Denver’s Expanding Housing Affordability
Reclaiming Our Future – This is Our Moment
From our November 2021 Newsletter A Word, First: Welcome to budget season! We’ve seen a flurry of media coverage on investments in our communities. The bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is an important investment in public transit and infrastructure improvements that...
Equitable Community Spaces in a Post-Pandemic World
One thing we know is that Coronavirus/COVID-19 is here to stay - but the way we began to engage with institutions in virtual and hybrid spaces may not. Earlier this month, Mile High Connects and our Bay Area friend Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative hosted...
Bringing Little Free Libraries to Your RTD Station
Community artist & leader Nikki Biefel has started a movement, transforming newspaper boxes at RTD stations into mini works of art, filled with books and treasures for the community! Little free libraries are found throughout RTD, including Gold Strike Station in...
Ushering in 2022 with Continued Support of Our Collaborative Partners
As the Denver metro region continues to grow in the face of climate change, COVID, and lack of affordability for so many, MHC understands more than ever the importance of bringing together individuals, organizations, philanthropy, and government to achieve community...
Celebrating the Power of Hispanic & Latino Entrepreneurs
From our October 2021 Newsletter: A word from our Executive Director, Deyanira Zavala This week, we wind down National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month, a month-long celebration on the experience and imprints that Hispanic and Latinx culture leave on all of us. The...
What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Colorado Communities
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rulemaking – Centering Equity in the Process 2.0
11/18/2021 This was the second letter we sent to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to advocate for equity in the greenhouse gas rulemaking process. The undersigned members of the Denver-based Land Use Work Group (LUWG), including nonprofit advocacy...
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rulemaking – Centering Equity in the Process
10/14/2021Subject: Green House Gas Emissions Rulemaking – Recommendations for a more equitable process The undersigned members of the Denver-based Land Use Work Group (LUWG) led by Mile High Connects, Denver Streets Partnership, and YIMBY Denver applauds CDOT in its...