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LWVD will join with Colorado Social Legislation Committee to welcome a panel of speakers to address how the combined loss of federal funding, Colorado’s budget deficit, and Denver’s fiscal belt tightening will affect our residents.

You have probably heard or read various news items about this fiscal triple whammy that is going to impact a number of programs serving our city and state, and in particular vulnerable populations. We will bring together representatives from five organizations with expertise in this area:

• Bell Policy Center,
• Colordo Fiscal Institute,
• Hunger Free Colorado,
• Colorado Nonprofit Association and
• Colorado Consumer Health Initiative.

We have asked the panelists to focus in particular on food insecurity, medical and behavioral health, the non-profit service sector, and the budgetary impacts of federal policy changes, including administrative costs, staffing and state and local revenue. In addition to large urban centers, the panelists have been asked to tell us about the ways in which resources in small towns and rural areas of Colorado will be under pressure.

We have urged them, along with the dire, scary information, to provide some rays of hope by identifying efforts that are being made to counteract the negative impacts on our residents.

The Kick-Off/Forum will be held at Montview Blvd Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, September 16. Please note that we are asking attendees to arrive by 5:00 p.m. to grab snacks and beverages. We want to have a “hard start” at 5:30 to accommodate all the panelists and an ample Q&A. As with all of League’s events, non-members are welcome. Bring a friend!

Susan Stark, Co-Director of Program