Caring for Denver Foundation Awards Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado $418,000 Grant to Support Alternative Responses to Criminal Justice Involvement
Denver, CO – Caring for Denver Foundation under leadership from Executive Director Lorez Meinhold and Board Chair State Rep. Leslie Herod recently approved nearly $9.2M for 23 grants to community-based non-profit organizations and departments within the City and County of Denver offices.
Grants will support programs that help appropriately move Denver from a criminal justice response to a public health, trauma, mental health and substance misuse crisis response.
Through these efforts, Caring for Denver, in collaboration with community partners and agencies, will reduce incarceration, recidivism, and ensure those released from the criminal justice system have the resources they need. Racial and ethnic disparities are a defining characteristic of our criminal justice system and the funded proposals seek to address these issues by supporting community-authored and led solutions.
We are excited to announce that The Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado (BIAC) has been awarded a $418,000 grant over three years from Caring for Denver Foundation. BIAC will use this funding to expand our current programming for justice-involved brain injury survivors, which is being delivered in Denver County Jail’s Recovery in a Secure Environment (RISE) program. BIAC will identify brain injury survivors in Denver County Jail, provide accommodations including behavioral health services, implement a psychoeducation curriculum, and support re-entry. In addition, funding will allow BIAC to add two full-time staff positions that will be co-located at Denver County Jail.
About Caring for Denver Foundation
Caring for Denver Foundation was founded and funded with overwhelming voter support to address Denver’s mental health and substance misuse needs by growing community-informed solutions, dismantling stigma, and turning the community’s desire to help into action.
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