health advocates presented to the Joint Budget Committee on glitch-plagued Public Health Emergency Unwind.
2024 Legislative session: addressing economic challenges at the individual and state level
Addressing economic challenges at the individual and state level after the 2024 Colorado legislative session.
Mile High Connects 2016 Advisory Council
Welcome to all of our Advisory Council members! This group is comprised of thought leaders from a variety of disciplines from the Metro Denver region that will learn about different issues related to our work as well as provide input and strategic guidance on critical topics central to the collaborative.
Brian Allem, Denver Regional Mobility and Access Council
Joe Anzures, State Independent Living Council
Veronica Barela, NEWSED Community Development Corporation
Amy Beres, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Foundation
Ryan Billings, City of Denver, Public Works
Kaye Boeke, Colorado Health Foundation
Hank Braaksma, Seniors’ Resource Center
Laura Brudzynski, City of Denver, City Council
Brad Calvert, Denver Regional Council of Governments
Craig Carlson, Adams County Housing Authority Board
Leslie Colwell, Colorado Children’s Campaign
Chris Connor, Denver’s Road Home
Brian Duffany, Economic and Planning Systems
Rob DuRay, Colorado Civic Engagement Roundtable
Jose Esparza, West Community Economic Development Corp.
Bill Fulton, Civic Canopy
Rick Garcia, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Donna Garnett, DMG Consulting Group
Fred Glick, Independent Consultant
Ismael Guerrero, Denver Housing Authority
Gabriel Guillaume, LiveWell Colorado
Carol Hedges, Colorado Fiscal Institute
Eugene Howard, Douglas County Transportation
Bill James, James Real Estate Services, Inc.
Marvin Kelly, Del Norte Neighborhood Development Corp.
Dana Kennedy, Colorado Health Network
Carl Koelbel, Koelbel and Company
Steve Kunshier, Adams County Housing Authority
Heather Lafferty, Habitat for Humanity
Mickki Langston, Girl Scouts of Colorado
Taryn Lewis, Denver Urban Renewal Authority
Jill Loncantore, Walk Denver
Sheila Lynch, Tri-County Health Department
Carrie Makarewicz, University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and Planning
Molly Markert, City of Aurora, City Council
Ryan McCaw, MetroWest Housing Solutions
Robert McGranaghan, University of Colorado, Community Campus Partnership
Damon McIntyre, Denver Housing Authority
Mary Miller, Susan G. Komen Colorado
Michelle Mitchell, Colorado Housing Assistance Corporation
Erin Mooney, Community Enterprise
Nanette Neelan, City of Lakewood
Skip Noe, City of Aurora, City Manager
Yael Nyholm, delet llc
Drew O’Connor, Drew O’Connor Facilitation, LLC
Debbie Ortega, Denver City Council, Councilwoman At-Large
Cec Ortiz, Latino Community Foundation of Colorado
Rick Padilla, City of Denver, Office of Economic Development
Judi Patrick, The Art of Housing
Chuck Perry, Perry Rose LLC
Emma Pinter, City of Westminster, City Council
Hanni Raley, The Arc of Aurora
Madeleine Raplogle, WorkLife Partnership
Lyz Riley, LiveWell Northeast Denver
David Ruchman, Jefferson County Local Coordinating Council
Ron Ruggiero, SEUI Local 105
David Sachs, Denver StreetsBlog
Jamie Skaronea, Adams County School District 50
Bill Sirois, Regional Transportation District
Abram Sloss, Denver Metro Small Business Development Center and Chamber of Commerce
Michael Smith, Colorado Construction Institute
Rob Smith, Rocky Mountain MicroFinance Institute
Ken Snyder, PlaceMatters
Vivian Stovall, Community Activist
Paul Teske, University of Colorado Denver
Beth Truby, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Celia Vanderloop, North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative
Tasha Weaver, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority
Katrina Wert, Center for Workforce Initiatives
Katherine Williams, A3
Karen Worminghaus, eGo Car Share
Cassie Wright, Urban Ventures