by Kindle Morell | Oct 6, 2022 | Alternatives to Jail
By David Heitz / NewsBreak Denver (Denver, Colo.) Denver jails will expand their medication-assisted treatment program for inmates battling addiction. The City Council accepted a $1,054,387 grant Monday from the Caring for Denver Foundation. The money will...
by Kindle Morell | Jul 29, 2022 | Alternatives to Jail
Meet the 911 first responders who are providing emergency on-the-scene mental health support. Oprah Daily BY MATT LEVIN / PUBLISHED: JUL 29, 2022 A man, silently, was struggling. I was walking down Broadway, in New York. People flowed gracefully around and past him...
by Kindle Morell | Feb 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
5280 Maya Chiodo 2/04/2020 In 2018, voters approved a $0.25 sales tax by passing the Caring for Denver ballot initiative. Now, a newly formed foundation is starting to dole out grants to programs that help Denverites experiencing mental health and substance misuse...
by Kindle Morell | Apr 7, 2020 | Alternatives to Jail
News Release April 7, 2020 Media Contact – Taylor Roddy • 312.208.6483Denver, CO – Caring for Denver Foundation announced today it is inviting proposals for a new $7 million dollar funding opportunity for programs, projects and/or activities that...
by Kindle Morell | Feb 6, 2021 | Alternatives to Jail
USA TODAY By Grace Hauck Denver successfully sent mental health professionals, not police, to hundreds of calls Another U.S. city is reporting early success with a program that replaces traditional law enforcement responders with health care workers for some...
