Testimony: Support HB17-1290 to Create Colorado Secure Savings Plan
In a 2016 study, we found almost 900,000 Colorado private sector workers in their prime working years are not participating in any type of retirement savings plans at work.
Trusted Nurse Advice Drives Healthy Decisions
One of the little-known programs within Colorado’s Medicaid program is the Nurse Advice Line, a free service to Medicaid members provided by a team of nurses at Denver Health.
Testimony: Preserve & Strengthen Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
The most effective way to ensure that Coloradans are not hounded for debts they do not owe, have contested, or paid off is to require debt collectors meet a “proof of debt” standard before attempting any collection action.
Meals on Wheels Delivers a Little Warmth & Big Results
Meals on Wheels has proven its worth for decades, saving taxpayers millions a year in nursing home costs by helping older Americans stay at home as they age.
Testimony: Support Extending Income Tax Credits for Child Care
Over time, Colorado has consistently been rated as a state where child care was least affordable for families. On average, in 2016 it cost $11,000 per year for a 4-year-old and nearly $15,000 for an infant in full-time, center-based child care.
Small Loans Fuel Big Dreams
“Some people don’t want to give you an opportunity. You have to build your own bridges.”
Testimony: Support SB17-118 Greater Transparency on Private Occupational Schools
The bottom line is this: Coloradans need postsecondary training and credentials to enter or stay in the middle class.
2017 Opportunity Handbook
In an effort to inform effort to expand opportunity in Colorado, we have compiled a report focusing on some of the important levers to economic mobility.
A Bridge to Opportunity
A first-generation American, who lived as a child in Denver’s Westwood public housing projects, Randy Ho could have taken two very different roads.
Examples of Ideas That Work
Ideas that Work allows us to tell the stories of Coloradans who come together to tackle problems that can’t be solved by individuals alone.
