Tag: Caring For Denver
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Audit finds Caring for Denver Foundation misused taxpayer funds
An audit of a nonprofit contracted by Denver to manage a fund intended for social services found the organization misused taxpayer dollars. The Caring for Denver Foundation, under a contract by the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE), used taxpayer funds for meals and alcohol, awarded grants for illegitimate purposes and did not…
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Council defends nonprofit that report says failed to deliver mental health promise, despite millions spent
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Denver City councilmembers defended a proposed agreement with a nonprofit at the center of an investigative report that alleged a systemic failure to deliver change to the city’s mental and behavioral health needs, despite receiving millions of taxpayer dollars. The result of a year-long look into the taxpayer-funded initiative that aims to deliver more funding for mental…