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Broomfield staff outline immigrant and refugee resource plan: guide, language access and welcome fair proposed
Summary
City staff presented an assessment of services for immigrants and refugees and recommended a printed resource guide, a web resource page, a language access plan and a welcome resource fair; staff expects the web page late 2025 and the language access plan in draft for end of 2025.
City staff presented the results of a council-directed assessment of services for immigrants and refugees and proposed a set of near-term steps to improve access to government and nonprofit resources.
Vanessa Oldham Barton, the city's director of diversity, equity and inclusion, summarized the review process: staff convened an internal work group, consulted a departmental equity work group, and used two community surveys conducted by the Broomfield Community Services Network (BCSN). From that input staff proposed practical items to improve access and coordination rather than creating new city-run resettlement programs.
The nut graf: Staff recommended…
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