A bulk of Denver’s remaining money, $73.6 million, will soon be put to work funding more than 30 programs and initiatives designed to rebuild the Denver economy and make it more resilient and equitable in the process.
was welcoming 400 to 500 low-income families a week to its market-style food pantry in Denver’s City Park West neighborhood.than at any point since the Great Depression and the need for Metro Caring’s fresh produce and other staples skyrocketed. Suddenly the nonprofit was providing food to around 1,200 households a week, using a drive-thru model in its parking lot with its building shut down to protect clients and staff against the virus’ spread.
The Denver Emergency Food Relief Fund grants Metro Caring received are just a tiny sliver of that avalanche of money, but it was essential for the nonprofit and the people it serves. Metro Caring and other organizations focused on food security, housing stability, child care and more in Denver may soon have the opportunity to receive support through a different well of COVID relief money.
But a bulk of the remaining money, $73.6 million, will soon be put to work funding more than 30 programs and initiatives designed to rebuild the Denver economy and make it more resilient and equitable in the process.include a $5 million small business grant fund, $1.8 million for grants for organizations that provide free summer programs for Denver kids and a $1 million for a food resiliency grant program.
Denver officials have already gathered input from more than 6,000 residents about how ARPA money should be spent, Smith said. More feedback will be sought this summer before officials bring a plan for the second pot of money to the City Council in the latter part of the year.
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