The defeat of a $40 million proposal for private security corporation GardaWorld to take over migrant sheltering operations for Denver means the new mayor and City Council can pivot to an entirely different plan.
for Denver means the new mayor and City Council can pivot to an entirely different plan.
“After July 17, a new administration and a partially new council will determine the direction sheltering newcomers will go,” Jennifer Piper, interfaith organizing director of the American Friends Service Committee in Denver, said. “We call on Mayor-elect Johnston to involve nonprofits and community groups in a process to evaluate and draw from all we have learned the last seven months and build a sustainable, dignity-focused system to welcome newcomers.
The co-chairs of the committee did not respond to multiple requests for comment, but members of the public will have an opportunity to be heard at a joint Human Rights and Community Partnerships and Migrants and Immigration public forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday, at the La Alma Rec Center, 1325 W. 11th Ave. in Denver. A virtual option is also available, and details can be found at vibrantdenver.com.Piper hopes the new administration will be ready to lead on migrant response from day one.
“It might have been the right one for the time, but I think a different frame has to be considered if this was problematic in its size and how we reframe it for what we need today,” Torres said. As of last week, 45 of the Department of Human Services’ employees and 100 of its on-call staff are dedicated to the migrant response, being diverted from other duties, Aguilar said.
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