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Council hears questions about Broncos fund spend-down, $3.5 million proposal for youth activities
Summary
Council members pressed the Office of Children's Affairs on the Broncos youth activities fund balance, proposed 2026 spending of $3.5 million and how the city will sustain youth programming after the one-time proceeds are spent.
Denver (Consolidated County and City) — Council members at the Health & Safety Committee hearing sought detail about the Broncos Fund (the youth activities fund), proposed 2026 appropriations and how the city will sustain youth programming when the one-time proceeds are spent down.
Jess Ridgeway, Executive Director of the Office of Children's Affairs, said the administration has proposed $3.5 million from the Broncos Fund for youth-serving organizations in 2026. Ridgeway said that, if appropriated by council, “those dollars...will then be able to be distributed to agencies and organizations that are youth serving,” and that a component of the dollars “is absolutely out of school…
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