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Committee advances $3.08M Urban Alchemy ambassador contract after questions about funding and downtown focus
Summary
The committee heard Host’s briefing on three‑year outreach contracts and voted to advance the Urban Alchemy community‑ambassador contract (2026–28) to the full council despite council concerns about using homelessness resolution funds and concentrating resources in downtown priority zones.
Host representatives briefed the committee on a competitive procurement for street outreach, youth street outreach and community ambassador services on Nov. 18, 2025. The three contracts presented (DSOC/Colorado Coalition for the Homeless partnership, Urban Peak youth outreach, and a new Urban Alchemy community‑ambassador contract) are structured for three years from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2028.
Host summarized the contract amounts and outcome measures: the Denver Street Outreach Collaborative (DSOC) partnership was presented with a multi‑year total listed in materials, Urban Peak’s youth outreach contract totals were shown, and staff said Urban Alchemy’s…
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