Safety, Housing, Education &  
Homelessness Committee  
AGENDA  
Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 10:30 AM  
City & County Building, Council Committee Room, Room 391  
1437 Bannock Street  
Chair: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Vice Chair Sarah Parady  
Members: Kevin Flynn, Stacie Gilmore, Amanda Sawyer, Jamie Torres, Darrell Watson  
Staff: Anne Wallace  
Attendance  
Briefings  
24-0843  
Presentation on the La Raza Report  
Dr. Steve Del Castillo and Dr. Luis Torres  
24-0844  
All In Mile High Update  
Consent Items  
24-0817  
Approves a grant agreement with Catholic Charities for  
$1,185,43.17 and an end date of 6-30-2025 to provide  
Head Start and Early Head Start services to 144 children  
and their families as a delegate agency of Denver Great  
Kids Head Start (DGHKHS), in Council Districts 1, 3, 7, 8,  
and 9 (MOEAI-202474472).  
24-0818  
Approves a contract with Clayton Early Learning for  
$2,354,674.30 and an ending date of 6-30-2025 to  
provide Head Start and Early Head Start services to 182  
children and their families as a delegate agency of Denver  
Great Kids Head Start (DGKHS), in Council Districts 3, 7,  
8 and 11 (MOEAI-202474471).  
24-0819  
Approves an intergovernmental agreement with School  
District Number One (Denver Public Schools) for  
$3,556,842.84 and an ending date of 6-30-2025 to  
provide Head Start services to 350 children and their  
families as a delegate agency of Denver Great Kids Head  
Start, citywide (MOEAI-202474473).  
24-0820  
24-0821  
Approves a contract with Family Star for $854,767.15 and  
an ending date of 6-30-2025 to provide Head Start and  
Early Head Start to 63 children and their families as a  
delegate agency of Denver Great Kids Head Start, in  
Council Districts 1,2,3, and 7 (MOEAI-202474487).  
Approves a contract with Sewall Child Development  
Center for $643,793.46 and an ending date of 6-30-2025  
to provide Head Start services to 60 children and their  
families as a delegate agency of Denver Great Kids Head  
Start, in Council District 1, 2, 3 and 7  
(MOEAI-202474485).  
24-0822  
24-0823  
24-0824  
Approves a contract with Volunteers of America for  
$1,239,946.43 and an ending date of 6-30-2025 to  
provide Head Start services to 92 children and their  
families as a delegate of Denver Great Kid Head Start, in  
Council District 1, 2, 3, and 7 (MOEAI-202474483).  
Approves and intergovernmental agreement with Denver  
Health and Hospital Authority for $779,791 and an ending  
date of 6-30-2025 to provide health, mental health and  
dental services to Head Start families, citywide  
(MOEAI-202474509).  
Approves a contract with Mile High Early Learning for  
$2,999,187.25 and an ending date of 6-30-2025 to  
provide Head Start Services to 234 children and their  
families as a delegate of Denver Great Kids Head Start, in  
Council Districts 3, 5, 8, 9, and 10 (MOEAI-202474486).  
24-0828  
Amends an intergovernmental agreement with Colorado  
Department of Human Services- Office of Child Support  
Services, adding $865,981.50 for a new total of  
$3,350,528.09 and thirteen (13) months for a new ending  
date of 6-30-2025 to ensure utilization of the Equifax  
Verification Services, citywide  
(SOCSV-202474469-02/SOCSV-202263659-00).  
24-0829  
Amends a purchase order with Colorado Hospitality  
Services, Inc., adding $510,000 for a new total of  
$1,935,000 and six (6) months for a new ending date of  
12-31-2024 for the continued purchase of meals at the  
City’s migrant shelters utilizing Border Crisis Response  
Fund budget, citywide (PO-0014169).  
24-0830  
24-0831  
24-0832  
Amends a Purchaser Order with Michaels of Denver  
Catering Inc. adding six months with a new ending date  
of 12-01-2024 for the continued purchase of meals for  
guests at the City’s migrant shelters, citywide. No change  
to purchase order amount (PO-00132255).  
Amends a contract with Brothers Redevelopment, Inc., by  
adding $25,000 for a new total of $625,000 for the  
Foreclosure Financial Assistance Program, citywide. No  
change to contract duration  
(HOST-202474424-02/HOST-202371040-01).  
Approves a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of  
Housing and Urban Development for $929,794 and a term  
of 7-01-2024 through 6-30-2025 to fund the Continuum  
of Care Spectrum Programs including Urban Peak, serving  
youth; The Empowerment Program, serving formerly  
justice involved women and trans people; and Saint  
Francis Center, serving seniors, providing permanent  
housing and culturally relevant case management,  
citywide (HOST-202474387).  
24-0833  
24-0838  
24-0839  
Amends a grant agreement with the State of Colorado  
Department of Human Services, Division of Youth  
Services adding $1,751,023 for a new total of  
$5,103,766.17 and fifteen months for a new ending date  
of 9-30-2025 to continue to perform detention screening  
and pre-trial services for youth, citywide  
(SAFTY-202474245-04/SAFTY202263432-00).  
Amends a grant agreement with the Colorado Department  
of Public Health & Environment by adding $250,000 for a  
new total of $500,000 and one year for a new end date of  
6-30-2025 to accept the Smoke-Free Multi-unit Housing  
Technical Assistance Grant to increase community-based  
interventions through technical support, training, and  
assistance, citywide (202567712-00/202367712-01).  
Approves a grant agreement with the Colorado  
Department of Law, Division of Community Engagement  
for $541,158 and through 6-20-26 to accept funding to  
combat vaping among the city’s youth population by  
establishing the Denver Youth Vaping Cessation and  
Mental Health Initiative, citywide (202474372-00).