This post was written by Namuyaba Temanju, a former member of our team. “At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been before.” – Warsan Shire I recently started at Center for Health Progress as the...
This post was written by Aubrey Hill, a former member of our team. The days leading up to my 16th birthday, I was overwhelmed with anticipation as I prepared to visit the DMV to take my road test and get my driver’s license. Once I had earned that license, I...
I recently had the privilege of participating in a two-day training with the American Diabetes Association called Acción Para la Salud (Action for Health). This was a Promotora training in Spanish—in English we’d say community health workers, peer leaders, or patient...
When I first moved to Denver, I worked in affordable housing, and spent time at my organization’s various properties around the metro area. The largest of these was in the East Colfax neighborhood of Aurora, which housed over 300 families, nearly all of which were...
I’ve spent many summers and falls over the last decade registering people to vote. I’ve collected signatures to qualify measures to the ballot. I’ve knocked on doors to help motivate people and get them excited about the issues they can cast their vote for to improve...
